cinema
Maker of Saw launches new horror flick in Europe‘Insidious’ is the latest horror flick by James Wan, who was behind the megabucks blockbuster… 04/05/11 13:35 CET
corporate
Nissan to supply New York’s iconic yellow cabsJapan’s Nissan has won a 10-year contract to be the exclusive supplier of New York’s iconic yellow… 04/05/11 18:25 CET
Glencore IPO draws big investorsTop commodity trader Glencore is looking to a strong debut for this month’s initial public offering… 04/05/11 18:23 CET
economy
Portugal’s opposition checks out bailoutLeaders of Portugal’s main opposition party, the Social Democrats, have been meeting with European… 04/05/11 18:37 CET
Latest data show UK economy still sluggishLending to British consumers and homebuyers rose less than expected in March according to figures… 04/05/11 18:24 CET
europa
EU and Indonesia sign sustainable timber pactIndonesia and the EU have signed a deal aimed at stopping illegally sourced timber… 04/05/11 19:34 CET
EU considers Schengen reform to fight migrationEurope has Schengen in its sights. Once lauded as one of the EU’s landmark treaties, an influx of… 04/05/11 17:29 CET
Europe plans Schengen shake upEurope could give individual states more power to temporarily restore border controls under new… 04/05/11 17:20 CET
hi-tech
Rio gears up for 2014 World CupAs the 2014 World Cup nears, security is a big challenge for Brazil. Authorities in Rio de Janeiro… 04/05/11 14:03 CET
le mag
Polish art show to mark start of EU presidencyTo celebrate the start of the Polish presidency of the EU in July, a selection of works by… 04/05/11 13:42 CET
musica
Yundi Li at China’s cultural epicentre==In partnership with: == The stage is set for a major event in the Chinese capital of Beijing as… 04/05/11 15:43 CET
pictureoftheday
Kayapo people keep traditions aliveA Kayapo boy with traditional body paint and piercing is seen at his home the day before the start… 04/05/11 12:09 CET
world news
Back in the Day: birth of the Council of Europe*May 5, 1949*. The Council of Europe is created with the signing of the Treaty of London by the ten… 04/05/11 14:39 CET
Turkish police officer killed in attackTurkey’s Kurdish separatist group the PKK is suspected of having carried out an attack on a Turkish… 04/05/11 22:44 CET
“Dancing plane” discovered on netRussia is discovering some new heros thanks to YouTube, and the aviation high command has red… 04/05/11 22:03 CET
Leading Libyans face arrestThe International Criminal Court is to seek the arrest of at least three leading Libyan officials… 04/05/11 20:28 CET
Israel disconcerted by Palestinian unityNews of the rapprochement between Fatah and Hamas has not been welcomed by Israel. Mahmoud Abbas… 04/05/11 19:47 CET
Fatah-Hamas reconciliation remains to be provenThe Palestinians’ secular Fatah faction and the Islamist Hamas faction have put a ceremonial seal… 04/05/11 19:04 CET
Bin Laden raid details remain sketchyThe unreliability and sheer lack of any hard data concerning the bin Laden raid in Pakistan… 04/05/11 18:53 CET
Circus drama for top castThe circus movie “Water for Elephants” is continuing to draw audiences around the globe despite its… 04/05/11 18:44 CET
Deadly attack in northern TurkeyIn Turkey, one police officer has died after an attack on a bus in the north of the country, near… 04/05/11 18:04 CET
The US and Pakistan – uneasy bedfellows?The greatest casualty of the operation to eliminate Osama bin Laden, apart from the al Qaeda leader… 04/05/11 17:48 CET
UK vote may bring Clegg more painThe latest opinion polls suggests that a referendum to change the way members of parliament are… 04/05/11 17:39 CET
Palestinians cautious but optimistic over unity dealIn Gaza, amid some scepticism, many Palestinians showed renewed hope for their future after the… 04/05/11 17:13 CET
Syrian courts begin work on protestersThe people of Banias held up bread to symbolically nourish their brothers and sisters in Deraa in… 04/05/11 16:43 CET
Palestinian rivals end bitter feudPalestinian president Mahmoud Abbas and Hamas leader Khaled Meshaal have ended a four-year feud at… 04/05/11 16:23 CET
Osamaland briefly opens to publicAfter the US and Pakistani armies raked over the bin Laden compound it was the stunned residents of… 04/05/11 15:03 CET
Portuguese feel bailout is cold comfortA lot of worried Portuguese are uncertain what their caretaker prime minister’s reassurances are… 04/05/11 13:44 CET
Who are the Navy Seals that ‘killed bin Laden’?The US military has not said which of its units killed bin Laden but sources say an elite division… 04/05/11 12:03 CET
New radioactivity high off FukushimaThe operator of Japan’s Fukushima nuclear power plant says that seawater radioactivity fifteen… 04/05/11 11:04 CET
CIA wants answers from Pakistan on bin LadenThe United States chose not to inform Pakistan about its covert raid on Osama Bin Laden’s hideout… 04/05/11 11:03 CET
Car bomb explodes near Libyan rebel HQA car bomb exploded near the headquarters of the Libyan opposition’s National Transition Council in… 04/05/11 10:55 CET
US considers publishing photos of bin Laden’s bodyDespite the compound where Osama bin Laden died suddenly becoming a place for the curious, the … 04/05/11 06:03 CET
Bin Laden supporters warn of al-Qaeda revengeAround a thousand people in Pakistan’s largest city Karachi have held a prayer service and vigil in… 04/05/11 04:43 CET
Portugal agrees 80bn euro bailout dealNegotiators sorting out debt-laden Portugal’s bailout package have said agreement has been reached… 04/05/11 02:03 CET
Syrian soldier: troops ‘refused to fire on protesters’As Syria intensifies its clampdown on anti-government protesters, international pressure on the… 04/05/11 01:03 CET
