cinema
Lady Gaga performs Judas at CannesLady Gaga turned the Croisette in Cannes into an open-air disco on the opening night of the 64th… 12/05/11 18:47 CET
corporate
Saab rescue deal collapsesSaab faced further uncertainty after the collapse of a deal with China’s Hawtai Motors as it could… 12/05/11 17:12 CET
British Airways dispute resolvedBritish Airways cabin crews have agreed to call off a bitter dispute with the airline. That… 12/05/11 17:12 CET
economy
Oil demand slackens on price peaks says IEAThe International Energy Agency has said high prices are eroding demand for oil and threatening the… 12/05/11 19:41 CET
Greek jobless hits recordGreece’s jobless rate hit a new record in February as austerity measures to reduce deficits… 12/05/11 17:12 CET
IMF urges joint action on euro zone crisisThe International Monetary Fund has said the European Central Bank can afford to wait before… 12/05/11 17:12 CET
europa
Nuclear Power: Italy a unique caseThe Fukushima disaster in Japan in March threw the spotlight on Europe’s nuclear power plants… 12/05/11 21:01 CET
le mag
Big Five tune up for EurovisionLove it or loathe it; despite or more likely because of its outrageous costumes and cheesy tunes… 12/05/11 18:50 CET
pictureoftheday
Day after deadly Spain earthquakePeople wait to return to their homes after spending the night in the open following a rare… 12/05/11 11:27 CET
science
Jatropha ‘green gold’ status unprovenThe jatropha plant was hailed as ‘green gold’ when it first emerged in the mid 2000s; here was… 12/05/11 19:37 CET
thenetwork
Croatia under the spotlightCroatia’s prime minister, Jadranka Kosor, is pushing hard to make her country the EU’s 28th Member… 12/05/11 22:32 CET
world news
Cannes Cameraman 1/8: “I usually lose my voice by the end of day 5”*Media coverage of the Cannes festival requires an army of photographers. Some stand on duty… 12/05/11 14:58 CET
Besigye returns to UgandaThe leader of Uganda’s opposition Dr. Kizza Besigye returned to Kampala from medical treatment in… 12/05/11 22:48 CET
Denmark makes its case for stricter border checksDenmark has defended its decision to tighten border controls, insisiting this won’t contravene … 12/05/11 19:54 CET
Libyan opposition to open London officeThere has been a significant step forward for Libya’s rebel movement in its campaign for… 12/05/11 19:53 CET
Denmark Schengen sidestep ‘against crime’Reshaping the Schengen pact on passport-free travel across European borders has been under debate… 12/05/11 19:13 CET
Satisfaction and stupefaction after Demjanjuk trialObservers at the trial of John Demjanjuk expressed relief at the verdict, but many were stunned… 12/05/11 19:04 CET
Libyan rebels announce gainsNATO planes carried out a fresh raid overnight by on a residential compound used by the Libyan… 12/05/11 19:03 CET
Japan nuclear plant hit by more problemsMore problems have been reported at the Fukushima nuclear plant, two months after it was crippled… 12/05/11 18:14 CET
Quake-hit Lorca faces huge rebuilding taskThe day after a rare earthquake in Spain that killed nine people, injured nearly 300, and left 10… 12/05/11 17:34 CET
Back in the Day: Pope John Paul II shot*May 13, 1981.* Turkish gunman Mehmet Ali Ağca shoots Pope John Paul II in the Vatican’s St… 12/05/11 17:32 CET
Dozens of casualties after crackdown in SyriaAt least three people are thought to have died and dozens to have been injured during a crackdown… 12/05/11 17:03 CET
Putin finds it tough to start a LadaRussian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin’s PR trip to car manufacturer Lada backfired somewhat when… 12/05/11 17:02 CET
Air France crash probe to reveal more on MondayFrench investigators probing the crash of Air France flight 447, which crashed into the sea off the… 12/05/11 17:02 CET
Portugal bailout repels True Finn party from powerFinland’s True Finn party has refused to join the country’s next government as it opposes any… 12/05/11 17:02 CET
Court frees Demjanjuk after finding him guiltyA court in Munich has freed 91-year-old John Demjanjuk just hours after finding him guilty of being… 12/05/11 16:24 CET
German Greens gain first state premierGermany has its first ever Green state premier after Winfried Kretschmann, was formally elected to… 12/05/11 15:23 CET
EU ministers meet to discuss SchengenEU ministers have arrived in Brussels for an emergency meeting on the future of the Schengen… 12/05/11 13:23 CET
Five years prison for Nazi Holocaust helperA 91-year-old man has been found guilty of helping to kill thousands of Jews in the Sobibor Nazi… 12/05/11 13:03 CET
No wailing be happy as Bob Marley honoured in LAThirty years ago this week reggae music’s most successful exponent, Bob Marley, lost his battle… 12/05/11 12:33 CET
Clear-up begins after deadly Spain earthquakePatients have been evacuated from the local hospital in the Spanish town of Lorca after Wednesday… 12/05/11 11:34 CET
Tripoli takes pounding in fresh NATO night strikesTripoli has once again been targeted as NATO war planes launch a fresh series of night strikes on… 12/05/11 11:33 CET
Libyan rebels consolidate hold of MisrataLibyan rebels have been celebrating the capture of Misrata airport after prolonged and intense… 12/05/11 10:03 CET
Copycat German MEP quits top EU postGerman MEP Silvana Koch-Mehrin has resigned as vice-president of the European Parliament, amid… 12/05/11 08:43 CET
Lorca locals sleep on the streets after quakeAn earthquake has rocked a small town in Spain, badly damaging its ancient church. Eight people… 12/05/11 05:23 CET
US billionaire found guilty of insider tradingThe US hedge fund billionaire Raj Rajaratnam has been found guilty of making millions of dollars… 12/05/11 03:23 CET
Syrian tanks shell towns across the countryIn yet another bloody day in Syria’s seven week uprising at least 19 people are said to have been… 12/05/11 02:33 CET
State television shows Libyan leaderLibyan State Television has broadcast pictures of Muammar Gaddafi claiming they were taken some… 12/05/11 01:13 CET
Deadly crackdown as Yemen protests persistMore than a dozen people are reported dead in the latest day of anti-government protests in Yemen… 12/05/11 00:53 CET
