cinema
Around the world in 80,000 YouTube clipsLife In A Day is a cinematic experiment, a time-capsule of a film that aims to show what it was… 22/06/11 15:47 CET
corporate
Philips issues profit warningPhilips shares slumped after it warned of sharply lower profits at two of its three key divisions… 22/06/11 15:47 CET
Higher costs squeeze HM profitsSweden’s Hennes and Mauritz has posted a slightly bigger than expected fall in quarterly pretax… 22/06/11 15:47 CET
economy
Fed: Moderate US recovery at slow pace, no more QEPolicymakers at the US central bank the Federal Reserve have signalled concerns about economic… 22/06/11 19:42 CET
Second investigation complicates Lagarde’s IMF questThere is more pressure on French Finance Minister Christine Lagarde – the leading candidate to head… 22/06/11 18:42 CET
europa
What gravy train? EU staff threaten to strikeRight after the daily briefing at the EU Commission I heard clapping hands and raised voices… 22/06/11 15:01 CET
fly
Clearing airport and airspace congestionSummer time means holidays for many people. But for the unlucky traveller, it also means delays… 22/06/11 15:03 CET
hi-tech
First biofuel-powered transatlantic flightTouching down at the Paris Air Show at Le Bourget, the first ever transatlantic flight powered… 22/06/11 15:47 CET
le mag
Frankfurt Modern Art Museum turns 20To celebrate its 20th anniversary, the Modern Art Museum in Frankfurt is presenting an enormous… 22/06/11 15:47 CET
monacowedding
Prince Albert and Charlene Wittstock get ready to exchange vowsGlitz and glamour is once again the order of the day for Monaco. Prince Albert and Charlene… 22/06/11 20:10 CET
pictureoftheday
Rubbish crisis in NaplesRubbish is seen in the famous “Toledo” road after a protest in downtown Naples, Italy. REUTERS /… 22/06/11 14:36 CET
world news
Europe ‘must share immigration’Responsibility for the influx of migrants from North Africa should be shared by all of Europe, not… 22/06/11 19:51 CET
Fears that sectarian conflict could go beyond SyriaFor three months now protesters have been demonstrating against the regime of President Bashar… 22/06/11 19:29 CET
How do we stop the world going hungry?To get some perspective on the problems of rising food prices and the effect this is having… 22/06/11 18:48 CET
‘Hactivists’: faceless threat or caped crusaders?*No organisation is too big to hack. Sony, Visa, Google, the IMF, the governments of Turkey and… 22/06/11 14:51 CET
Russian opposition cries foulWith just six months to go before parliamentary elections in Russia concerns about the state of… 22/06/11 23:05 CET
Accounts of atrocities leave Syrians reluctant to go homePictures uploaded to a social media website are said to be of the funeral of a 13-year-old boy… 22/06/11 23:04 CET
Ai Wei Wei released on bailAi Wei Wei is back home after more than two months in detention. The Chinese activist and artist… 22/06/11 21:35 CET
G20 chews over the subject of food marketsThe first ever summit of the G20’s agriculture ministers has begun in Paris, and they are under the… 22/06/11 20:34 CET
Paris court decides Galliano’s fateDisgraced fashion designer John Galliano is in court today facing charges of anti-semitic… 22/06/11 18:14 CET
People in Naples block streets with binbagsPeople in Naples have vented their anger at the city’s ongoing rubbish crisis by blocking the… 22/06/11 17:26 CET
Relatives gather at Russian crash siteRelatives and friends of 45 people who died in a plane crash in Russia on Monday have gathered for… 22/06/11 17:26 CET
Ai Wei Wei released on bailThe renowned Chinese artist and activist Ai Wei Wei has been released on bail after reportedly… 22/06/11 17:26 CET
Life sentences for Bahrain activistsThere have been demonstrations in Bahrain as eight pro-democracy activists were sentenced to life… 22/06/11 17:26 CET
Rough seas ahead for GreeceGreece has long been recognised as a sea-faring nation. And – despite surviving a key vote of… 22/06/11 16:44 CET
Italian PM confident of staying until 2013Silvio Berlusconi says he will stay in office until the end of his term in 2013. On Tuesday, the… 22/06/11 16:33 CET
Russian vigil for Patriotic WarAcross Russia, people have been marking the outbreak of war 70 years ago, when the Soviet Union was… 22/06/11 16:23 CET
US man in $1 bank heist for medical attentionMost people don’t willingly send themselves to prison. But for James Verone from North Carolina… 22/06/11 15:45 CET
Obama key troop speechUS President Barack Obama will announce the first phase of promised troop reductions in Afghanistan… 22/06/11 14:45 CET
Syria tells EU to ‘stop interfering’The Syrian foreign minister has said the EU reaction to President Bashar al-Assad’s speech on… 22/06/11 14:44 CET
Italian PM determined to staySilvio Berlusconi has said he will stay in office until the end of his term in 2013. On Tuesday… 22/06/11 14:03 CET
Back in the Day: the rebirth of the Olympic Games*June 23, 1894.* French baron Pierre de Coubertin founds the International Olympic Committee at the… 22/06/11 13:59 CET
Second night of sectarian violence in BelfastSectarian clashes took place for a second night in Northern Ireland’s capital, with police… 22/06/11 12:43 CET
Greek government soldiers onGreece’s government is now in a position to approve its austerity plan, having survived a… 22/06/11 12:04 CET
Warnings grow over the future of food pricesFor the vast majority of the world’s population eating is not a problem. But for some, around 15… 22/06/11 11:53 CET
Pro-Gaddafi forces step up attacks on MisrataFighting has intensified around the Libyan city of Misrata. It has come under heavy fire from… 22/06/11 11:33 CET
Obama set for key speech on Afghan troop pulloutUS President Barack Obama will announce the first phase of promised troop reductions in Afghanistan… 22/06/11 10:33 CET
Mexican claims major drug ‘hit’One of Mexico’s most-feared drug kings has been captured at a highway checkpoint, without… 22/06/11 08:43 CET
Argentina’s Fernandez to go for re-electionArgentine president Cristina Fernandez is to run for a second term in October. The news ends… 22/06/11 07:47 CET
Panetta becomes Pentagon chiefThe US Senate has confirmed the outgoing CIA boss, Leon Panetta as the new Secretary of Defense… 22/06/11 07:47 CET
Belfast violence erupts ahead of marching seasonSectarian violence erupted for a second night in Northern Ireland, where a press photographer was… 22/06/11 05:33 CET
Greek cabinet survives crucial confidence voteAn under pressure but determined Greek premier and his cabinet have survived a parliamentary vote… 22/06/11 04:33 CET
Ban Ki-moon given second term as UN chiefUN chief Ban Ki-moon has been re-elected for a second five-year term as secretary general. The… 22/06/11 00:34 CET
