cinema
3D: box office viagra for porn industry?One of the world’s first major 3D porn films has just been released in Hong Kong. Based on a… 14/04/11 11:02 CET
corporate
Telefonica consider job cullTelefonica has said it is considering cutting its workforce in Spain by 20 percent – around 6,400… 14/04/11 16:40 CET
BP faces hostile shareholders and protestersBP’s bosses faced much anger at the energy giant’s first shareholders’ annual general meeting since… 14/04/11 16:38 CET
economy
Nuke test on Japanese shipThe first ship to leave Japan since the Fukushima nuclear crisis has arrived at Europe’s biggest… 14/04/11 18:34 CET
MAN moves into RussiaGerman truck maker MAN is to start building vehicles in Russian to take advantage of that high… 14/04/11 15:22 CET
IPO for world’s largest commodities trader GlencoreTop mining and commodities trader firm Glencore aims to raise up to 8.4 billion euros with an… 14/04/11 15:22 CET
europa
CoE backs anti-death penalty siteCalling for a Europe where no one is executed, the Council of Europe has passed a resolution urging… 14/04/11 16:55 CET
hi-tech
Facebook: “network of 500 million passions”As social networking sites grow by the minute, it is estimated that some half a billion people… 14/04/11 11:02 CET
le mag
Wills and Kate pictured in new bookFans of the upcoming British royal wedding will be delighted to learn a new book has been… 14/04/11 11:02 CET
my no comment
Women driving in Saudi ArabiaIn saudi arabia, it is forbidden for women to drive but many of them drive in secret. (filmed by… 14/04/11 11:34 CET
pictureoftheday
Hungary: watering of the girlsLocals from the World Heritage village of Holloko, celebrate Easter with the traditional “watering… 14/04/11 12:10 CET
u talk
How do the media decide which stories to cover?Frank, Lyon, France: “Events in Libya and the rest of the Arab world have dominated news coverage… 14/04/11 14:00 CET
world news
The great UK monarchy debateShould they stay or should they go? It is the question that has surrounded the British monarchy for… 14/04/11 19:53 CET
Minsk bomb metro reopens five in custodyThe Minsk metro station, bombed on April 11, has reopened. Security is tight following the… 14/04/11 23:11 CET
Libyan port of Misrata ‘shut down’ by shellingThe Libyan port of Misrata has been closed after shelling by Colonel Muammar Gaddafi’s forces, the… 14/04/11 23:05 CET
Al-Qaeda group kills Italian in GazaThe body of an Italian aid worker has been found in Gaza following an assault by Hamas security… 14/04/11 22:13 CET
Yemeni protesters want Saleh out in two weeksProtesters in Yemen looking to oust President Ali Abdullah Saleh after 32 years in power have given… 14/04/11 20:44 CET
Five held in Belarus metro bomb blastFive people are now in custody in Belarus suspected of involvement in the deadly metro bomb blast… 14/04/11 19:13 CET
Gaddafi defiant amid new NATO strikes on TripoliState-run Libyan TV has broadcast pictures it says show Colonel Gaddafi being driven around Tripoli… 14/04/11 19:03 CET
NATO allies reluctant to step up Libya campaignNATO allies have given a lukewarm response to British and French calls to intensify Libyan… 14/04/11 18:04 CET
Ships in the night collide in GermanyTwo ships have collided on Germany’s Kiel canal, killing two navigators and injuring several crew… 14/04/11 17:56 CET
Danish royal twins christened in CopenhagenDenmark’s Royal twins have been named Vincent and Josephine during a Christening ceremony in the… 14/04/11 17:56 CET
Freedom for 96 as Moroccan king pardons prisonersIn Morocco 96 prisoners have tasted freedom sooner than they thought after a request for their… 14/04/11 17:33 CET
Japanese imperial couple meet quake survivorsJapan’s imperial couple on Thursday met survivors of last month’s devastating earthquake and… 14/04/11 16:33 CET
Bahrain seeks to dissolve opposition groupsBahrain is taking court action to dissolve the main Shi’ite opposition party, Al Wefaq, in a fresh… 14/04/11 16:16 CET
Gaddafi rockets kill 23 in Misrata: Libyan rebelsLibyan rebels say at least 23 people died in a rocket attack by Colonel Muammar Gaddafi’s forces on… 14/04/11 14:33 CET
Back in the Day: Titanic sinksApril 15, 1912. RMS Titanic, then the largest passenger ship ever made, sank in the North Atlantic… 14/04/11 14:13 CET
Deal struck to calm unrest in Syrian portSyrian authorities have reportedly agreed to replace secret police with army patrols in Banias… 14/04/11 14:13 CET
Israel foreign minister may face corruption chargesIsrael is reeling from yet another political scandal. This time, its foreign minister is in the… 14/04/11 13:13 CET
NATO meets on divisions over LibyaNATO countries are meeting in Berlin, divided over the need to step up the military campaign… 14/04/11 12:33 CET
Iceland government survives no-confidence voteIceland’s government has narrowly survived a vote of no-confidence. It is some rare good news… 14/04/11 11:49 CET
Japan forecasters fear another huge quakeJapanese government scientists are concerned that another massive earthquake could be on the way… 14/04/11 11:35 CET
‘BRICS’ nations condemn the use of force in LibyaLeaders of five of the world’s big emerging powers have urged an end to the fighting in Libya and a… 14/04/11 11:34 CET
Five dead, more than 50 hurt in Paris blazeAt least five people are dead and more than 50 others injured after fire ripped through an… 14/04/11 08:53 CET
Londoners cash in on the royal weddingThe ‘Wills and Kate effect’ has taken hold of London, with just two weeks to go before their big… 14/04/11 04:33 CET
No arms for Libyan rebels from France and BritainFrance and Britain have no intention of arming the Libyan rebels but will do what they can in other… 14/04/11 02:33 CET
Gaddafi told to stand down and get out of LibyaThe international “contact group” formed to assist rebels fighting against the regime of Muammar… 14/04/11 00:54 CET
Italian judicial reform bill ends Berlusconi trialItaly’s prime minister seems likely to benefit from a vote in parliament’s lower house which will… 14/04/11 00:53 CET
