cinema
Bruce Springsteen doc rocks Rome Film FestivalBruce Springsteen enjoyed a warm red carpet reception from hundreds of fans at the Rome Film… 02/11/10 22:48 CET
corporate
BP spill cost increasesBP has lifted its estimate of the likely cost of the Gulf of Mexico oil spill to $40 billion (28.5… 02/11/10 21:36 CET
BBVA hopes Turkey’s Garanti will delightAs business slows down in its home market, Spanish bank BBVA is looking to Turkey to boost growth… 02/11/10 18:26 CET
economy
Midterms awash with cashAmerican may have be struggling out of a recession, but there is no shortage of money on the… 02/11/10 21:54 CET
Germany ‘expects more tax revenue’Germany is likely to collect 62.5 billion euros more in tax revenues than previously expected… 02/11/10 17:51 CET
Euro zone manufacturing rises unevenlyFactories in the euro zone boosted their output in October at a faster pace than previously… 02/11/10 17:42 CET
europa
Greece gets RABIT help against illegal immigrationThe European Union has assigned 175 special officials to the Greek-Turkish land border for two… 02/11/10 22:21 CET
UK and France pool military resources for cost-wise future Hailed by London as a new chapter in their relations, under a newly agreed joint military force and… 02/11/10 22:19 CET
hi-tech
American scientists create new water filterResearchers at Stanford University have found a new method of water purification that is both… 02/11/10 23:54 CET
le mag
Chaos and Classicism at the GuggenheimThe Guggenheim Museum in New York is currently featuring a study of European culture between World… 02/11/10 23:20 CET
questions for europe
Investing in peopleThe European Training Foundation was set up to help improve education and vocational training in… 02/11/10 09:26 CET
A first for the Committee of the RegionsMercedes Bresso of Italy is now president of Europe’s Committee of the Regions. What are its goals… 02/11/10 09:26 CET
world news
Democrats retain Senate In the American mid-term elections, the Democrats have maintained control of the Senate - which may… 02/11/10 23:39 CET
Democrats look to retain SenateIn the American mid-term elections, pundits are suggesting that the Democrats will maintian control… 02/11/10 23:20 CET
Iranian woman may be hanged on WednesdaySupporters of the Iranian woman sentenced to death by stoning, gathered outside an EU building in… 02/11/10 23:07 CET
Kosovo to hold early elections in DecemberKosovo is set for early elections next month following the collapse of the grand coalition that… 02/11/10 23:07 CET
Serb police make arrest in fresh Mladic searchPolice in Serbia have made another attempt to capture the suspected genocide fugitive Ratko Mladic… 02/11/10 22:13 CET
Merkel bomb linked to GreeceA parcel bomb addressed to German Chancellor, Angela Merkel, has been linked to a series of other… 02/11/10 22:04 CET
Dozens feared dead in multiple Baghdad blastsAt least 36 people are reported to have been killed in a series of apparently co-ordinated… 02/11/10 19:41 CET
Air freight safety in spotlight after bomb scaresLast weekend’s bomb scares have raised serious questions over security standards for air freight… 02/11/10 19:32 CET
Medvedev plans to revisit disputed islandsRussia says President Medvedev plans more trips to a disputed group of islands also claimed by… 02/11/10 19:27 CET
Clouds gather for Democrats in midterm voteVoting is well underway in the US midterm elections in what could be the final hours of Democratic… 02/11/10 19:26 CET
Turkey says separatist bomber attacked IstanbulThe man who blew himself up in Istanbul’s main square on Sunday night injuring 32 people was from… 02/11/10 18:22 CET
Al Qaeda suspected of Yemen pipeline blastSuspected al Qaeda militants have blown up an oil pipeline in Yemen. Officials said a timing… 02/11/10 17:28 CET
Will Obama get the midterm blues?Midterm election blues are nothing new for incumbent US presidents. Ronald Reagan, George W. Bush… 02/11/10 17:27 CET
Berlusconi comment angers gaysAs the pressure on Silvio Berlusconi continues to mount, the Italian Prime Minister has now angered… 02/11/10 16:58 CET
More bombs target foreign embassies in AthensAnother bomb destined for a foreign embassy has been intercepted in Greece. This latest parcel was… 02/11/10 15:45 CET
Khodorkovsky says whole of Russia on trialFormer Russian oil tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky has given an emotional final appeal to a Moscow… 02/11/10 14:41 CET
More bombs sent to embassies in GreeceFollowing attempts to send bombs to foreign embassies yesterday, more have been targeted in… 02/11/10 14:02 CET
Polls open in US midterm electionsAmericans have started voting in crucial midterm elections that threaten to sweep the Democrats… 02/11/10 13:45 CET
More protection for Iraq’s ChristiansThe funeral has been held in Baghdad of a priest who died after a raid on the city’s biggest… 02/11/10 13:44 CET
UK and France in unprecedented defence dealBritain and France are to sign far-reaching defence treaties on Tuesday that will see military… 02/11/10 13:44 CET
Russia Japan tensions rise after island visitJapan has recalled its ambassador to Moscow after protests greeted the visit of Russian President… 02/11/10 11:13 CET
Freedom for Cuba’s longest-serving political prisonerCuba is preparing to free its longest-held political prisoner. It is the latest in a wave of… 02/11/10 11:12 CET
PKK denies planting Istanbul bombThe PKK, has denied being behind a suicide bomb attack in Istanbul that left 32 people injured on… 02/11/10 07:18 CET
Governments tighten air cargo securitySecurity surrounding the sending of freight by air is being tightened around the world following… 02/11/10 07:17 CET
UN urges Ivory Coast rivals to accept poll resultThe United Nations has called on Ivory Coast’s presidential candidates to accept the results of… 02/11/10 07:17 CET
Greek police seek answers to wave of parcel bombsGreek police have called on the public to help them in their investigation following the… 02/11/10 07:17 CET
US voters expect political change after midterm pollThe US midterm elections are only hours away and many American voters believe the political… 02/11/10 07:16 CET
