cinema
British comedy duo launch sci-fi spoof in LondonBritish comedy duo Simon Pegg and Nick Frost have teamed up again for another popular culture… 08/02/11 14:21 CET
corporate
Toyota’s quarterly profit falls but forecasts liftedMixed news from Toyota. Its net profit in the three months to the end of last year fell 39 percent… 08/02/11 15:17 CET
VW pay deal raises inflation concernsVolkswagen has agreed a substantial wage hike for its workers. The 3.2 percent pay rise for around… 08/02/11 15:17 CET
economy
The increasing cost of eatingFood prices worldwide hit a record high in January, as monitored by the United Nations’ Food and… 08/02/11 18:39 CET
France’s 2010 trade deficit growsFrance’s trade deficit widened to 51 billion euros last year, from 44 billion in 2009… 08/02/11 15:17 CET
China fights inflation by raising borrowing costs againChina’s central bank has raised interest rates again, for the second time in just over six weeks… 08/02/11 15:17 CET
europa
Single EU market mobile phone chargerEurope is bringing out a common charger for mobile phones that are computer-compatible. After a… 08/02/11 17:12 CET
hi-tech
Imagina 3D technology fair wraps in MonacoFeaturing all the latest in 3D technology, the 2011 Imagina fair has wrapped up in Monaco. In… 08/02/11 14:21 CET
le mag
Leading Chinese artist recycles ancient porcelainChinese artist Li Xiaofeng is one of China’s most original artists. Looking for a new kind of… 08/02/11 14:21 CET
pictureoftheday
A girl protests against against immigration bills in ArizonaA girl protests against Arizona’s Senate Bill 1308 and 1309 in Phoenix, Arizona. The two bills… 08/02/11 11:53 CET
questions for europe
Safeguards for EU air passenger security dataBrussels has presented its proposals for a directive on privacy for the security information of… 08/02/11 11:01 CET
Against early school leavingTo reduce the rate of young Europeans leaving school with minimal qualifications, the European… 08/02/11 10:57 CET
world news
Obama’s Egyptian headache: US principles vs US interestsThe United States has been sharply criticised over its stance on the dramatic events in Egypt… 08/02/11 18:04 CET
Egyptian protesters find a new figureheadTahrir Square is still packed with demonstrators but three weeks in, keeping up the momentum of the… 08/02/11 23:24 CET
US calls for emergency laws to be liftedAfter hundreds of thousands of Egyptians packed into Cairo’s Tahrir Square in a major outpouring… 08/02/11 22:54 CET
Prosecutors aim for Berlusconi sex trialProsecutors in Milan say they will ask that Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi stand trial on… 08/02/11 20:00 CET
Try on the Princess role for sizeBudding Cinderellas can now experience life in Kate Middleton’s glass slippers. An artist in the … 08/02/11 20:00 CET
Egypt reforms “must not be ploy to gain time”The Egyptian vice president Omar Suleiman has announced reforms including amending the constitution… 08/02/11 19:28 CET
Permanent summertime in RussiaFrom the end of next month, it will be permanent summertime in Russia. President Dmitri Medvedev… 08/02/11 19:24 CET
Thousands more join Tahrir Square protestsIt has been described as the biggest protest in Tahrir Square since the uprising against Egypt’s… 08/02/11 19:06 CET
Handbag pensioner clobbers robbersWitnesses who saw a pensioner foil a gang of would-be robbers in central England have been speaking… 08/02/11 18:45 CET
Internet Safety Day focuses on the very youngThe latest research suggests six out of ten young people who make contact with strangers on the… 08/02/11 18:05 CET
Stalemate as Egypt enters third week of protestProtesters demanding the removal of Egypt’s president have once again been out in force as the… 08/02/11 17:24 CET
Savage attacks highlight Indonesian religious violenceThe Indonesian government is facing international criticism for failing to get to grips with a rise… 08/02/11 16:49 CET
French courts “strike” over Sarkozy commentsFrench courts are in chaos amid an unprecedented revolt by the judiciary, taking a stand against… 08/02/11 16:13 CET
Prosecutors aim for Berlusconi sex trialProsecutors in Milan say they will ask that Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi stand trial on… 08/02/11 15:02 CET
Taylor’s lawyer says war-crimes trial is a ‘farce’The lawyer defending the former Liberian president Charles Taylor on war-crimes charges has stormed… 08/02/11 14:43 CET
Google goes 20,000 leagues under the seaTo mark the 183rd anniversary of the birth of the French writer Jules Verne, search engine Google… 08/02/11 14:17 CET
Pirates hijack Italian oil tankerAn Italian oil tanker has been hijacked in the Indian Ocean by pirates armed with guns and rocket… 08/02/11 14:13 CET
N&S Korea get back to the negotiating tableNorth and South Korea have held their first talks since a deadly attack on a South Korean island… 08/02/11 13:13 CET
UK Foreign Minister kicks off ‘reform’ tour in TunisiaThe British Foreign Secretary William Hague has arrived in Tunisia for talks with the new interim… 08/02/11 12:13 CET
Islamist rebel says he ordered Moscow airport blastA Chechen warlord has apparently claimed responsibility for last month’s carnage at Russia’s… 08/02/11 11:43 CET
Assange back in court to fight extraditionThe WikiLeaks founder, Julian Assange, has arrived at London’s Woolwich Court for the second day of… 08/02/11 11:15 CET
Doku Umarov: Russia’s most-wantedHe has been dubbed “Russia’s bin Laden” and declared public enemy number one. Doku Umarov is… 08/02/11 10:43 CET
South Sudan: Joy and challenges as statehood beckonsA massive vote for independence in Southern Sudan has opened the door to the creation of Africa’s… 08/02/11 09:04 CET
Interpol joins hunt for missing twinsThe hunt for missing twins Alessia and Livia Schepp has intensified with Interpol now involved in… 08/02/11 08:13 CET
Egypt protesters urge fresh push to oust MubarakThe atmosphere may be upbeat but protesters in Cairo’s Tahrir Square want to increase the pressure… 08/02/11 05:33 CET
Chechen rebel claims Russian airport bombingA Chechen warlord has apparently claimed responsibility for last month’s carnage at Russia’s… 08/02/11 04:44 CET
South Sudan vote paves way for new nationHundreds of south Sudanese celebrated long and hard after referendum results showed they had won… 08/02/11 03:14 CET
Second day of Assange hearing lies aheadIn London, ahead of the second day of his two day fight against extradition, Julian Assange is… 08/02/11 01:24 CET
Carnival dreams go up in smoke in RioThe show will go on despite more than 8,000 costumes being wiped out in a fire in the carnival… 08/02/11 00:24 CET
Hungary “reworks” controversial media lawsHungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban is just weeks into his country’s six-month EU presidency but… 08/02/11 00:23 CET
Humour emerges amid Egypt protestsEven if you do not speak Arabic, the message is clear. “We are staying, Mubarak is the one who… 08/02/11 00:14 CET
