cinema
Africa’s “Slumdog” premieresAfrica United follows a group of plucky Rwandan children as they try to travel across the continent… 19/10/10 18:06 CET
corporate
Delay likely for Porsche VW mergerThe bosses of Porsche and Volkswagen have said various legal disputes and tax issues could delay… 19/10/10 19:27 CET
Fewer contracts for IBMInternational Business Machines has announced stronger profits and raised its full-year outlook but… 19/10/10 19:27 CET
economy
ZEW index reduces slowdown fearsGerman investor confidence fell in October but by less than expected. The latest survey from the… 19/10/10 19:27 CET
EU moves to regulate hedge fundsEU finance ministers have agreed new rules for previously unregulated European hedge funds and… 19/10/10 19:27 CET
Japanese weakness highlights currency tensionsJapan’s government has said the country’s economy is now at a standstill and with exports and… 19/10/10 19:27 CET
europa
No European legal pursuit of France over RomaViviane Reding, the European Commissioner for Justice, who had strongly considered taking France to… 19/10/10 19:27 CET
hi-tech
Longest cable car links Armenian monasteryBilled as the world’s longest cable car, the Tatev aerial tramway in Armenia has just been… 19/10/10 17:16 CET
le mag
SoHo hedonistic: 1970s New YorkStep into 1970s New York, experience the wild pre-Aids party scene, the music, the art and meet… 19/10/10 18:06 CET
questions for europe
European consumer centres to help youHave you ever had a trouble sorting out a problem with a product or service that was bought in… 19/10/10 16:12 CET
Fair trial rightsA European facing criminal prosecution in an EU country where he or she does not have mastery of… 19/10/10 16:12 CET
terraviva
E-recycling: when electronic gadgets dieCondensers, capacitors and cables – just some of the electronic components that are thrown away… 19/10/10 16:01 CET
world news
Fuel workers: “We can strike for several weeks”The Total refinery at Feyzin near Lyon supplies 70% of the Rhone-Alpes region’s fuel. At least it… 19/10/10 19:27 CET
Sarkozy refuses to back down over reformThe French government has set up a crisis cabinet to deal with the situation. In the Normandy… 19/10/10 19:27 CET
France once more in the grip of protestsProtestors have hit the streets of France for the sixth day of nationwide strikes and protests… 19/10/10 19:27 CET
Fuel not wine runs dry in FranceFrance has tapped into its emergency oil reserves as refinery blockades and panic buying has hit… 19/10/10 19:27 CET
“Poor labour relations” at root of pensions strifeThe French say they understand the necessity for change. However, as was the case 15 years ago… 19/10/10 19:27 CET
Police struggle for control in Paris and LyonTwo of the fiercest flashpoints were in France’s two biggest cities. For a second day a school in… 19/10/10 19:27 CET
Europeans will work longer towards pensionsThe proportion of working people paying to support pensions for retired people is projected to… 19/10/10 19:27 CET
Wulff uses Turkey visit to slam immigration criticsGermany’s President Christian Wulff is on a state visit to Turkey, the first official trip there by… 19/10/10 16:43 CET
Islamist rebels attack Chechen parliamentIslamist rebels have stormed the parliament of the Russian republic of Chechnya in a brazen suicide… 19/10/10 16:21 CET
Youths clash with police in French pension protestsWhile retirement is a long way off for secondary school pupils, up and down France, young… 19/10/10 16:21 CET
Typhoon Megi leaves Luzon and heads for ChinaSuper typhoon Megi appears to have cleared the Philippines main island and is picking up momentum… 19/10/10 16:21 CET
Russia could join NATO missile shieldRussia has said it wants to take part in the proposed NATO-backed anti-missile shield in Europe… 19/10/10 14:09 CET
Clashes as French youths protest pension reformThey are not about to claim their pension anytime soon. But French youths have clashed with… 19/10/10 12:29 CET
France hit by fresh pension reform protestsIt is not a good day to be travelling in or through France, with fresh industrial action over… 19/10/10 11:37 CET
Parliament is attacked in volatile ChechnyaAuthorities say four gunmen who attacked the parliament building in the southern Russian republic… 19/10/10 11:36 CET
Deadly rebel attack on Chechen parliamentArrmed insurgents have attacked the parliament of Russia’s volatile Chechnya region, killing at… 19/10/10 08:57 CET
Iraq’s PM seeks Iranian support for governmentIraq’s sitting prime minister has gone to Iran, hoping his attempt for a new term will win support… 19/10/10 07:33 CET
Cyber-crime among top security risks: UK govtThe British government has classified cyber-crime and terrorism among the biggest threats to the… 19/10/10 07:32 CET
Pinera arrives in London on European tourChilean President Sebastian Pinera has presented UK Prime Minister David Cameron with a rock… 19/10/10 07:32 CET
Typhoon Megi hits the PhilippinesA state of emergency has been declared in the northern Philippines as Typhoon Megi comes ashore… 19/10/10 07:26 CET
French refinery workers choke off oil suppliesFrench oil refinery workers are tightening their grip on the country’s petrol supplies as their… 19/10/10 07:25 CET
Medvedev joins friendly talks in DeauvilleIt is being billed as a brain-storming session ahead of next month’s NATO summit. The leaders of… 19/10/10 07:25 CET
France braces itself for more street protestsBurning cars, street protests and widespread disruption – more of the same is expected today as… 19/10/10 07:24 CET
