cinema
Pirates of the Caribbean saga continuesJack Sparrow is back. This fourth series of pirate adventures involves a search for the fountain of… 04/04/11 16:13 CET
corporate
Vodafone sells SFR stake to VivendiThe latest big deal in the phone world has Britain’s Vodafone selling its 44 percent stake in… 04/04/11 15:39 CET
Rhodia purchase to give Solvay emerging markets boostBelgian chemicals group Solvay is set to take over France’s Rhodia with a 3.4 billion euros cash… 04/04/11 15:39 CET
BP to resume drilling in Gulf of Mexico – reportsOne year after the Deepwater Horizon rig exploded, BP is moving closer to resuming deepwater… 04/04/11 15:39 CET
economy
Spain’s jobless totals up againThe queues keep getting longer at Spain’s job centres. In March, the number of Spaniards registered… 04/04/11 19:25 CET
Japanese business mood to worsenJapan’s major manufacturers expect business conditions there to worsen in the next three months… 04/04/11 15:39 CET
europa
Foreign nationals safety in Ivory CoastFrench soldiers have moved more than 1,000 foreign nationals out of Ivory Coast’s main city… 04/04/11 15:55 CET
le mag
Kate and Wills comic released in time for weddingThe royal romance between Prince William and Kate Middleton is being chronicled in a new comic… 04/04/11 16:13 CET
pictureoftheday
Navratri festival in IndiaA Hindu holy man worships the sun god Surya after taking a dip in the waters of the holy river… 04/04/11 13:23 CET
talkplanet2010
Climate change costing herders deerOlav Mathis Eira, reindeer herder in Norway. “My reindeer are almost a year old. They were very… 04/04/11 19:54 CET
world news
Gaddafi’s few friends leave limited exit optionsDozens of chanting supporters stand alongside the Libyan leader in his bombed-out bunker in… 04/04/11 20:17 CET
Turkey brings aid and influence to LibyaThe Turkish ferry sent to rescue hundreds of wounded Libyans from the fighting has left Benghazi to… 04/04/11 19:44 CET
A timeline of main events in Ivory Coast since the presidential election*October 3, 2010:* After five years of delays, the first round of presidential elections takes… 04/04/11 15:25 CET
US appalled at Yemen violenceA US State Department spokesman has described the violent clashes taking place in Yemen as… 04/04/11 23:26 CET
Increased French military action in Ivory CoastFrench military forces have been stepping up their action in Ivory Coast where a conflict between… 04/04/11 22:34 CET
9/11 accused to be tried at GuantanamoThe alleged mastermind of the 9/11 attacks in 2001, Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, will be tried by a… 04/04/11 20:24 CET
Bodies found after 2009 Air France crashFrench experts say they could start recovering bodies of victims of the Air France plane that… 04/04/11 19:03 CET
Rebels move closer to capturing Brega againLibyan rebels have pushed forces loyal to Muammar Gaddafi out of much of the city but they are… 04/04/11 18:33 CET
Melbourne’s miracle multi-storey car plungeAn Australian woman is recovering in hospital after surviving a plunge from a multi-storey car park… 04/04/11 17:56 CET
Soyuz prepares for ISS space flightA Russian Soyuz-21 spacecraft is going through final pre-flight checks at the Baikonur space centre… 04/04/11 17:56 CET
UN plane crashes in DRC – several deadA United Nations plane has crashed in the Democratic Republic of Congo killing at least 10 people… 04/04/11 17:56 CET
Berlusconi in talks over Tunisian migrantsA clearing-up operation is underway on the small Italian island of Lampedusa after over 2,000… 04/04/11 17:33 CET
Bark together again: reunited after tsunami splitMore than three weeks after being separated by Japan’s earthquake and tsunami, coastguards have… 04/04/11 17:05 CET
At least 15 dead killed in latest Yemeni clashesPolice and snipers in civilian clothes have reportedly opened fire on anti-government protesters in… 04/04/11 17:04 CET
Ivory Coast: Ouattara forces launch Abidjan assaultIt looks like the final showdown has begun. After days of waiting, troops loyal to Ivory… 04/04/11 16:23 CET
International observers slam Kazakhstan pollFor Kazakhstan’s veteran president, it is a triumph. Re-election with a whopping 95.5 per cent… 04/04/11 14:43 CET
Libyan rebels reject Gaddafi’s sons’ diplomacy offerLibya’s rebel National Transitional Council has rejected a proposal to end the conflict from… 04/04/11 14:13 CET
Obama begins 2012 White House campaignThe US President has launched his campaign for re-election to the White House in 2012. Barack… 04/04/11 14:03 CET
Libyan rebels bogged down in BregaIt has been two weeks since the coalition began its bombing campaign but neither Gaddafi’s forces… 04/04/11 12:33 CET
Gulf Arab states offer to mediate in Yemen crisisGulf Arab states have offered to mediate to end anti-government protests in Yemen. Following an… 04/04/11 12:03 CET
Colourant used to trace leak at Japan’s FukushimaAfter earlier efforts to stop a leak at Japan’s Fukushima nuclear plant failed, workers are now… 04/04/11 11:43 CET
Ivory Coast: Foreigners flee war-torn AbidjanFierce fighting has turned Ivory Coast’s main city into a ghost town as a final showdown looms… 04/04/11 11:34 CET
Air France crash: fresh hopes of solving 2009 mysteryAn initial search found wreckage and bodies. Now, nearly two years after an Air France plane… 04/04/11 09:31 CET
Landslide re-election for Kazakh leaderHe has held an iron grip on power in Kazakhstan for two decades. And, according to first official… 04/04/11 08:22 CET
Ivory Coast rivals get ready for battle in AbidjanTensions remain high in Ivory Coast as fighters of the two presidential rivals prepare for battle… 04/04/11 05:14 CET
Gaddafi sends envoy to GreeceLibyan leader Muammar Gaddafi has sent a trusted adviser to Athens as speculation grows that he is… 04/04/11 04:13 CET
Turkish hospital ship rescues Libyan woundedA Turkish ship has rescued 250 Libyan wounded from the besieged city of Misrata but thousands had… 04/04/11 02:53 CET
Syrian police release scores of protestersInternet footage has shown hundreds of Syrian rights activists chanting, as scores of wounded and… 04/04/11 00:53 CET
