archive 04·01·2011

cinema

• Weir’s latest tells tall escape tale

  Set in 1940 “The Way Back” is an epic story of survival against the odds directed by Peter Weir… 04/01/11 14:36 CET

corporate

• ACS secures crucial Hochtief holding

  Spanish builder ACS has secured a crucial 30 percent holding in German construction group Hochtief… 04/01/11 15:04 CET

• Shell ‘considered BP bid’

  BP’s shares shot up on Tuesday following a report that rival Royal Dutch Shell had considered a… 04/01/11 15:04 CET

• Airbus order from easyJet

  Low-cost airline easyJet has confirmed an order for 15 Airbus A320 planes to help it gain market… 04/01/11 15:04 CET

economy

• UK sales tax rises to cut deficit

  Sales tax in Britain has just gone up to its highest ever as part of the effort to bring down the… 04/01/11 18:38 CET

• Freeze stops German jobless slide

  The early onset of winter with freezing cold temperatures and snow storms drove more German… 04/01/11 16:47 CET

europa

• EU mulls response to political violence in Belarus

  Several EU countries want sanctions brought back against Belarus, after the recent violent… 04/01/11 17:56 CET

hi-tech

• Safer roads for freight in Bavaria

  Each day, thousands of trucks ply one motorway between Munich and Salzburg. But one section,in… 04/01/11 14:36 CET

le mag

• New Turkish ballet tackles historic female figure

  Although the leadership of the Ottoman Empire was dominated by men, at least one woman in the early… 04/01/11 14:36 CET

pictureoftheday

• Farm worker watching South American Dakar Rally 2011

  A farm worker watches the second stage of the third South American edition of the Dakar Rally 2011… 04/01/11 11:07 CET

world news

• No quick fix to Ivory Coast crisis warn mediators

  As the tug of war persists between Ivory Coast’s presidential rivals Alassane Ouattara and Laurent… 04/01/11 23:03 CET

• Son of Iranian Shah commits suicide in US

  Ali Reza Pahlavi, the son of the former Shah of Iran, has committed suicide at his home in the… 04/01/11 22:53 CET

• Ivory Coast: Gbagbo vows to lift blockade of rival

  Ouattara or Gbagbo? While a rapid solution to the rivals’ post-election power struggle for the… 04/01/11 20:04 CET

• Failed extradition no barrier to Italy-Brazil relations

  Protesters have gathered outside the Brazilian embassy in Rome to express their outrage at the… 04/01/11 19:34 CET

• Sudan’s Bashir reaches out to south ahead of vote

  Sudan’s Omar al-Bashir has made a rare visit to the south of the country ahead of a crucial… 04/01/11 18:54 CET

• Iran invites diplomats to tour nuclear sites

  Iran has confirmed that it has invited a number of ambassadors, accredited to the International… 04/01/11 17:34 CET

• An embassy like no other

  Leading a team of around 15 EU diplomats, the EU Ambassador to Ankara, Turkey, Marc Pierini, has… 04/01/11 16:57 CET

• Daily life in Abidjan

  This market in the centre of Abidjan would normally be teeming with people. But as tensions in… 04/01/11 16:44 CET

• Pakistan’s opposition to let government go on

  Pakistan’s main opposition leaders have promised they won’t bring down the faltering government… 04/01/11 16:24 CET

• US navy chief could face sack over lewd videos

  US Navy Captain Owen Honors faces a battle to keep his job after he appeared in a number of lewd… 04/01/11 14:33 CET

• Punjab governor assassinated

  Gunmen have shot dead the governor of Pakistan’s Punjab province. Salman Taseer was a senior… 04/01/11 14:13 CET

• Arnie tight-lipped on whether he’ll be back or not

  Somewhat scarred by his foray into politics, Arnold Schwarzenegger, is out of work after Jerry… 04/01/11 13:29 CET

• Ivory Coast rival talks claim rejected

  Reports that the two men battling for power in Ivory Coast are to meet face to face have been… 04/01/11 12:04 CET

• Tehran invites ambassadors to visit nuclear sites

  Iran has confirmed that it has invited a number of ambassadors, accredited to the “International… 04/01/11 11:34 CET

• Australians wait for flood waters to peak

  Residents in large parts of eastern Australia are preparing for flood levels to peak later… 04/01/11 11:05 CET

• Doctors hail a ‘revolution in cancer treatment’

  American researchers say they have come up with a new blood test capable of detecting one cancer… 04/01/11 09:04 CET

• Egypt’s Copts pursue protests after church attack

  For the third straight day since a deadly church bombing, Egypt’s Coptic Christians have unleashed… 04/01/11 05:13 CET

• No deal in Ivory Coast as the deadlock continues

  The four regional leaders from West Africa have left their talks with Ivory Coast incumbent… 04/01/11 03:53 CET

• Think again, says Europe to Greece’s plans for an anti-migrant fence

  Plans for Greece to boost security against illegal immigrants by building a fence along its border… 04/01/11 01:03 CET

• Ivory Coast: Gbagbo going nowhere fast

  There is little sign that Ivory Coast president Laurent Gbagbo is prepared to accept an immunity… 04/01/11 00:35 CET

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