cinema
‘Twilight’ director retells story of Red Riding HoodUS director Catherine Hardwicke, who shot to fame after making ‘Twilight’, recounts the story of… 09/03/11 15:47 CET
corporate
Toyota sees emerging markets profit boostToyota has unveiled an ambitious target of nearly doubling its profits in the next four years… 09/03/11 15:58 CET
EADS back in profit as Airbus orders surgeEADS is forecasting higher revenue and stable core operating profit this year. Announcing a… 09/03/11 14:49 CET
economy
Revolutions mean uncertainty for travel industryUprisings and unrest in the middle east and north Africa are top topics this week at ITB Berlin -… 09/03/11 18:21 CET
UK January trade gap narrows sharplyBritain’s goods trade gap narrowed in January to its smallest in nearly a year – at the equivalent… 09/03/11 14:49 CET
Qantas, Singapore latest to up fuel surchargeQantas and Singapore Airlines are raising fuel surcharges to offset higher oil prices. For the… 09/03/11 14:49 CET
hi-tech
Car makers launch high-tech models at CeBIT fairInstead of using the Geneva car show, Ford chose Hannover’s CeBIT to introduce its new Sync voice… 09/03/11 15:47 CET
CeBIT fair goes big on 3D technologyFrom the crisis control room of the future to 3D screens without glasses, Hannover’s CeBit fair saw… 09/03/11 15:47 CET
le mag
Avril Lavigne releases ‘coming of age’ albumAvril Lavigne is releasing her fourth album ‘Goodbye Lullaby’. At the age of just 26, Lavigne has… 09/03/11 15:47 CET
musica
Yuja Wang’s perfect pacingThey call her Flying Fingers, and she certainly lives up to her name. Yuja Wang is a piano virtuoso… 09/03/11 11:29 CET
Bonus: Yuja WangHere are a some excerpts from our interview with the pianist Yuja Wang. She tells us more about her… 09/03/11 11:29 CET
pictureoftheday
Lent and Ash Wednesday festivalMen paint themselves to ward off evil spirits in this century-old tradition during a festival in… 09/03/11 12:46 CET
world news
Discovery glides into historyIn the blue skies above Florida the shuttle Discovery glided into land. Kennedy Space centre’s… 09/03/11 23:33 CET
Egypt’s army appeals for national unityEgypt’s military rulers have urged unity in the face of the worst sectarian violence since the fall… 09/03/11 22:43 CET
Squatters move into Gaddafi mansionIn one of the most exclusive areas of London and in an empty house valued at over 12 million euros… 09/03/11 22:23 CET
Libya: Rebel leader calls on key tribe for supportThe National Council which is leading Libya’s rebellion from Benghazi said if Gaddafi left the… 09/03/11 20:08 CET
Tunisia ousted president’s party dissolvedJubilant demonstrators gathered in the court buildings in Tunis. They were celebrating the ruling… 09/03/11 20:03 CET
Libya’s opposition begins to assert itselfIn Benghazi, the anger has yet to cool – “Gaddafi is a coward,” cries a crowd, “Gaddafi is the… 09/03/11 19:32 CET
Egypt: Rival groups clash in Cairo’s Tahrir SquareFierce clashes have broken out in Cairo’s Tahrir Square between rival groups. Dozens of men… 09/03/11 19:03 CET
Discovery glides into historyFrom the blue skies above Florida the shuttle Discovery glided down to a landing that closed a… 09/03/11 18:43 CET
Oil facilities damaged in fierce Libyan fightingFighting between rebels and forces loyal to Libya’s Muammar Gaddafi appears to be closing in on… 09/03/11 18:34 CET
Mira Sorvino on human traffickingActress and UNODC Goodwill Ambassador Mira Sorvino speaks out against human trafficking 09/03/11 18:17 CET
UN trafficking victim fund starts smallThe United Nations Office on Drugs & Crime has launched a programme to help victims of the slave… 09/03/11 17:48 CET
