cinema
Pacino presents most personal project in VeniceThe Venice Film Festival is known to attract some of the biggest stars and Al Pacino is one of… 05/09/11 17:07 CET
corporate
Honda recalling nearly one million carsHonda is to recall 960,000 of its Fit small car – known as the Jazz in some markets – as well as… 05/09/11 13:48 CET
Swiss banks want US tax row dealThe head of the Swiss Bankers Association has said his country must solve a dispute with the United… 05/09/11 13:48 CET
economy
Deutsche Bank boss warns crisis could kill weak banksEurope’s sovereign debt crisis will cut bank’s profits for years and could even kill off some of… 05/09/11 18:46 CET
Athens under pressure over EU/IMF aidWith the credibility of the euro zone at stake over Greece‘s bailout, the wrangling goes on… 05/09/11 18:46 CET
focus
South Korea’s food goes globalThe South Koreans are keen for the world to develop a taste for their country, and they’re using… 05/09/11 16:50 CET
le mag
Bucharest hosts Enescu FestivalThe 20th George Enescu classical music festival got off to a fine start in the city of Bucharest… 05/09/11 16:58 CET
pictureoftheday
Libyan football team celebrates first victory under new flagLibyan players celebrate with a Kingdom of Libya flag after winning against Mozambique during their… 05/09/11 14:32 CET
silentdisasters
UN orders enquiry into rape claims against Haiti peacekeepersThe United Nations has ordered an immediate investigation into claims that four Uruguayan… 05/09/11 23:23 CET
Sport
Messi arrives to hero’s welcome in BangladeshHundreds of fans gave the Argentine national football team a noisy welcome on their arrival at… 05/09/11 17:28 CET
Cramp curbs Nadal after Nalbadian victoryRafael Nadal took a turn for the worse after his straight set victory over Argentine David… 05/09/11 09:53 CET
world news
New York Muslims recall 9/11 backlashFreedom of religion is a constitutionally guaranteed right in the US, a principle of government for… 05/09/11 19:20 CET
9/11 reverberations on young peopleOur correspondent in New York asks children and people who were in their teens then what they think… 05/09/11 15:51 CET
9/11 recovery pains lingerThe New York fire fighters of September 11, 2001, and their families, still find it hard to believe… 05/09/11 15:51 CET
Deadline extended for Gaddafi supporters to lay down armsIt is a waiting game outside the Libyan town of Bani Walid, as those loyal to deposed leader… 05/09/11 02:33 CET
Chirac to face corruption trial in absentiaFormer French president Jacques Chirac will be tried on corruption charges in his absence, because… 05/09/11 23:04 CET
Turkish Israeli tension for airport passengersGrowing tension between Israel and Turkey is manifesting itself at airports, where passengers from… 05/09/11 20:03 CET
Chirac trial to go ahead without the star defendantThe corruption trial against Jacques Chirac is to go ahead – although the former French president… 05/09/11 19:33 CET
Death toll from Japan typhoon risesThe death toll from Japan’s worst typhoon since 2004 is now reportedly close to 40 with a desperate… 05/09/11 19:13 CET
Europe’s markets slump on economy and debt fearsA black Monday for the financial markets with share prices and the euro tumbling in value. As… 05/09/11 18:46 CET
Iran rejects Kurdish rebel ceasefireIran’s Revolutionary Guards have rejected a Kurdish rebel ceasefire as “meaningless” as long as the… 05/09/11 18:35 CET
Continued support for post-Gaddafi Libya from NATO and UNThe UN’s representative in Libya has been holding further talks with the interim interior minister… 05/09/11 18:34 CET
Phantom fountain felon fingered by fancy footwearItalian police say they have caught the phantom fountain felon who vandalised two of Rome’s most… 05/09/11 18:13 CET
A crunch week for Europe’s economiesEurope’s struggle with countries’ sovereign debt this week faces a string of political and legal… 05/09/11 17:35 CET
Back in the Day: farewell Diana, Princess of Wales*September 6, 1997.* A estimated television audience of more than two billion people worldwide… 05/09/11 17:15 CET
Palestinians look to become part of the UN furnitureIt is no ordinary piece of furniture. Built by campaigners, a wooden chair symbolises the… 05/09/11 16:58 CET
French prosecutors accept Chirac’s sick noteFormer French President Jacques Chirac has missed the opening of his corruption trial in Paris due… 05/09/11 16:33 CET
Gas talks fail between Russia and UkraineTalks between Russia and Ukraine on gas prices have broken up in Moscow without agreement between… 05/09/11 16:03 CET
Iceland’s ex-PM goes on trial over economic woesIceland’s ex-prime minister has gone on trial over the country’s financial crisis in 2008. Geir… 05/09/11 15:23 CET
Clashes outside court as Mubarak trial resumesA key day at the trial of Hosni Mubarak in Cairo began with supporters of the ex-president trying… 05/09/11 14:54 CET
Compensating 9/11 respondersThe James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act was signed into law by President Barack Obama on… 05/09/11 14:29 CET
Bani Walid defies NTC forcesForces continue to amass around Bani Walid, one of the few towns in Libya still loyal to Muammar… 05/09/11 14:03 CET
Markets slump on economy and debt fearsAnother black Monday for the financial markets with share prices and the euro tumbling in value… 05/09/11 13:48 CET
Security threat at Misrata as town cleans upSome of the worst fighting of the Libyan uprising was over the town of Misrata and it is still… 05/09/11 12:44 CET
First witnesses heard in Mubarak trialA key day at the trial of Hosni Mubarak in Cairo began with supporters of the ex-president trying… 05/09/11 12:23 CET
Empty dock as Chirac trial gets underwayThe corruption trial against Jacques Chirac has started, but the former French president’s doctors… 05/09/11 11:33 CET
Mudslides and floods kill dozens in JapanExtreme weather has brought back to Japan painful memories of its tsunami disaster, killing at… 05/09/11 11:13 CET
Back in the Day: Russia taxes beards*September 5, 1698.* Russian Tsar Peter the Great imposes a taxes on beards as part of a effort to… 05/09/11 09:54 CET
Libya’s NTC promises fair trials for mercenary suspectsFresh concerns have been raised over the plight of foreigners in Libya. Around 5,000 people… 05/09/11 08:53 CET
Cuba celebrates its saint for first time in yearsNew pictures show the Castro regime in Cuba is relaxing its stance on processions by allowing one… 05/09/11 07:43 CET
Diamond probe could be Belgium’s biggest fraudAuthorities in Belgium are investigating a case that may be the country’s largest ever fraud. The… 05/09/11 07:39 CET
Chirac may be too ill to stand trial in FranceFormer French president Jacques Chirac could avoid facing corruption charges now he has been… 05/09/11 07:36 CET
Pacino honoured at Venice Film FestivalHollywood heavyweight Al Pacino has received a Golden Lion award at the Venice Film Festival. The… 05/09/11 04:23 CET
New Orleans coping with tropical Storm LeeAfter the devastation caused by Hurricane Katrina six years ago, New Orleans has managed to weather… 05/09/11 01:33 CET
Merkel’s party loses support in her home stateGermany’s Chancellor has suffered a local election defeat in the state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern… 05/09/11 00:03 CET
