cinema
Rita & Chico opens Annecy Film FestivalRita is a singer with a hauntingly beautiful voice; Chico a brilliant avant-garde pianist. They… 06/06/11 13:49 CET
corporate
Nintendo is latest hacking victimJapanese games company Nintendo has confirmed a hacking attack on its computers in the US, but says… 06/06/11 14:49 CET
Is Prada’s HK IPO too pricy?Italy’s Prada has set the indicative price for its initial public offering of shares in Hong Kong… 06/06/11 14:49 CET
TEPCO stock dives on restructuring talkShares of Tokyo Electric Power fell to their lowest ever after the head of the Tokyo stock exchange… 06/06/11 14:49 CET
economy
IATA warns on airline profits from fuel and global turmoilThe world’s airlines have more than halved their forecast for profits this year – to just two 2.7… 06/06/11 17:19 CET
europa
EU vegetable traders to get E.coli compensationEurope-wide compensation for furious fruit and vegetable traders will come up for discussion this… 06/06/11 14:52 CET
hi-tech
Shedding light on secrets of deep spaceUnlocking some of the mysteries of space; the nature of black holes, how ancient galaxies were… 06/06/11 13:49 CET
learningworld
Child workers – not always a bad thingTackling child labour remains one of the greatest challenges facing both the developed and… 06/06/11 14:05 CET
Class creativityWhether we are born with it, or achieve it through inspiration and hard work, creativity is one of… 06/06/11 14:05 CET
A class from the pastTeaching history holds many challenges for educators, especially among divided communities or those… 06/06/11 14:05 CET
le mag
Jean Michel Jarre talks about his new albumFrench composer, producer and performer Jean Michel Jarre has just released a greatest hits album… 06/06/11 13:49 CET
pictureoftheday
Pro-palestine demonstration in LebanonPalestinian refugees shout slogans and carry a Palestinian flag at Ain al-Hilweh refugee camp in… 06/06/11 13:36 CET
world news
A peek at the future of internetTake a look at just how far the internet has come in the last decade and try to imagine what the… 06/06/11 18:14 CET
Erdogan lines up super-majority in Turkish pollTurkey’s Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan looks set to win a third term as the country heads… 06/06/11 17:50 CET
Strauss-Kahn case highlights sexism in French politicsThe sex case involving Dominique Strauss-Kahn has sent shockwaves through the French political… 06/06/11 15:56 CET
Back in the Day: fun to be at the YMCA*June 6, 1844.* The Young Men’s Christian Association, or YMCA, is founded in London by George… 06/06/11 08:32 CET
Fresh violence in south Yemen threatens truceCrowds of happy people in the Yemeni capital Sanaa may be celebrating the fall of their president… 06/06/11 22:54 CET
Portugal under scrutinyPortugal chose a new centre-right government in Sunday’s elections. The country is submerged in… 06/06/11 20:02 CET
Still mystery over E.coli outbreak sourceGerman officials struggled on Monday to pinpoint the source of a deadly E. coli outbreak after… 06/06/11 19:15 CET
Syrian security forces attacked near Turkish borderConfused reports are coming from the Syrian town of Jisr al-Shughour on the Turkish border, where… 06/06/11 19:13 CET
Ex-IMF chief Strauss-Kahn denies sex chargesFormer IMF boss Dominique Strauss-Kahn has pleaded not guilty to sexually assaulting a hotel maid… 06/06/11 19:04 CET
Greece starts austerity push despite angry people and politiciansGreek Prime Minister George Papandreou gathered his cabinet for a pep rally on Monday, trying to… 06/06/11 18:47 CET
Election over as Portugal braces for tough timesCalm reigns in the streets of Lisbon the day after the elections. No celebrations, no euphoria. It… 06/06/11 18:25 CET
Hotel staff give DSK a rough reception at courtHotel workers gathered outside the New York court where Dominique Strauss-Kahn was appearing… 06/06/11 17:43 CET
Portugal’s PM-in-waiting vows to honour IMF dealPortugal’s prime minister-elect Pedro Passos Coelho on Monday vowed to honour the terms of a 78… 06/06/11 17:33 CET
Portugal: ‘Memorandum is real programme’ for new governmentThe Portuguese took a new political direction on Sunday. To analyse the result of the election we… 06/06/11 17:24 CET
Strauss-Kahn pleads not guilty to sex chargesFormer IMF boss Dominique Strauss-Kahn has pleaded not guilty to sexually assaulting a hotel maid… 06/06/11 15:36 CET
Syria and Israel trade claims over deadly Golan clashIn Syria they have been burying demonstrators who were killed in clashes with Israeli troops in the… 06/06/11 15:35 CET
UK report slams ‘sexualisation’ of childrenBritish Prime Minister David Cameron has backed proposals in a new report that says children should… 06/06/11 15:21 CET
Source of German E.coli outbreak remains elusiveGerman officials claim it is too early to say whether a farm in Lower Saxony is the source of the… 06/06/11 15:13 CET
Back in the Day: the gates open to Graceland*June 7, 1982.* Graceland, the home of Elvis Presley in Memphis, Tennessee, opens to the public for… 06/06/11 14:10 CET
German cabinet adopts nuclear exit plansChancellor Angela Merkel’s cabinet has formally adopted plans that will make Germany the first big… 06/06/11 12:53 CET
Portugal shifts to the right, coalition expectedPortugal’s Social-Democrats are expected to put together a centre-right coalition after beating the… 06/06/11 12:24 CET
Israel on alert after Golan Heights bloodshedIsrael’s army is on alert after deadly clashes with Palestinians who tried to surge onto the Golan… 06/06/11 11:13 CET
Peru leans to the left in presidential votePeru’s left-winger Ollanta Humala has claimed victory in the country’s presidential election… 06/06/11 10:14 CET
Strauss-Kahn pleads not guilty to sex chargesThe former head of the International Monetary Fund, Dominique Strauss-Kahn, has pleaded not guilty… 06/06/11 08:23 CET
Socrates defeated, resigns party leadershipIt is all over for outgoing Portuguese Prime Minister Jose Socrates, defeated in his country’s… 06/06/11 07:05 CET
Portugal’s new-look parliamentThe composition of the new Portuguese parliament reveals a very different chamber from two years… 06/06/11 06:53 CET
Centre-right returns to power in PortugalPedro Passos Coelho and his centre-right PSD have won the Portuguese general election. They have… 06/06/11 06:52 CET
Razor-thin lead is set to give Humala the presidencySupporters of Peru’s left wing presidential candidate are confident their man has won despite… 06/06/11 06:03 CET
Saleh’s departure leaves Yemen dividedUncertainty surrounds the future of Yemen despite the street celebrations of thousands of democracy… 06/06/11 05:44 CET
Portugal’s president calls for early coalition talksPortuguese President Anibal Cavaco Silva on Monday asked Pedro Passos Coelho to start talks on… 06/06/11 05:44 CET
A third-term for Macedonia’s PMMacedonians appear to have returned Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski for a third term in a snap… 06/06/11 03:03 CET
Turkey begins final countdown to polling dayElection fever has gripped Turkey as the two main parties rally their faithful with just one week… 06/06/11 02:14 CET
‘Yemen will not slip into civil war’ – Yemen PostNot everyone in Yemen sees the departure of the country’s president as a significant step. Some… 06/06/11 00:24 CET