New Irish PM: ‘Darkest hour before the dawn’Ireland’s parliament has officially named Enda Kenny as the country’s new prime minister after last… 09/03/11 17:43 CET
Human trafficking: UK urged to join EU actionBritain is being urged to join European efforts to tackle human trafficking. London has so far… 09/03/11 16:55 CET
Rebels under siege in ZawiyaDespite claims by Libyan state TV that Zawiya has been retaken by pro-Gaddafi forces, accounts… 09/03/11 16:53 CET
‘Tough but no crisis’ – Lampedusa officialAn influx of immigrants from Tunisia to Lampedusa is stretching the tiny Italian island’s… 09/03/11 16:43 CET
Protests follow deadly sectarian clashes in EgyptPeople have once more taken to the streets of Cairo, this time to protest about sectarian violence… 09/03/11 16:03 CET
Gaddafi warns of ‘al Qaeda threat’Libya’s Colonel Muammar Gaddafi on Wednesday warned his people will fight back if world powers try… 09/03/11 15:34 CET
Holocaust film goes on show in IranA kind of televisual revolution began in Iran on Monday. ‘Shoah’, Claude Lanzmann’s… 09/03/11 15:22 CET
Millions of dead sardines found in US marinaCalifornian authorities have been left flummoxed, after millions of dead sardines washed up in a… 09/03/11 15:08 CET
Fighting closes Libya’s biggest petrol refineryAn official at one of Libya’s biggest oil refineries has said they have had to shut down the… 09/03/11 13:13 CET
Yemeni anti-government protester dies: hospitalA demonstrator shot in anti-government protests in Yemen has died from his wounds according to a… 09/03/11 12:23 CET
Millions of dead fish found near Los AngelesMillions of dead sardines have been found floating in waters just south of Los Angeles. It’s… 09/03/11 11:55 CET
Tunisian court dissolves party of deposed leaderA court in Tunisia has ruled to dissolve the Constitutional Democratic Rally (RCD), the former… 09/03/11 11:54 CET
Tremor strikes Japan’s northeast coastA 7.2-magnitude earthquake struck off Japan’s northeast coast on Wednesday, rattling buildings and… 09/03/11 11:54 CET
Taliban claims Pakistan funeral suicide bombAt least 37 mourners at a funeral in north west Pakistan have been killed by a suicide bomber… 09/03/11 10:43 CET
Gaddafi hits out at ‘imperialist plot’ against LibyaLibyan leader Colonel Muammar Gaddafi on Wednesday repeated his accusation that foreigners are… 09/03/11 10:23 CET
Barcelona knock Arsenal out of the Champions LeagueThe brilliance of Lionel Messi crushed Arsenal’s Champions League dreams for the second season in a… 09/03/11 09:42 CET
The Big Easy lets good times roll for Mardi GrasThe good times have been rolling in New Orleans as America’s party city celebrates the end of this… 09/03/11 09:24 CET
Aid agency concern as Libyan refugee numbers fallThe large numbers of people fleeing Libya has dropped off significantly in the last few days… 09/03/11 08:06 CET
International opinion hardens against GaddafiPressure is mounting against Muammar Gaddafi as international efforts edge closer towards… 09/03/11 06:23 CET
Yemeni police open fire on anti-Saleh protestersPolice in Yemen have opened fire on protesters in the capital Sanaa wounding at least 65 people… 09/03/11 05:54 CET
Pro-Gaddafi forces lay siege to rebel-held ZawiyahPro -Gaddafi forces on Tuesday stepped up their fightback against rebels. One air strike… 09/03/11 03:43 CET
Anti-Gbagbo protesters shot in AbidjanThe sound of gunfire has been hear once more in Ivory Coast’s capital. What had been a peaceful… 09/03/11 00:35 CET
“I’m no tormented weirdo”, but Collins confirms retirementSinger Phil Collins has confirmed press reports that he is calling it a day. He says on his… 09/03/11 00:33 CET
