cinema
Annecy focuses on US indie animationIndependent American animated cinema – that is the special section in this year’s international… 09/06/11 18:35 CET
corporate
Mini cars, maxi investmentGermany’s BMW has announced plans to spend the equivalent of 560 million euros in the UK mostly on… 09/06/11 21:06 CET
Hackers access Citigroup bank card dataCitigroup has confirmed a media report that computer hackers have accessed details of about 200,000… 09/06/11 21:06 CET
economy
ECB signals July interest rate riseThe European Central Bank is in “strong vigilance” mode over inflation pressures, ECB President… 09/06/11 21:06 CET
Turkey’s economic future under the spotlightPartly because of its successful management of Turkey’s economy, the ruling AK Party looks set to… 09/06/11 21:06 CET
Lagarde woos China over IMF jobFrench Finance Minister Christine Lagarde has been in China as she continues her world tour looking… 09/06/11 21:06 CET
europa
Ratings agencies challenged by MEPsA new, independent European rating foundation has been proposed as part of moves to overhaul credit… 09/06/11 21:11 CET
EU-Russia vegetable row clouds summitRussian and European Union leaders have begun talks in Nizhny Novgorod, east of Moscow, that are… 09/06/11 20:17 CET
hi-tech
Taxi project aims to cut violence in cabsWorking alone, sometimes late and night or early in the morning, ferrying around people who have… 09/06/11 18:47 CET
interview
Tunisia, Egypt – a wake up call for Africa?Many think this could be Africa’s century. The continent weathered the global recession relatively… 09/06/11 16:32 CET
pictureoftheday
Yemeni anti-government demonstrationAn anti-government protester shouts slogans during a demonstration calling for an interim… 09/06/11 14:33 CET
thenetwork
Turkey’s EU membership ambitionsThis week The Network talks to three newsmakers to explore the issue of Turkey’s accession to the… 09/06/11 21:10 CET
world news
Cameron rejects Church attack on spending cutsBritish Prime Minister David Cameron has defended his deficit-cutting policies following the most… 09/06/11 23:24 CET
Fear of Russian veto in UN vote on SyriaMoscow is yet to say if it will veto a United Nations Security Council resolution condemning Syria… 09/06/11 23:04 CET
Iraq may ask some US troops to stay: CIA chiefAl-Qaeda retains a significant presence in Iraq and Baghdad may ask for some American troops to… 09/06/11 21:40 CET
Kurds to vote around Turkish threshold ruleKurdish nationalists stand a reasonable chance of gaining more representation in Turkey’s… 09/06/11 20:54 CET
Stakes are high in Turkish electionOn September 12, 1980 Turkey experienced its third military coup in 20 years. The previous two… 09/06/11 20:43 CET
High hopes for civil constitution post poll in TurkeyTurkey having been ruled under constitutions forged in the aftermath of military coups since the… 09/06/11 20:28 CET
Western allies offer more cash to Libyan rebelsWestern and Arab allies fighting against Muammar Gaddafi’s regime on Thursday responded to a call… 09/06/11 19:24 CET
UN suspects Gaddafi approved mass-rape policyUN war crimes investigators say a picture is emerging from Libya that Colonel Muammar Gaddafi is… 09/06/11 18:34 CET
Brazilian court allows Italian killer to walk freeItalian politicians hit out at Thursday’s decision by Brazil’s Supreme Court to block the… 09/06/11 18:05 CET
The army killed my father, says Syrian girlRefugees fleeing political unrest in Syria have been speaking of their trauma over recent events… 09/06/11 17:55 CET
Greek state workers protest against privatisationMany tourists in Greece found getting around was a problem on Thursday as workers in state-owned… 09/06/11 17:23 CET
Brussels airport flights cancelled due to strikeMany flights into and out of Brussels Airport have been cancelled due to a 24 hour strike by… 09/06/11 17:16 CET
More Buenos Aires flights cancelled over ash cloudFlights from Argentina’s capital Buenos Aires have been cancelled again because of an ash cloud… 09/06/11 17:16 CET
Russia voices opposition to any UN Syria resolutionThe risk of a Russian veto was always there as four Western nations handed the UN Security Council… 09/06/11 15:33 CET
Libyan rebels press allies for more cashLibyan rebels on Thursday asked NATO allies and Arab nations to stump up more cash if their efforts… 09/06/11 15:03 CET
Britain’s most politically incorrect RoyalQueen Elizabeth II’s husband of 64 years, Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh has a reputation for… 09/06/11 14:49 CET
Bundestag debates Germany’s nuclear futureGermany’s MPs have begun debating government proposals to ditch the country’s nuclear energy… 09/06/11 14:13 CET
Back in the Day: the first steps to stay sober*June 10, 1935.* Dr. Robert Smith takes his last alcoholic drink, a beer to steady his hands for… 09/06/11 12:56 CET
E.coli: scientists ponder multiple sourcesScientists in Germany investigating the deadly E.coli food poisoning outbreak are still working on… 09/06/11 12:53 CET
Téa Obreht wins Orange prize for fictionThis year’s £30,000 (34,000 euros) Orange Prize for literary fiction went to a debut novel that… 09/06/11 12:22 CET
More than 1,000 Syrians flee into TurkeyMore than 1,000 Syrians have crossed into Turkey in the last 24 hours, taking refuge in a tent camp… 09/06/11 12:03 CET
UN investigates Gaddafi over mass rape policyWar crimes investigators claim to have evidence linking Libya’s leader Muammar Gaddafi to a policy… 09/06/11 11:03 CET
Italian anger as Brazil frees BattistiConvicted Italian murderer Cesare Battisti is a free man after the Supreme Court in Brazil rejected… 09/06/11 10:03 CET
US accelerates covert war in Yemen – reportsThe United States has reportedly intensified its covert war in Yemen amid fears the tribal and… 09/06/11 08:45 CET
Brazil’s top court rejects Battisti’s extraditionItalian left-wing militant Cesare Battisti arrived at Brazil’s Supreme Court to learn that he is… 09/06/11 06:33 CET
Veg growers say EU aid package is inadequateA European aid package for vegetable farmers reeling from losses in the wake of the E.coli crisis… 09/06/11 06:24 CET
Turkey urges Syria to curb violence against civiliansTurkey has opened its borders to Syrian refugees as they flee their homes out of fear military… 09/06/11 02:33 CET
UN Security Council debate on Syrian unrestBritain, France, Germany and Portugal have put forward a UN Security Council resolution aimed at… 09/06/11 01:03 CET
Legal battle heats up in Strauss-Kahn caseWhat is likely to be a fierce legal battle in the Dominique Strauss-Kahn case appears to have… 09/06/11 00:24 CET
Libya: fighting in Misrata, diplomacy in Abu DhabiAs NATO planes resumed their strikes over Tripoli in one of the heaviest weeks of bombardments so… 09/06/11 00:23 CET
