cinema
Un Homme Qui Crie goes on general releaseUn Homme Qui Crie, A Screaming Man, which won the Jury prize at Cannes has just opened in cinemas… 06/10/10 18:44 CET
corporate
Rio Tinto BHP Billiton deal in doubtNeither company would confirm it, but it looks like Rio Tinto will abandon a planned iron-ore joint… 06/10/10 19:28 CET
economy
Fitch cuts Ireland’s credit ratingIreland’s credit rating has been cut to A- from AA+ by Fitch which put its rating on a negative… 06/10/10 19:56 CET
Q2 euro zone growth confirmed strongThe latest EU figures have confirmed economic growth in the euro zone did jump in the second… 06/10/10 19:28 CET
French oil port dispute could spreadStrikers at France’s top oil port have been meeting unions from nearby refineries over possible… 06/10/10 19:28 CET
IMF: emerging economies to grow faster than rich nationsEmerging markets are propping up the global economy’s sluggish recovery according to the… 06/10/10 19:28 CET
Accord to boost EU-South Korean tradeThe European Union and South Korea have signed a free-trade deal which could double the amount of… 06/10/10 19:28 CET
hi-tech
Italian surgeons in pioneering child heart opA 15-year-old boy has become the first child patient to receive a permanent artificial heart. The… 06/10/10 18:44 CET
le mag
Gargantuan Gauguin is record-breaker at TateThe first major exhibition of Gauguin’s paintings for over 50 years has just opened at the Tate… 06/10/10 18:44 CET
world news
Cameron defends giving child allowance to fewer BritonsBritain’s prime minister has insisted that cuts to child benefit payments are fair. This came after… 06/10/10 19:56 CET
Twin attacks on western targets in YemenTwo western targets have been attacked in Yemen by suspected al Qaeda militants. A British embassy… 06/10/10 19:56 CET
France warns citizens to be wary of travel to BritainFrance has warned its citizens travelling to Britain to be on their guard amid fears that the… 06/10/10 19:56 CET
Q&A Hungary toxic spillRain in Hungary is accelerating the spread of toxic sludge, from an aluminium plant, into rivers… 06/10/10 19:56 CET
Toxic Spills in EuropeOn Monday a river of toxic sludge burst out of the reservoir of an aluminia factory in Hungary. The… 06/10/10 19:56 CET
British government cuts child benefitThere is anger in the UK over planned cuts to child welfare benefit. The coalition government… 06/10/10 18:00 CET
Liverpool face boardroom war over club’s saleDebt saddled Liverpool Football Club has approved the sale of the reds to New England Sports… 06/10/10 18:00 CET
Karzai’s government in secret Taliban talksThe government of Afghan President Hamid Karzai and Taliban representatives are in secret talks to… 06/10/10 18:00 CET
More NATO trucks attacked in PakistanMore NATO lorries have gone up in smoke in Pakistan, after the fourth attack on a supply convoy in… 06/10/10 17:52 CET
Monster Atlas unveiled at Frankfurt Book FairThey are used to big launches at the Frankfurt Book Fair, but this one is BIG! The biggest Atlas… 06/10/10 17:32 CET
EU-China summit strained over yuanChinese Premier Wen Jiabao has told the European Union that the bloc should stop pressing China to… 06/10/10 17:24 CET
Costly clean up after Hungary’s toxic sludge spillAuthorities in Hungary say the clean up operation from the industrial toxic mud spill will cost… 06/10/10 17:04 CET
Europe on-edge after reports of planned terror attacksEurope remains on edge, despite police crack-downs on groups suspected of links to terrorist… 06/10/10 12:51 CET
British diplomat’s car attacked in YemenA rocket has been fired at a car carrying the deputy chief of the British diplomatic mission in… 06/10/10 12:44 CET
Cloud of censure hangs over Russia’s smokersSmokers in Russia are under pressure to quit the demon weed after the Kremlin revealed it is to… 06/10/10 12:27 CET
Costly clean up after Hungary’s toxic sludge spillAuthorities in Hungary say the clean up operation from the industrial toxic mud spill will cost… 06/10/10 12:01 CET
Civilians in Afghan ambushAt least eight civilians and one policeman have been killed in Afghanistan after an attack on a… 06/10/10 10:10 CET
Confused reports over incidents in YemenA French national has been seriously injured in an attack on an oil and gas compound in Yemen. It… 06/10/10 09:14 CET
Fourth attack on NATO convoy in PakistanThere has been another attack on a NATO convoy in Pakistan, the fourth in six days. It happened… 06/10/10 08:04 CET
France arrests 12 terror suspectsFrance continues to be on high alert after the arrest of 12 suspected Islamic extremists on Tuesday… 06/10/10 07:36 CET
Swedish PM unveils new governmentSwedish Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt unveiled his minority government on Tuesday as the… 06/10/10 07:35 CET
Clashes mar settler peace gestureRabbis from Jewish settlements have given a box of new Korans to Palestinians in an act of… 06/10/10 07:32 CET
More NATO supply tankers attacked by gunmenGunmen in Pakistan have attacked and set fire to 20 trucks transporting oil supplies to … 06/10/10 06:24 CET
Beatles For SaleMoney might not buy you love but it could get your own personal piece of the Fab Four. Some of… 06/10/10 01:24 CET
Trapped Chilean miners could be freed soonThe families of 33 trapped miners in Chile have sounded horns and reflected on the ordeal of their… 06/10/10 00:24 CET
