cinema
Venice honours Tamil filmmaker Mani RatnamThe Venice Film festival honours one of Bollywood’s most outstanding protagonists – Tamil film… 08/09/10 15:37 CET
corporate
Dana fends off KNOC takeover bidScottish oil and gas group Dana Petroleum has rejected a hostile takeover bid from the Korea… 08/09/10 19:02 CET
Anglo-Irish Bank to be carved in twoDetails of the demise of Anglo-Irish Bank have been announced. It is to be split into two parts: an… 08/09/10 19:02 CET
Kabulbank customers continue to empty accountsCustomers of Afghanistan’s biggest private bank continue to empty their accounts despite promises… 08/09/10 17:24 CET
Ryanair still in the market for new planesLow budget airline Ryanair says it might still be interested in buying up to 300 new planes. That’s… 08/09/10 16:06 CET
Vodafone sells off China Mobile stakeThe world’s highest-earning telecoms operator Vodafone has sold its 3.2 percent stake in China… 08/09/10 16:06 CET
economy
Falling demand puts brakes on German exportsA fall in German exports in July has got investors ponderously stroking their chins. After two… 08/09/10 16:06 CET
europa
Postal liberalisation moratorium urged by unionsHold up liberalisation of Europe’s postal services. That was the call of demonstrators… 08/09/10 19:02 CET
Travellers to US now pay to promote the countryTravellers to the United States now have to pay 14 dollars — around 11 euros — even if they are… 08/09/10 19:02 CET
futuris
Cultural heritage – a new dimensionAnne Coulié is a preservation expert at the Louvre, specialising in ceramics from ancient Greece… 08/09/10 16:50 CET
hi-tech
3D on display at the IFA in BerlinThe old radio tower which stands in the middle of Berlin’s amusement park is decked out in ribbons… 08/09/10 16:11 CET
le mag
Istanbul and the Ramadan nightsIstanbul is a vibrant mix of differing cultures. Over the centuries the city has seen many changes… 08/09/10 15:37 CET
world news
UN chief tries to appease RwandaAttempting to defuse rising tensions over a leaked UN report. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon is in… 08/09/10 23:24 CET
Muslim anger over Koran-burning ceremonyThe hugely controversial plans for a mass burning of copies of the Koran in the US have already… 08/09/10 20:35 CET
Sarkozy stands firm on pension reformsThe new age of retirement is not negotiable. That is the blunt message from the French President… 08/09/10 19:46 CET
Miracle landing for airliner that blew a fuseEighty-one people on board a Russian passenger jet are thanking their lucky stars after the plane… 08/09/10 19:35 CET
British MPs to debate hacking scandalBritain’s opposition is ramping up the pressure on the government over a newspaper phone hacking… 08/09/10 19:35 CET
“Two billion don’t have access to good water”Fifteen years ago, a senior World Bank official predicted that the wars of the 21st century would… 08/09/10 19:29 CET
Growing global demand for scarce resourceFor many Europeans it is a commodity that is part of everyday life but nearly one billion people… 08/09/10 19:29 CET
US pastor defiant over plans to burn KoranThe pastor of a tiny church in the US says he is determined to go ahead with plans to burn copies… 08/09/10 18:11 CET
Iran confirms suspension of stoning deathSakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani has won a stay of execution. The Iranian government has confirmed that… 08/09/10 18:10 CET
BP fingers contractors in oil-spill reportThe oil-giant BP has pointed the finger at its contractors in a report on the worst ever oil-spill… 08/09/10 17:45 CET
Kazakhstan revives old water solutionThe leader of Kazakhstan used a meeting with Russia’s President Medvedev this week to revive an old… 08/09/10 17:23 CET
Sarkozy stands firm on pension reformsThe new age of retirement is not negotiable. That is the blunt message from the French President… 08/09/10 16:01 CET
Iran confirms suspension of stoning death sentenceSakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani has won a stay of execution. The Iranian government has confirmed the… 08/09/10 15:47 CET
Security Council urged to act over DRC rapesThe UN Security Council has been urged to consider sanctions against rebel leaders suspected of… 08/09/10 13:06 CET
More transport disruption in GreecePublic transport in Greece is being disrupted today and tomorrow, as unions continue their protest… 08/09/10 12:41 CET
Clinton: Burn-the-Koran plan is ‘disgraceful’The US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has said she is encouraged by the growing condemnation of… 08/09/10 11:49 CET
Trapped miners watch Chile football matchIt was another morale boost for the 33 miners trapped in Chile – although the result could have… 08/09/10 11:35 CET
Mexican floods hit nearly a millionAlmost a million people have been affected by serious flooding in southern and eastern Mexico… 08/09/10 09:58 CET
Christchurch hit by new quake; warnings of moreThe state of emergency in New Zealand’s second city Christchurch has been extended after another… 08/09/10 08:15 CET
Suicide bomber kills at least 20 in PakistanAt least 20 people have been killed in what’s thought to be the latest Taliban attack in Pakistan… 08/09/10 07:31 CET
Chile mine rescue effort makes good progressA drilling operation to reach 33 trapped miners in Chile is making steady progress. But there are… 08/09/10 07:30 CET
Punches fly over gas and pension rise in UkraineUkraine’s parliament was the unlikely setting for a massive punch-up on Tuesday as tempers flared… 08/09/10 07:30 CET
Fini says no-one can force him out as speakerThe speaker of the Italian parliament has brushed off threats to force him to resign, saying there… 08/09/10 07:29 CET
Zapatero ‘disappointed’ with ETA ceasefireThe latest ceasefire from the Basque terrorist group ETA has been dismissed as ‘disappointing’ by… 08/09/10 07:29 CET
Florida Koran-burning stunt condemned by allReligious leaders from the major faiths in America have condemned plans to mark this weekend’s 9/11… 08/09/10 07:28 CET
