cinema
Milos Forman honouredThe real star of this year’s Lumiere Film Festival in Lyon was Czech-born director Milos Forman… 12/10/10 19:26 CET
corporate
Pfizer buying King PharmaThe world’s biggest drugmaker, Pfizer, continues to expand. It has agreed to buy King… 12/10/10 19:27 CET
Court decides Liverpool FC saleThe worlds of football and high finance have collided at London’s High Court where judges are being… 12/10/10 18:16 CET
Legal challenge to Eurostar decision?France’s Alstom has said it may go to court to block a decision by Eurostar to buy 10 new trains… 12/10/10 15:50 CET
economy
Chinese get off their bikesThey are no longer a nation of cyclists as 1.2 million cars were shipped to Chinese dealers in… 12/10/10 15:50 CET
Germany opposes Greek IMF loan extensionBerlin says it is opposed to Greece extending the repayment of its EU/IMF bailout loans. The… 12/10/10 15:50 CET
hi-tech
Cancer research centre opens in PortugalLisbon’s new Champalimaud Centre for the Unknown has opened in Lisbon. From April 2011, the… 12/10/10 20:02 CET
le mag
Puff of inspiration at Lisbon Fashion WeekA breath of fresh air in the world of clothes design – that is how critics described this year’s… 12/10/10 19:26 CET
world news
First miner to be freed is 31-year-old father of twoChilean media have identified the miner chosen to be the first to attempt to come up the rescue… 12/10/10 21:04 CET
Miners’ families keep the faith at Camp HopeCamp Hope – the tented village now known the world over – was born out of the faith of a handful of… 12/10/10 19:34 CET
Clinton warns Bosnia over nationalismUS Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, on a visit to Bosnia, has warned the country that it is… 12/10/10 19:34 CET
France grinds to a halt over pension reformMillions of French workers took to the streets on Tuesday in protest over President Sarkozy’s… 12/10/10 19:26 CET
Belgian MPs debate clarity required for new governmentBelgium’s Dutch and French-speaking members of parliament have returned to work to debate how a new… 12/10/10 19:26 CET
Chile mine rescue could start earlier than expectedThe rescue of the 33 trapped Chilean miners could begin earlier than originally planned… 12/10/10 19:26 CET
Emergency dam almost complete in sludge hit HungaryAuthorities in Hungary say the emergency dam being built to prevent a second toxic sludge spill is… 12/10/10 18:22 CET
French retirement strikes swellAngry marches by French workers against later retirement have grown, shutting down public services… 12/10/10 18:10 CET
Chilean miners prepare for return to surfaceJust hours to go before the climax to one of the longest rescue operations in history that has… 12/10/10 17:44 CET
Dutch say ‘no danger’ after North Sea collisionThe Dutch Transport Ministry has said that there is no danger to public health or the environment… 12/10/10 17:44 CET
Spiderman softens Jewish conflict zonesHow to cope with the trauma of conflict? According to one Israeli photographer the answer is: send… 12/10/10 17:44 CET
Phoenix rises, hopefully no flamesThe Phoenix escape capsule being used for the final stage of the rescue of the Chilean miners is… 12/10/10 17:44 CET
Horror crash leaves 40 dead in UkraineA bus packed with rush-hour commuters has crashed into a train in Ukraine, killing 40 and injuring… 12/10/10 14:15 CET
Head-on collision kills 18 workers in PolandEighteen people have been killed in a head-on collision in central Poland. A van carrying… 12/10/10 14:02 CET
Students strike against Sarkozy’s pension reformAs France reels from industrial action across a number of sectors secondary schools and colleges… 12/10/10 13:05 CET
Government and unions argue French strike turnoutThe government and unions are disputing turnout in today’s general strike, the fourth in five… 12/10/10 12:50 CET
Hungary takes control of spill factory as wildlife suffersAs authorities in Hungary race to construct an emergency dam to thwart a second toxic sludge spill… 12/10/10 12:27 CET
Bus driver blamed for deadly collison in UkrainePolice in eastern Ukraine say 37 people have died and 12 others have been injured, four seriously… 12/10/10 12:12 CET
17 die in head on collision in PolandFog is being suggested as the likely cause of a deadly road accident in Poland which has claimed… 12/10/10 11:18 CET
Strikes raise pressure on French governmentThe latest wave of strikes against French pension reforms has kicked off today with quiet train… 12/10/10 09:44 CET
Tanker collision off Dutch coastA Greek tanker carrying kerosene has collided with a Cypriot container ship off the Netherlands… 12/10/10 09:04 CET
Greek policeman jailed for teenager’s murderA policeman has been jailed for life in Greece after being convicted of murdering a teenager… 12/10/10 07:48 CET
“La Stupenda”, Joan Sutherland dies aged 83Tributes have poured in from around the world after the death of the operatic legend Joan… 12/10/10 07:46 CET
Hungarian PM blames “human negligence” for spill“Human negligence” was to blame for last week’s spill of toxic sludge in Hungary, according to the… 12/10/10 07:39 CET
Rescue of Chilean miners poised to beginLeaving nothing to chance, the testing of the rescue capsule which will bring Chile’s trapped… 12/10/10 07:36 CET
French workers strike against pension reformsAnother 24-hour nationwide strike has begun in France, in protest against government plans to raise… 12/10/10 07:36 CET
