cinema
Life imitates art for Heigl in new rom-comIt was a case of life imitating art for Katherine Heigl in her latest film Life As We Know It. She… 08/10/10 15:51 CET
corporate
Honda unveils latest hybridTrying to take on the Toyota Prius, Honda has unveiled a hybrid version of its popular Fit car -… 08/10/10 16:58 CET
Sanofi says didn’t offer more for GenzymeSanofi-Aventis has strongly denied it has ever offered a higher price for the US biotech firm… 08/10/10 16:47 CET
economy
Financial leaders focus on devaluationsAs Japan said it would continue to intervene to push down the value of the yen, if necessary… 08/10/10 20:20 CET
Kazakhstan: the new energy frontierAstana has become the capital of the energy industry, gathering together the most influential… 08/10/10 20:20 CET
US payrolls fall in SeptemberThe number of people in work in the United States unexpectedly fell in September by 95,000, the… 08/10/10 16:47 CET
Strike threatens French oil refineriesFour refineries in southern France could close from this weekend after workers at a key oil port… 08/10/10 16:47 CET
europa
McCreevy quits new bank jobCharlie McCreevy, the former Internal Market Commissioner has left his new job at UK investment… 08/10/10 20:20 CET
To GMO or not to GMO?The European Commission is considering the introduction of a 0.1% margin of tolerance when it comes… 08/10/10 20:20 CET
interview
‘Beach bum’ Robert RedfordRobert Redford has come a long, long way since the days he slept rough on the French Riviera, as a… 08/10/10 20:20 CET
learningworld
Learning with new technologiesThis edition of Learning World focuses on technology, and some of the ways the internet is bringing… 08/10/10 18:53 CET
le mag
Yoko Ono on Lennon, anniversaries and activismIt is a year of anniversaries for John Lennon fans. He would have been 70 this month and December 8… 08/10/10 15:51 CET
musica
Bonus interview: Hervé BurckelPlease find a few excerpts from our interview with Hervé Burckel de Tell, director of the ‘Centre… 08/10/10 08:53 CET
Back to VersaillesMusic from “The Golden Age of the King’s 24 Strings” recently echoed at the Chateau in Versailles… 08/10/10 08:52 CET
reporter
Ukraine ponders East or WestIn 1945, the World War II allied leaders met at Livadia Palace in Yalta, to establish a new world… 08/10/10 20:20 CET
On the Fringes of the UN Summit in NYNon-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) were out in force at the UN Summit in New York. While the… 08/10/10 12:56 CET
ECHO: a lifeline in Africa’s skiesAnother urgent call-out for Captain Ronald Hodge. Another day where he can make a difference. His… 08/10/10 12:56 CET
world news
Arab League endorses Abbas for halting talksMahmoud Abbas has been backed by the Arab League over the Palestinian leadership’s decision to halt… 08/10/10 23:44 CET
Belgian government talks restartThe leader of Belgium’s Flemish Independence Party, the NVA, has been asked to head new… 08/10/10 23:04 CET
Premier League gives green light for NESV saleThe English Premier League granted New England Sports Ventures (NESV) approval to continue their… 08/10/10 20:40 CET
Liu Xiaobo’s lifetime struggle for democracyThe fight for democracy has been a life long struggle for Liu Xiaobo. The former literature… 08/10/10 20:20 CET
Chinese campaigner wins Nobel Peace PrizeThis year’s Nobel Peace Prize has been won by the chinese dissident and democracy campaigner Liu… 08/10/10 20:16 CET
Danube fears eased but sludge death toll risesThe catastrophic effects of the toxic spill in the Danube’s tributaries have not been carried… 08/10/10 20:15 CET
Arab leaders put ball in US court on peace talksArab countries are giving Washington a month to break the deadlock in the Israeli-Palestinian peace… 08/10/10 20:12 CET
Peace Prize Winner – Liu XiaoboThe Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded to jailed Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo. China has always… 08/10/10 20:12 CET
Birthday calendar is a “frill” for PutinInstead of bearing gifts for Vladimir Putin’s birthday, some young Russians have chosen to bare… 08/10/10 18:13 CET
Report condemns US funding of TalibanThe Taliban in Afghanistan are receiving money from the US government because recruitment of… 08/10/10 18:01 CET
hr4O Chemical tanker towed to shoreRescue ships have saved a chemical tanker adrift France’s Atlantic coast after it collided with a… 08/10/10 16:14 CET
Historic election in KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan goes to the polls this Sunday in an election that will create Central Asia’s first… 08/10/10 15:38 CET
China angry over dissident’s Nobel PrizeThere has been angry reactions in China to the awarding of the Nobel Peace Prize to Liu Xiaobo… 08/10/10 15:21 CET
Rescuers braced to free trapped minersRescue teams in Chile are making their final preparations to reach the 33 trapped miners. The… 08/10/10 12:46 CET
Nobel Peace Prize goes to jailed Chinese dissidentThe 2010 Nobel Peace Prize has gone to the Chinese political dissident and human rights campaigner… 08/10/10 12:29 CET
Chemical tanker in ‘collision’ off French coastFrench maritime authorities said on Friday that a chemical tanker is in difficulty off France’s… 08/10/10 12:04 CET
Serbia, Croatia test for Hungarian spill pollutionSerbian and Croatian authorities stepped up testing in the Danube on Friday amid fears the… 08/10/10 10:29 CET
Twin suicide attack on Pakistani shrineTwo suspected suicide bombers have struck at a crowded Muslim shrine in the Pakistani city of… 08/10/10 07:34 CET
Vigil held for murdered Russian journalistA vigil has been held in Moscow to mark the 4th anniversary of the death of Russian journalist Anna… 08/10/10 07:32 CET
Rescuers close to Chilean minersRescue workers in Chile could be just a day away from reaching 33 trapped miners. A drill known… 08/10/10 07:25 CET
New Soyuz heads for the ISSA Russian spacecraft carrying two cosmonauts and an American astronaut to the International Space… 08/10/10 02:14 CET
Hungary pleas for EU aidHungary has officially asked the European Union for help as it takles what its president has… 08/10/10 01:14 CET
EU ministers say US too alarmist on securityAmid warnings of an acutely high terror threat in Europe, some European Union ministers have… 08/10/10 01:04 CET
