cinema
Sundance gives more room to foreign moviesStill largely known for showing American features and documentaries, the Sundance film festival is… 28/01/11 15:52 CET
economy
Busy Swedish PM at Davos praises euroFredrik Reinfeldt came to power in 2006 having led his centre-right ‘The Alliance for Sweden‘… 28/01/11 17:30 CET
europa
UK cutbacks, US investment on stage in DavosAt the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, where political and business elites meet each… 28/01/11 18:02 CET
NATO develops cooperation with RussiaNATO’s Military Committee has been meeting at Brussels headquarters to develop the western… 28/01/11 17:47 CET
interview
Anti-drugs hesitation puzzles Colombia’s SantosPresident of Colombia Juan Manuel Santos has politics in his DNA, the fourth member of his family… 28/01/11 16:07 CET
learningworld
Learning to stay wellEducation plays a key role in health awareness which is important for development. Students who… 28/01/11 20:18 CET
pictureoftheday
Protest in front of Egypt’s embassy in TunisPeople hold banners during a protest in front of Egypt’s embassy in Tunis. 28/01/11 14:14 CET
space
What was there before the Big Bang?The universe was born 13.7 billion years ago with the Big Bang. But what was there before… 28/01/11 18:52 CET
world news
Cairo stops internet and mobile phone servicesIn this age of flash demonstrations organised via the Internet, the Egyptian government has moved… 28/01/11 11:24 CET
Egyptians defy Mubarak’s curfew as looting continuesStones were hurled at the party headquarters in Cairo as rioting and looting by anti-government… 28/01/11 22:15 CET
Egyptians in Germany show solidarity for protests across EgyptEgyptians have gathered around their country’s embassy in Germany in a display of support for their… 28/01/11 22:14 CET
Streets crowded as Cairo defies government curfewThe day dubbed the “Friday of Wrath” that brought tens of thousands of Egyptians onto the streets… 28/01/11 22:14 CET
Ayman Nour, Egyptian opposition emblemAyman Nour is the leading opposition politician of the government of Egyptian President Hosni… 28/01/11 19:57 CET
Friday protests sweep across Egyptian capitalTens of thousands of Egyptians took to the streets of the capital Cairo following Friday prayers on… 28/01/11 19:15 CET
Nationwide unrest in Egypt described as unprecedentedViolent clashes broke out in numerous centres, including the big cities of Alexandria and Suez… 28/01/11 19:06 CET
Egypt erupts as army joins protest crackdownThe headquarters of Egypt’s ruling party have been set ablaze after a curfew was announced to try… 28/01/11 19:04 CET
Police storm anti-government camp in TunisTunisian authorities have broken up a protest camp outside the prime minister’s office in the… 28/01/11 18:03 CET
EU bill to marginalise Britain, MEP saysBritain will be further driven to the margins of the European Union and will risk facing counter… 28/01/11 16:38 CET
Foreigners among Kabul bomb deadAfghan police say a suicide bomber was behind an attack on a supermarket in Kabul frequented by… 28/01/11 16:13 CET
Wrongly convicted US man cleared after 25 yearsA Texas man has walked free from prison after DNA tests suggested he is not guilty of committing a… 28/01/11 16:03 CET
Army wades into Cairo protestsArmy wades into Cairo protests The Egyptian military is going to help police quell anti-government… 28/01/11 13:04 CET
Fresh unrest breaks out across EgyptAn eruption of anger in cities across Egypt. Fresh clashes have broken out between Egyptian… 28/01/11 12:44 CET
Brazil promises shelter for flood homelessBrazil’s president has promised to build up to 8,000 free homes for victims of deadly floods that… 28/01/11 12:33 CET
Mandela discharged from hospitalFormer South African leader Nelson Mandela was discharged from hospital on Friday after spending… 28/01/11 10:24 CET
‘Franco’s stolen babies’ push for investigationVictims of an alleged baby trafficking ring that operated in Spain from the 1940s into the 1980s… 28/01/11 08:47 CET
Cuban dissident Fariñas arrested againCuban dissident Guillermo Fariñas has been arrested for the second day in a row. His mother… 28/01/11 08:34 CET
Turkey holds first Holocaust memorialTurkey has held its first-ever public ceremony commemorating the Holocaust at Istanbul’s biggest… 28/01/11 08:24 CET
Opposition promises Mubarak Friday to rememberEgypt is bracing itself for what could be a black Friday of violence in the streets with the… 28/01/11 06:04 CET
America struggles with more snowAmerica’s eastern seaboard is digging itself out of yet another heavy snowfall, nearly half a metre… 28/01/11 02:14 CET
Ghannouchi hangs on in Tunisian reshuffle“We’ve won,” cried Tunisians who have been ensconced outside the prime minister’s office for five… 28/01/11 01:04 CET
