cinema
Brits win big at EmmysBritish talent dominated this year’s Emmys in New York. Simon Cowell picked up the Founders Award… 24/11/10 14:59 CET
corporate
E.ON Ruhrgas to sell stake in Gazprom?Russia’s state-owned bank VEB is reportedly in talks to buy 3.5 percent of E.ON Ruhrgas’s share in… 24/11/10 15:04 CET
economy
Ireland’s recovery plan in detailJust how is Ireland going to tackle its financial meltdown? The government’s four-year plan to… 24/11/10 18:51 CET
German business confidence hits post-1990 highGermanys’ parliament is ringed with steel as the country is on high alert against a terrorist… 24/11/10 15:04 CET
SAP hit with record copyright infringement fineA jury in California has stunned top European software editor SAP, fining it after a long-running… 24/11/10 15:04 CET
UK exports grow, but clouds on horizonMixed economic news from the UK for the third quarter, which saw a jump in exports and GDP, but… 24/11/10 15:04 CET
europa
Irish grip tight to low taxIrish members of the European Parliament, like a great many of their countrymen, feel it is crucial… 24/11/10 19:27 CET
British MEP taunts German with Third Reich mottoA Nazi-era slogan in the European Parliament has raised an uproar. Germany’s Martin Schulz, leader… 24/11/10 19:03 CET
hi-tech
Eco-cars gear upToyota’s latest pride and joy is a member of the environment-friendly club. It is a a… 24/11/10 16:25 CET
science
New brain cancer hopeA new technique called electroporation uses a metal rod containing a bunch of electrodes to aid… 24/11/10 16:16 CET
world news
North Korea defiant over artillery attackWith tensions at boiling point on the Korean peninsula, state TV in the North says relations with… 24/11/10 19:46 CET
Sarkozy and Berlusconi at odds with mediaIt is no secret that Silvio Berlusconi often has an uneasy relationship with the media. The… 24/11/10 19:44 CET
Invasion of the bodyscanners at US airportsIt is one of the busiest periods of the year in the US, as millions fly off for Thanksgiving this… 24/11/10 19:43 CET
Greenhouse gases at record level says UN agencyConcentrations of the main greenhouse gases in the atmosphere have reached their highest levels… 24/11/10 18:28 CET
Irish government unveils austerity measuresThe Irish government has unveiled a range of tough austerity measures aimed at resolving the… 24/11/10 17:42 CET
Fears of a Portuguese bailout growAny hope the eurozone’s debt crisis will not spread to the Iberian peninsula appears to be fading… 24/11/10 17:40 CET
Student protest in London at tuition fee riseStudents across the country have come together in London to protest against the government’s… 24/11/10 16:50 CET
Violent protest in Cairo over church buildingOne person is dead and some 30 injured after clashes in Cairo over the construction of a church… 24/11/10 16:17 CET
Kosovan on FBI most wanted list lives freelyKosovan Bajram Asslani is wanted by the FBI on charges of conspiracy to support terrorism. But… 24/11/10 16:16 CET
Protests in Seoul after attack from the NorthHundreds have turned out for a protest in Seoul, condemning the attack from North Korea and… 24/11/10 15:04 CET
Riots in Algiers over housing policyA dispute over housing has triggered serious rioting in the capital of Algeria. It is a… 24/11/10 14:05 CET
Irish government to publish savings planPeople in the Irish Republic will find out this afternoon how grim the future really looks… 24/11/10 13:39 CET
US aircraft carrier heads for Korean watersA day after North Korea’s artillery attack on a South Korean island, a US aircraft carrier is on… 24/11/10 12:30 CET
General strike severely affects PortugalHundreds of flights have been cancelled due to a general strike in Portugal. Trains and buses are… 24/11/10 12:27 CET
Trapped miners in NZ believed to be deadThe families have received the worst possible news. Relatives of 29 trapped miners in New… 24/11/10 09:59 CET
North Korea “embarrasses” China, says expertIn the past, North Korea could have expected some level of support from China. To gauge Beijing’s… 24/11/10 08:20 CET
Pressure for Cowen to call early budgetThe Irish Prime Minister has rejected calls for a swift election and an emergency austerity budget… 24/11/10 07:38 CET
The future’s bright, the future’s TigerRussian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin and Chinese Premier Wen Jibao have vowed, along with other… 24/11/10 07:37 CET
Global community slams Pyongyang’s artillery attackThe international community reacted with outrage to the North Korean artillery attack, but urged… 24/11/10 07:33 CET
Michelin maestros offer metro mealsThe savoury smells of top class cooking wafted beneath the city of Paris yesterday when several… 24/11/10 07:32 CET
Obama warns North Korea is a threatTensions on the Korean peninsular are at their highest since the war in 1953, with the South… 24/11/10 07:31 CET
All 29 trapped miners in NZ believed deadRelatives of the trapped 29 miners in New Zealand have received the worst news: police at the scene… 24/11/10 07:22 CET
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Dispute over the impact of Portugal’s strikeClaim and counter-claim are rife in Portugal, as the country struggles through a general strike… 24/11/10 19:45 CET
