archive 08·03·2011

cinema

• Classic ghost flic tops Portugal fantasy film fest

  Portugal’s world-renowned fantasy, sci-fi and thriller film festival has come to a close handing… 08/03/11 10:54 CET

corporate

• Audi pledges continued profit

  Volkswagen’s premium brand Audi is predicting operating profit in relation to revenue will remain… 08/03/11 15:08 CET

• China buys Boeings

  Boeing has announced deals to sell 10 billion dollars worth of planes to Air China – the country’s… 08/03/11 15:08 CET

economy

• Italy pays price for close links to Libya

  The turmoil in Libya is hitting Italy more than any other European country. A third of its oil… 08/03/11 18:51 CET

• European banks to face tougher stress tests

  The European Union’s powerful new banking watchdog has told lenders that it will impose tough new… 08/03/11 15:08 CET

• Oil eases on OPEC production hike talk

  Oil prices – which have shot up because of the Libyan uprising – fell back on Tuesday after… 08/03/11 15:08 CET

europa

• EU responds after visit to Tripoli.

  The crisis in Libya continues to raise questions. Ambassadors in Libya have called for an… 08/03/11 17:19 CET

hi-tech

• Latest top tech unveiled in Hanover

  This year’s CeBIT in Hanover was a technology nerd’s dream come true. More than 4,000… 08/03/11 10:28 CET

le mag

• Dior show goes on in Paris after Galliano sacking

  The show must go on and it did for the Dior show at Paris Fashion Week despite the sacking of… 08/03/11 17:04 CET

pictureoftheday

• International Women’s Day

  Members from the Korean Women’s Association United attend a flash mob to celebrate International… 08/03/11 12:20 CET

questions for europe

• Estonia and the euro.

  Despite the turbulence experienced by the euro last year, Estonia adopted it on 1 January 2011,the… 08/03/11 11:42 CET

world news

• Egypt’s women ‘under-represented in reforms’

  Female faces were clearly visible among the crowds of demonstrators in Tahrir Square. It is… 08/03/11 19:49 CET

• UK’s Hague red-faced after botched SAS mission

  The United Kingdom’s foreign minister has been having to deal with mounting criticism after what’s… 08/03/11 12:48 CET

• Kosovo and Serbia begin first face-to-face talks

  Kosovo and Serbia have begun their first direct negotiations since Pristina declared independence… 08/03/11 23:14 CET

• Egypt’s religious divisions flare

  At least one person has been killed in Egypt following clashes in Cairo between Christians and… 08/03/11 23:13 CET

• Libyan revolutionaries ask for international aid

  At a news conference in the Libyan city of Benghazi the Interim National Council has rejected any… 08/03/11 20:27 CET

• Libyan rebels issue Gaddafi ultimatum

  Anti-government forces in Libya have given the country’s embattled leader Muammar Gaddafi a three… 08/03/11 19:13 CET

• Human trafficking: rebuilding a victim’s trust

  Trust is a word that victims of human trafficking may easily forget. Those who care for them need… 08/03/11 19:08 CET

• Gaddafi strikes rebel-held Ras Lanuf

  Libyan warplanes have launched renewed air strikes on the rebel-held city of Ras Lanuf. They… 08/03/11 19:03 CET

• James Bond dresses in drag for women’s rights

  On the 100th anniversary of International Women’s Day, events have been taking place the world over… 08/03/11 18:07 CET

• Jacques Chirac corruption trial delayed

  Former French President Jacques Chirac is out of court for now after a judge suspended his… 08/03/11 17:34 CET

• Videoblog: Libya coverage on euronews

  euronews’ newsroom teams and correspondents have been following closely the events of the last few… 08/03/11 17:17 CET

• Women refugees flee Libyan violence

  As the world marks the 100th anniversary of International Women’s Day, euronews went to the… 08/03/11 16:53 CET

• Warning over migrant exodus to Europe

  There is a warning from the Italian island of Lampedusa that despite an increased flow of migrants… 08/03/11 16:14 CET

• The fight for women’s rights in Egypt

  The Egyptian Centre for Women’s Rights is an independent, non-governmental organisation in Egypt… 08/03/11 16:10 CET

• Taliban claim deadly Pakistan fuel blast

  In Pakistan at least 25 people were killed when a car bomb exploded at a filling station. The blast… 08/03/11 15:55 CET

• Afghanistan’s only female governor

  In Afghanistan, despite the end of years of Taliban rule, there is still only one female governor… 08/03/11 15:23 CET

• Scuffles break out at Tunisian refugee camp

  Tempers have finally boiled over at one refugee camp on the Tunisian Libyan border. Up until… 08/03/11 15:04 CET

• Warnings of ‘civil war’ in Ivory Coast

  Despite attempts at mediation, both sides in Ivory Coast are entrenched, with many commentators… 08/03/11 14:50 CET

• UK: Muslim poppy burner’s fine sparks heated debate

  The decision to fine a Muslim man £50 (58 euros) for setting fire to poppies at a ceremony to mark… 08/03/11 14:44 CET

• Gaddafi launches fresh air strikes

  Libyan warplanes on Tuesday launched three new air strikes on the rebel-held oil port of Ras… 08/03/11 14:23 CET

• Libyan rebels reject ‘Gaddafi talks offer’

  Libyan rebels have said they rejected an offer from Colonel Muammar Gaddafi to hold talks about his… 08/03/11 12:53 CET

• Italy strained by continued migrant flow

  The flow of migrants from Tunisia to Italy has shown little sign of letting up. Eighteen boats… 08/03/11 12:03 CET

• Rafsanjani loses top Iranian clerical post

  Iran’s former president Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani has lost his position as the head of powerful… 08/03/11 11:33 CET

• Car-bomb devastation at Pakistani gas store

  In Pakistan at least 25 people were killed when a car bomb exploded at a filling station.   The… 08/03/11 09:43 CET

• International Women’s Day centenary

  It is the 100th anniversary of International Women’s Day and events to celebrate women’s… 08/03/11 09:33 CET

• Nobel laureate backs Iranian protests

  Iran’s Nobel Peace laureate Shirin Ebadi has lent her support to the Opposition movement in Tehran… 08/03/11 08:58 CET

• Protesters find shredded papers in secret police HQ

  Egyptian protesters have broken into the country’s state security headquarters and discovered a… 08/03/11 08:58 CET

• Calls grow for a no-fly zone to protect Libyan rebels

  As fierce fighting intensifies between government and Libyan rebel forces there’s been a growing… 08/03/11 06:14 CET

• Kosovo and Serbia to hold first face-to-face talks

  For the first time since Kosovo’s unilateral declaration of independence from Serbia in 2008, the… 08/03/11 05:53 CET

• Far-right popularity shocks France

  France has awoken to another opinion poll that suggests the far-right leader Marine Le Pen could… 08/03/11 01:43 CET

• Libyan refugees stranded in no-mans land

  Thousands of Bangladeshi and other Asian workers have found themselves stranded on the… 08/03/11 00:23 CET

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