cinema
Turkish Passport WWII Jews’ salvationThe film “The Turkish Passport” combines dramatic reenactments with documentary testimony to tell a… 01/08/11 13:53 CET
corporate
HSBC cuts 30,000 jobsHSBC is to cut 30,000 workers as it pulls out of countries where it is struggling to compete… 01/08/11 14:22 CET
EADS buys satellite communications firmEADS is to pay 673 million euros for the satellite communications service provider Vizada. It… 01/08/11 14:22 CET
economy
Euro zone factory growth stalls in JulyManufacturing in the euro zone expanded in July at the weakest rate since the 2009 recession… 01/08/11 15:01 CET
learningworld
Ashoka – a success for social enterpriseThe most innovative minds have come together for one week only to brainstorm ways to make the world… 01/08/11 14:02 CET
le mag
Salzburg Festival: Mozart and then someThe 91st Salzburg classical opera Festival is under way in the Austrian city where Mozart was born… 01/08/11 13:53 CET
pictureoftheday
Muslims around the world mark the beginning of RamadanMuslim woman attend mass prayer session “Tarawih”, which marks the beginning of the holy fasting… 01/08/11 10:06 CET
science
Surgery under hypnosisIn an operating theatre in the Saint Luc University hospital in Brussels, the anaesthetist is also… 01/08/11 14:57 CET
Sport
Klinsmann in, Bradley outFormer German international Jürgen Klinsmann made his first public appearance as coach of the… 01/08/11 20:41 CET
Phelps ready for London OlympicsDespite winning seven medals at the world championships in Shanghai, America’s Michael Phelps was… 01/08/11 20:41 CET
India lose but help Cricket Spirit winIndia, the top-ranked cricket nation in the world, have received glowing praise despite a crushing… 01/08/11 17:47 CET
world news
Fighters, protesters and refugees among the Muslims marking RamadanAcross the Arab world signs are going up in shops and restaurants, just one of the many indications… 01/08/11 16:37 CET
Asylum seekers clash with Italian policeIn Italy, at least 30 people were hurt during clashes between asylum seekers and the police on… 01/08/11 22:53 CET
Poland remembers Warsaw UprisingPoland on Monday paid tribute to those who lost their lives in the Warsaw Uprising… 01/08/11 22:03 CET
US debt: ‘decades of financial mismanagement’As the US Congress prepared to vote on a last-minute deal to avoid a federal debt default, euronews… 01/08/11 19:55 CET
Crunch US debt vote underwayLawmakers in the US Congress were voting on Monday to approve the last minute $2.4 trillion deal to… 01/08/11 19:53 CET
Debt crisis – still plenty more to settleThe United States may have avoided defaulting on its debts with a political agreement to increase… 01/08/11 19:45 CET
Egypt’s army evicts protesters from Tahrir SquareSecurity forces have stormed Cairo’s Tahrir Square, clearing away hardcore demonstrators who… 01/08/11 19:24 CET
NATO removes Serbia-Kosovo border roadblocksNATO troops on Monday removed three roadblocks close to the Serbia-Kosovo border where violence… 01/08/11 19:03 CET
EU extends Syria sanctionsMore amateur footage emerged from Syria on Monday of the weekend crackdown on dissent in the city… 01/08/11 18:13 CET
Turkish PM set to pick new military chiefsTurkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan met military officials on Monday to choose a new high… 01/08/11 17:03 CET
Gunfire exchanged on Israel-Lebanon borderThere has been a brief exchange of gunfire between Israeli and Lebanese soldiers along the border… 01/08/11 16:14 CET
Israelis protest over high cost of livingMany public services in Israel have been at a standstill after local authority workers went on a… 01/08/11 16:03 CET
Deadly tornado wreaks havoc in Russian cityIt has been dubbed Russia’s first ever “city tornado.” A twister has brought terror to… 01/08/11 15:53 CET
Public transport fares soar in debt-hit PortugalAugust has got off to an expensive start for public transport users in debt-burdened Portugal with… 01/08/11 15:53 CET
Italian police and migrants clash; 30 injuredPassers by and police were among at least 30 people injured when migrants staged an angry protest… 01/08/11 15:53 CET
Norway to hold day of mourning on August 21Norway will hold a day of mourning on August 21 to remember the victims of the country’s worst… 01/08/11 15:36 CET
Congress to vote on last-minute US debt dealCongress is due to vote today on an eleventh-hour debt deal between Republicans and Democrats to… 01/08/11 14:03 CET
Aid groups vaccinate children in Horn of AfricaEmergency vaccinations have begun in the world’s biggest refugee camp, where thousands fleeing… 01/08/11 12:44 CET
Assad hails Syrian troops for fighting ‘warped plot’President Bashar al-Assad of Syria has praised his armed forces in the face of what he called a… 01/08/11 12:23 CET
European markets welcome US debt dealEuropean markets have welcomed the deal to raise the US debt ceiling, easing worries about a… 01/08/11 11:03 CET
Mexican gang suspect ‘admits 1,500 murders’Police in Mexico say a suspected gang leader they have arrested has confessed to ordering the… 01/08/11 10:33 CET
Libyan migrant boat arrives in Italy with 25 deadThe bodies of 25 people have been found on a migrant boat that landed on the Italian island of… 01/08/11 10:23 CET
Red roses in Rio mark anti-crime protestAnti-violence campaigners in Brazil have planted a field of red roses on Rio de Janeiro’s… 01/08/11 08:43 CET
Arab unrest casts a shadow over RamadanThe Muslim holy month of Ramadan has begun for this year and Saudi Arabia marked it by lighting up… 01/08/11 07:23 CET
Police detain protesters in MoscowPolice in Moscow and St. Petersburg have detained nearly 100 opposition members who staged sit-down… 01/08/11 07:15 CET
Two-step deal reached over US debt crisisPresident Barack Obama has reached a deal with congressional leaders to reduce the public deficit… 01/08/11 04:34 CET
West condemns Syrian crackdown in HamaThere has been widespread condemnation of the Syrian government’s latest crackdown on protesters in… 01/08/11 03:33 CET
Iranian woman pardons man for acid attackAn Iranian woman who was blinded by a suitor when he threw acid on her face has spared her… 01/08/11 01:43 CET
