cinema
Rhys Ifans is notorious dope smuggler “Mr Nice”Based on the bestselling autobiography of the same name, “Mr Nice” is the extraordinary story of… 11/10/10 18:41 CET
corporate
Microsoft hinges hopes on new smartphonesMicrosoft has unveiled a new line of smartphones running its Windows software. Microsoft is… 11/10/10 16:51 CET
Stelios and easyJet settle over brandBudget airliner easyJet and its founder and largest shareholder, Stelios Haji-Ioannou, have ended… 11/10/10 16:51 CET
economy
Iran and Iraq fight oil reserves ‘war’Iran has increased the estimated level of its oil reserves. That came just one week after its… 11/10/10 19:42 CET
Arnie goes high-tech in MoscowRussia is Arnold Schwarzenegger’s latest stop on his farewell tour before stepping down as governor… 11/10/10 17:41 CET
China’s Q3 growth ‘at 9.5 percent’China’s gross domestic product is estimated to have risen about 9.5 percent in the third quarter… 11/10/10 16:51 CET
europa
First EU-wide survey of police checks and ethnicityIt might not surprise people in minority groups that police in Europe are more likely to do control… 11/10/10 18:26 CET
hi-tech
New “Intelli Chair” tells you when to take a breakResearchers in Bielefeld in northwestern Germany are currently working on “sonification”, or the… 11/10/10 18:41 CET
interview
Economist Jeffrey Sachs warns of high price of ignoring povertyOne of the most respected figures at the recent UN Millennium Development Goals review summit was… 11/10/10 14:17 CET
learningworld
Education in far away placesThis week in Learning World we go to Columbia, Indonesia and Syria to look at the effects of… 11/10/10 20:30 CET
le mag
Ivan Navarro: neon minimalism reinventedChilean artist Ivan Navarro, who grew up under the Pinochet dicatorship, has gained international… 11/10/10 16:51 CET
questions for europe
Towards a Voluntary Humanitarian Aid CorpsEuropean Union humanitarian aid policy got a stronger legal basis with the Lisbon Treaty, providing… 11/10/10 20:45 CET
Food Aid for the needyImproving the distribution of food for Europe’s poorest people is the aim of proposed reforms of… 11/10/10 20:45 CET
world news
Palestinians reject Israeli ‘Jewish state’ offerThe Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu has offered the Palestinians a new freeze on… 11/10/10 23:14 CET
Foreigners arrested in Iran over Sakineh interviewTwo foreign nationals have reportedly been arrested in Iran after interviewing the son of Sakineh… 11/10/10 22:34 CET
Greek policeman jailed for murder of teenagerA policeman has been jailed for life in Greece after being convicted of murdering a teenager… 11/10/10 19:42 CET
EU response to Hungarian sludge dangerFive EU environmental experts are in Hungary to help cope with the sludge from the Ajka alumina… 11/10/10 19:42 CET
US grenade may have killed British aid workerKidnapped British aid worker Linda Norgrove may have been killed by US forces as they attempted to… 11/10/10 19:42 CET
Close healthwatch on miners before ascentThere is no instruction book explaining how to maintain the health of people trapped 700 metres… 11/10/10 19:16 CET
Relatives of Chilean miners hold prayer vigilsThe anxious relatives awaiting the start of the rescue of Chile’s 33 trapped miners are holding… 11/10/10 19:11 CET
France hit by strikes as pension protests escalateFrance is caught in a whirl of industrial action as workers across a number of sectors down tools… 11/10/10 17:56 CET
Kidnappers ‘demand end to France veil ban’Al Qaeda has reportedly demanded that France lift its ban on Muslim face veils in exchange for the… 11/10/10 17:10 CET
China’s media puts lid on Nobel winner coverageIt was only a small demonstration in Hong Kong, but they were determined to make their voices… 11/10/10 17:06 CET
London bombings inquest to ask two key questionsThe inquest into the London bombings has opened in the Royal Courts of Justice, over five years… 11/10/10 16:04 CET
EU’s man in Beijing fails to see Liu XiaOne immediate consequence of the awarding of the Nobel peace prize to Chinese democracy campaigner… 11/10/10 16:01 CET
Head of Hungarian toxic sludge firm arrestedThe boss of the Hungarian aluminium firm linked to last week’s massive spill of toxic sludge has… 11/10/10 15:00 CET
Immigration comments land Seehofer in hot waterGermany’s immigration debate rumbles on after Horst Seehofer the Bavarian state premier said the… 11/10/10 14:41 CET
Gloves off in Brazil’s presidential runoffBrazil’s presidential election runoff has come to life after ruling party candidate Dilma… 11/10/10 13:39 CET
New Mandela book lifts veil on personal lifeTomorrow sees the worldwide publication of a new book from Nelson Mandela. This time it is a… 11/10/10 12:47 CET
Kyrgyzstan back on the road to democracyKyrgyzstan has a new democratically elected parliament after Sunday’s landmark election. It… 11/10/10 11:37 CET
Obama hits campaign trail to save the DemocratsIt is the start of an intense week of campaigning for Barack Obama as he battles to stop his… 11/10/10 11:14 CET
Wife of Nobel Prize winner under house arrestThe wife of Nobel peace prize winner Liu Xiaobo, Liu Xia, has confirmed she is under house arrest… 11/10/10 10:56 CET
Countdown to freedom for Chile’s trapped minersThe countdown has begun to what’s being described as the riskiest phase of the plan to rescue… 11/10/10 07:37 CET
Kyrgyzstan set to elect a coalitionKyrgyzstan looks set to produce a coalition government despite nationalists narrowly coming out… 11/10/10 07:26 CET
Anti-gay protesters clash with police in BelgradeA gay rights parade in Belgrade which began peacefully enough, erupted into violence as police… 11/10/10 07:26 CET
