cinema
Hollywood comes to TorontoHollywood A-listers Angelina Jolie, George Clooney, Brad Pitt and Glenn Close are in Canada, for… 14/09/11 14:43 CET
economy
The plan behind Italy’s austerity measuresMaking the sums add up while global markets fix their nervous gaze on the euro zone’s third largest… 14/09/11 19:36 CET
Markets rise on debt hopesEuropean shares rose in a tentative recovery rally on hopes a plan by European Commission President… 14/09/11 19:32 CET
US poverty level reaches record highNearly one in six Americans are living in poverty. That is the result of the US Census Bureau’s… 14/09/11 15:26 CET
UK jobless figures up fastest in two yearsThe number of people unemployed in the UK had its sharpest rise for nearly two years. The… 14/09/11 15:23 CET
European shares turn positiveShares rose after the head of the European Commission Jose Manuel Barroso said it would soon… 14/09/11 15:23 CET
europa
Workers rights must be defended, ILO chief saysWhile deficit reduction and growth may be the current priority of most governments, workers rights… 14/09/11 19:13 CET
le mag
New York Fashion: Herrera and RodriguezCarolina Herrera gets inspired by vintage Bakelite bracelets and shows her playful side while… 14/09/11 16:11 CET
pictureoftheday
Chilean health workers on strikeA demonstrator wears a mask as he attends a march in support of public health workers in Santiago… 14/09/11 13:17 CET
science
New detection system cuts threat from space junkAustralian scientists have developed a laser system that can detect tiny pieces of space debris… 14/09/11 13:39 CET
Sport
Rugby World Cup: Wins for Canada, Scotland and SamoaCanada needed a late try from winger Phil Mackenzie to secure a thrilling World Cup win over Tonga… 14/09/11 20:18 CET
World Cup DebutAfter the longest wait of any team in the tournament, the Russians will finally be making their… 14/09/11 19:09 CET
Milan deny Barca winning start to European title defenceBarcelona began their Champions League title defence with a two all draw with seven-times winners… 14/09/11 08:05 CET
world news
US & EU head to Israel with UN vote loomingWith just five days to go before the Palestinians present their demand for statehood before the … 14/09/11 18:03 CET
French and British leaders to visit LibyaFrench President Nicolas Sarkozy is due in Libya on Thursday along with British Prime Minister… 14/09/11 23:53 CET
Clashes in Rome follow Italy austerity voteItaly’s fragile government has lived to see another day – and the country is set for a further bout… 14/09/11 23:05 CET
EU Commission ready to announce eurobond proposalThe markets say they want them. Most EU countries say they are a good idea and a way of firming up… 14/09/11 23:03 CET
France and Germany ‘convinced’ Greece belongs in euroThe French and German leaders Nicolas Sarkozy and Angela Merkel have reassured the Greek prime… 14/09/11 22:33 CET
Syrian army pushes into northwestThe Syrian army has begun a major offensive in the northwest with dozens of tanks and hundreds of… 14/09/11 20:04 CET
Berlusconi anti-debt plan scrapes through parliamentItalian MPs have narrowly backed Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi’s austerity plan, aimed at… 14/09/11 19:24 CET
Belgium still unsteady as Leterme gets Paris jobBelgium heads deeper into the unknown with the caretaker Prime Minister for 15 months, Yves… 14/09/11 19:21 CET
EU parliament calls for help for homelessAn Athens-based NGO has described a new type of homeless person thanks to Greece’s debt crisis… 14/09/11 19:13 CET
Palestinians promote their bid for statehoodThe Palestinians are in a determined drive to win broad international recognition for statehood… 14/09/11 19:11 CET
Denmark set to move to left in general electionVoters said the economic downturn would be a major consideration ahead of Denmark’s general… 14/09/11 17:53 CET
Back in the Day: death of US president McKinley*September 14, 1901.* The 25th US president, William McKinley, dies of his wounds eight days after… 14/09/11 16:36 CET
Italy parliament backs austerity plan to stem debt crisisItalian MPs have narrowly backed Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi’s austerity plan, aimed at… 14/09/11 16:34 CET
Greece proving slippery for MerkelThe debt problems in Greece are weighing increasingly heavily on the German chancellor Angela… 14/09/11 16:33 CET
Maccabi İstanbul’daTürk İsrail ilişkilerinin dibe vurduğu bir dönemde İsrail takımı Maccabi Tel Aviv, EUFA Euroleague… 14/09/11 15:25 CET
300,000 homeless in Pakistan floodingAuthorities in Pakistan are under pressure to find shelter for 300,000 people who have been left… 14/09/11 14:54 CET
EU touts eurobond planDespite denials that the EU is looking to issue eurobonds to help solve the bloc’s debt crisis, the… 14/09/11 14:44 CET
- Italian MPs back Berlusconi austerity plan
Italian MPs have narrowly backed Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi’s 54 billion euro austerity plan… 14/09/11 13:43 CET
Libyans flee fierce fighting in desert townLibya’s interim government distributed free fuel to hundreds of civilians desperate to leave Bani… 14/09/11 12:43 CET
Climber Walter Bonatti dead at 81The mountaineering world is mourning the death of the legendary Italian climber Walter Bonatti… 14/09/11 12:13 CET
French ex-PM cleared again of smearing SarkozyA French appeals court has confirmed the acquittal of the former prime minister Dominique de… 14/09/11 11:33 CET
French banks downgraded by Moody’sAs financial markets factored in a 90 percent chance that Greece will default on its debt, one of… 14/09/11 11:13 CET
Euro crisis alarm grows in US and ChinaUS Treasury secretary Timothy Geithner is to make an unprecedented appearance at a meeting of… 14/09/11 10:04 CET
Attack on Kabul over – Afghan interior ministrySecurity forces in Afghanistan say they have killed the last of the Taliban insurgents who had… 14/09/11 08:33 CET
American “spies” to be freedIran says it will release two Americans jailed on spying charges within 48 hours. Shane Bauer… 14/09/11 07:56 CET
US-Romania deal angers RussiansUS Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton, has signed an agreement to base anti-missile helicopters in… 14/09/11 07:51 CET
Pressure from Arabs on Syrian leaderArab League countries are calling for immediate change in Syria to end the violence, after months… 14/09/11 05:23 CET
Inquiry into corruption claims against ChiracThe prosecutor’s office in Paris has started an inquiry into allegations by lawyer Robert Bourgi… 14/09/11 03:03 CET
Berlusconi austerity plan faces crucial voteItalian MP’s will vote on Wednesday whether or not to endorse Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi’s 54… 14/09/11 01:03 CET
European leaders in Greece crisis talksThe President of the European Council has arrived in Paris for crisis talks with the French… 14/09/11 00:43 CET
