businessweekly
The DSK scandal and the IMF’s futureThe sex scandal involving Dominique Strauss-Kahn keeps dominating the headlines. This week’s… 20/05/11 20:01 CET
cinema
Cannes: In competitionLe Havre The stars of Finnish film Le Havre received a standing ovation following the film’s… 20/05/11 17:35 CET
Canne Camera d’Or selectionA hard-hitting and stylish first film from Mexican director Everardo Gout is in the competition for… 20/05/11 17:35 CET
Von Trier canned at Cannes as expulsion sets tongues waggingAll the gossip at the Cannes Film Festival is the expulsion of provocative Danish director Lars Von… 20/05/11 05:04 CET
corporate
TEPCO boss quits after huge lossThe disaster at its tsunami hit Fukushima nuclear plant means Tokyo Electric Power has reported a… 20/05/11 18:32 CET
Mitsui deal cuts BP oil spill costsBP has struck a key victory in its battle to share the cost of the Gulf of Mexico oil spill… 20/05/11 18:32 CET
Prada ‘closer to Hong Kong IPO’Prada has moved a step closer to its planned 1.4 billion euro initial public offering of shares in… 20/05/11 18:32 CET
economy
Central and Eastern European economies set for faster growthThe economies of emerging European countries and those of central Asia will grow slightly faster… 20/05/11 18:32 CET
europa
Spanish protesters defy banIn Madrid crowds of Spanish demonstrators have maintained their protest camp in the central square… 20/05/11 20:30 CET
europeweekly
Europe Weekly: a round-up of the major stories of the weekIn this edition, the Dominique Strasse-Kahn scandal, the on-going attempts to form a government in… 20/05/11 19:49 CET
italk
Frémaux talks controversy and glamour at CannesThe Cannes Film Festival is the topic for this week’s edition of I talk, presented by Alex Taylor… 20/05/11 15:46 CET
learningworld
Gold stars – and stripesThis week Learning World looks at the American education system and the challenges facing the … 20/05/11 17:13 CET
my no comment
Spaniards take to Cadiz streets for demoDemonstrators take the streets of Cadiz, in Spain. (video filmed by Juanrubia) 20/05/11 12:47 CET
Meeting in AlicantePeople gather in Alicante, Spain, in front of the tax department (video filmed by Rus). 20/05/11 12:47 CET
pictureoftheday
Demonstrators camp out at Madrid’s Puerta del SolDemonstrators camp out at Madrid’s famous landmark Puerta del Sol during a protest against… 20/05/11 11:15 CET
u talk
Health: less fat, less salt, less sugar – but when?“My name is Israel and I live in Alicante. Why aren’t the EU countries united in demanding a… 20/05/11 09:46 CET
world news
Photographers at Cannes 7/8: “I enjoy being behind the scenes”*Media coverage of the Cannes festival requires an army of photographers. Some stand on duty… 20/05/11 15:36 CET
Syrian security forces shoot protesters dead as protests spreadSyrian security forces shot live rounds at demonstrators as Friday protests mark another day of… 20/05/11 23:43 CET
Strauss-Kahn released on bail by NY judgeAfter handing over bail and a bond deposit of a total of six million euros, Dominique Strauss-Kahn… 20/05/11 23:34 CET
Judge releases Strauss-Kahn from custodyA judge in New York has released Dominique Strauss-Kahn from custody. The former head of the… 20/05/11 22:36 CET
US view: Strauss-Kahn ‘will get a fair trial’The Strauss-Kahn case has gripped people on both sides of the Atlantic and it has only just begun… 20/05/11 21:34 CET
Israel’s Netanyahu rejects Obama’s border proposalsIsrael’s prime minister has rejected US President Obama’s vision for the borders of a future… 20/05/11 21:13 CET
Suspended sentence for Belarussian politiciansTwo Belarussian opposition leaders who ran against President Alexander Lukashenko in December have… 20/05/11 20:34 CET
Barroso warns Kosovo on reformsThe European Commission President has been laying the foundations for new ties with Kosovo -… 20/05/11 20:34 CET
Obama’s ‘security for territory’ Mideast speechThe central thrust of Barack Obama’s speech on the Middle East was to re-start talks between the… 20/05/11 20:10 CET
Britain’s Queen ends triumphant trip to IrelandBritain’s Queen Elizabeth II has left Ireland after an historic visit widely hailed as a diplomatic… 20/05/11 18:33 CET
European to succeed Strauss-Kahn?European leaders are racing to nominate a successor to Dominique Strauss-Kahn at the International… 20/05/11 18:32 CET
POTC: DSK and the blame game“Pick of the Clicks looks at the most clicked story of the week on our website and how it is being… 20/05/11 17:49 CET
Yemen’s Saleh calls for early electionsWith thousands rallying for and against his rule, Yemen’s President has called for early elections… 20/05/11 17:29 CET
Friday prayers lead to fresh bloodshed in SyriaAt least 15 people, including one child, are feared dead in Syria after security forces opened fire… 20/05/11 17:04 CET
Yemen’s Saleh calls for early electionsYemen’s president Ali Abdullah Saleh said on Friday that early elections should be held amid… 20/05/11 15:53 CET
Turkey earthquake kills two, injures dozensAn earthquake in northwest Turkey has killed at least two people and injured nearly 100 more… 20/05/11 15:43 CET
Strauss-Kahn set to leave jail on bailThe eyes of the world’s media are fixed on New York’s notorious Rikers Island jail, with ex-… 20/05/11 14:45 CET
Ban headache for Spanish politiciansA ban on the mass protests by Spain’s youth ahead of Sunday’s local elections has created a major… 20/05/11 13:25 CET
France still perplexed as DSK bailedFrance woke up to the news on Friday that Dominique Strauss-Kahn has been released on bail. The… 20/05/11 13:21 CET
Netanyahu, Obama at odds over Mideast peaceIsraeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is set to meet President Barack Obama later on Friday for… 20/05/11 11:43 CET
NATO strikes hit Libyan warshipsNATO said on Friday that it bombed eight Libyan warships in overnight air strikes on Tripoli… 20/05/11 11:33 CET
Fatal tremor strikes western TurkeyAn 5.9-magnitude earthquake struck western Turkey on Thursday, killing at least two people and… 20/05/11 09:13 CET
Arnie ‘terminates’ acting return after sex scandalEx-California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger has put a return to Hollywood on hold following his… 20/05/11 08:23 CET
‘Nothing new’ as Obama delivers Middle East speechPresident Obama has outlined future US policy in the Middle East in his first major speech on the… 20/05/11 05:44 CET
Strauss-Kahn to “begin a new chapter in his life”Rikers Island is the notorious prison where Dominique Strauss-Khan will spend one more night before… 20/05/11 03:33 CET
Spain’s plazas rock to the sound of protestTens of thousands of Spaniards have defied a government ban to voice their fury over unemployment… 20/05/11 03:13 CET
Media frenzy surrounding Strauss-Khan shocks FrenchThe media frenzy surrounding the arrest and subsequent indictment for sex offences of Dominique… 20/05/11 01:53 CET
Wife and daughter in court to support Strauss-KahnAnne Sinclair, the third wife of Dominique Strauss-Kahn, and his daughter Camille leave the Lower… 20/05/11 01:13 CET
Judge grants Strauss-Kahn bail with conditionsThe ex-IMF boss Dominique Strauss-Kahn has been granted bail by a court in New York. He spent… 20/05/11 00:33 CET
