cinema
Film rejected by studios becomes box office hitBased on the best selling novel of the same name, written by Kathryn Stockett, ‘The Help’ is a box… 31/08/11 16:46 CET
corporate
BP’s Moscow office raidedA fresh blow for BP in Russia as its Moscow office is raided by court officials looking for… 31/08/11 19:17 CET
Carrefour cuts profit expectations againA big profit warning from Carrefour – the fifth profit so far this year from the French group… 31/08/11 16:32 CET
economy
Gold surge boosts bullion businessAround the world the hunt is on for forgotten bullion. The recent surge in the price of gold – up… 31/08/11 19:16 CET
Euro zone jobs and inflation data may influence ECBThe latest euro zone unemployment figures show 10 percent of the working population was without a… 31/08/11 17:24 CET
Stronger yen hits Japan’s industrial output growthJapanese factory output rose less than forecast in July and companies surveyed by the government… 31/08/11 16:32 CET
German jobless decline slowsGerman unemployment fell in August though the rate of decline slowed. Federal Labour Office… 31/08/11 16:32 CET
hi-tech
Gaming addiction, the realityFor many people video games are a hobby, for others, they are an addiction. This year a… 31/08/11 15:22 CET
Self assembly 3D printer kits set to revolutionise the homeThe technology behind 3D printing has been in development since the 1980s and it has steadily… 31/08/11 08:31 CET
le mag
Rock legends Rod and Alice still going strongFamed crooner Rod Steward has kicked off his new residency at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas… 31/08/11 16:46 CET
pictureoftheday
Photograph of Gaddafi familyA Libyan shows a photograph of Muammar Gaddafi (L) , his son Saif al Islam© and his wife Safia… 31/08/11 12:03 CET
Sport
Rugby teams arrive to haka welcome in AucklandThe England, France and Japan squads were welcomed by cheering fans and a haka as they arrived in… 31/08/11 19:57 CET
Moncoutié wins stage 11France’s David Moncoutié held his nerve to win the fourth Vuelta stage of his career on Wednesday… 31/08/11 19:56 CET
world news
Libya’s “revolution” babiesIn a hospital in central Tripoli, some of the most vulnerable victims in the battle for the capital… 31/08/11 01:24 CET
Russia arrests dozens of opposition activistsAs election campaigning begins in Russia, authorities have detained dozens of opposition activists… 31/08/11 23:24 CET
Poland marks 31 years since Solidarity was legalisedWorkers killed during Communist crackdowns in Poland have been remembered, exactly 31 years after… 31/08/11 19:43 CET
Concerns over Chinese tycoon’s plans for Iceland farmA Chinese tycoon plans to build a holiday resort on an isolated and unlikely patch of land in… 31/08/11 19:03 CET
Libyan rebels halt Sirte assault pending ultimatumOn the road to Sirte, rebels had been advancing on Muammar Gaddafi’s last-remaining stronghold… 31/08/11 18:16 CET
Swedish police accused of thieving from their own safesSwedish police are alleged to have stolen almost 50,000 euros of the public’s valuables placed in… 31/08/11 18:15 CET
General Patraeus moves to Civvy StreetGeneral David Petraeus has made a final salute as he leaves the US army for a new job as director… 31/08/11 18:15 CET
German city introduces prostitute ‘tax’ metersThe German city of Bonn has begun charging prostitutes a nightly rate of six euros for taking… 31/08/11 18:15 CET
Ukraine’s ex-President ordered killing – suspectThe man suspected of the murder of one of Ukraine’s most high profile journalists has alleged that… 31/08/11 17:42 CET
Back in the Day: the dawn of science fiction*September 1, 1902.* The first science fiction film, ‘Le Voyage dans la lune’ (A Trip to the Moon)… 31/08/11 16:42 CET
London’s 11-year-old rioter sentencedA UK court has given an 18-month youth rehabilitation order to an 11-year-old boy who stole a bin… 31/08/11 16:21 CET
Syrian tanks roll back into HamaThe Syrian army sent tanks in to the city of Hama overnight Tuesday to Wednesday, according to… 31/08/11 16:14 CET
The people’s principality of Filettino defies RomeAmid the tranquillity of the hills above Rome, rebellion is in the air. The fury of the… 31/08/11 15:53 CET
Grozny rocked by deadly suicide bombingsA triple suicide bombing in the Chechen capital Grozny has left at least nine people dead and many… 31/08/11 14:23 CET
Kosovar Albanian admits US murders in GermanyThe trial has begun in Germany of a Kosovar Albanian man accused of shooting two US servicemen dead… 31/08/11 14:03 CET
Joyful crowds pack Martyrs’ Square in TripoliTens of thousands of worshippers have gathered in the newly-renamed Martyrs’ Square in Tripoli… 31/08/11 13:05 CET
Iran’s leader tells Libya rebels to beware of WestIran’s Supreme Leader has issued a thinly veiled warning to the new Libyan rebel government not to… 31/08/11 12:34 CET
Venice Film Festival set to openLast minute preparations are underway for the 68th Venice film festival which opens tonight in the… 31/08/11 11:14 CET
Witness ‘saw Sarkozy take cash’ for campaign, says judgeThere are fresh accusations alleging that Nicolas Sarkozy received cash from France’s richest woman… 31/08/11 10:43 CET
Cuba’s ‘Ladies in White’ ask Church to help stop violenceLeaders of the Cuban dissident group the “Ladies in White” have met Catholic Church officials to… 31/08/11 08:33 CET
EU parliament honours Simone Veil and SolidarityHundreds of people turned out to celebrate the inauguration of the European Parliament’s main… 31/08/11 07:01 CET
UN releases Libyan frozen assetsThe United Nations has agreed to release a chunk of Libya’s frozen assets after deciding the… 31/08/11 05:53 CET
Gaddafi loyalists in Sirte told to surrender or dieAnti-Gaddafi fighters have moved closer to the deposed Libyan leader’s birthplace of Sirte as the… 31/08/11 03:54 CET
Grozny hit by deadly suicide bombPolice in Chechnya say at least eight people have been killed in a suicide attack in the capital… 31/08/11 00:03 CET
