cinema
Ukrainian strippers help Lebanese peace efforts‘Where Do We Go Now’, by Lebanese director Nadine Labaki, has debuted successfully at the Cannes… 21/09/11 16:14 CET
corporate
Bottoms up down under with SABMiller Foster’s dealBrewing giant SABMiller has agreed to buy Australian beermaker Foster’s for 8.6 billion euros… 21/09/11 15:10 CET
Disasters slam Lloyd’s of London’s profitsLloyd’s of London’s profits have been swallowed up and washed away by an unprecedented series of… 21/09/11 15:10 CET
economy
Fed’s outlook for US economy rattles marketsWorld stocks fell to a new one-year low on Thursday, battered by fears of slowing global economic… 21/09/11 20:58 CET
Greece promises to do more for its bailout cashDesperate to avoid immediate bankruptcy and to get its next instalment of aid money from Europe and… 21/09/11 19:21 CET
IMF warns on European banks’ vulnerabilityThe International Monetary Fund is warning the euro zone debt crisis has left the region’s banks… 21/09/11 19:19 CET
Fed looks set to boost US growthThe Federal Reserve is today expected to announce moves to boost the faltering US economic… 21/09/11 15:10 CET
europa
MEPs question Greece’s on-going austerity planThe latest plan to get Greece get out of the economic mire it finds itself in has a familiar ring… 21/09/11 20:05 CET
interview
Hamas: Palestinian reconciliation before UN recognitionTo discuss the decision of the Palestinian authority to ask for recognition of a Palestinian state… 21/09/11 20:41 CET
le mag
Catwalks light up in SpainBright colours and simple design dominated this year’s Cibeles Fashion Week in Madrid. Spain’s… 21/09/11 12:54 CET
pictureoftheday
Yemen: violent clashes in SaanaRaging battles between heavily armed loyalists and foes of Yemen’s president killed at least 10… 21/09/11 12:24 CET
science
Laugh yourself healthyResearchers in the United States are proving what some have suspected for a long time – laughter is… 21/09/11 17:09 CET
Sport
No men allowedFenerbahce’s Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadium was filled to the rafters with supporters for their midweek… 21/09/11 20:34 CET
Morath kicks Japan out of World Cup.Tonga chalked up their first win of the Rugby World Cup in New Zealand on Wednesday. The… 21/09/11 20:06 CET
Mourinho warns of Real dangerOn the eve of their La Liga match with Racing Santander Real Madrid coach Jose Mourinho warned his… 21/09/11 07:49 CET
world news
US rock band REM call it a dayIt is the end of their world as they know it. US rock band REM say they have decided to call it a… 21/09/11 22:43 CET
At least five killed in latest Yemen violenceFurther violence in the Yemeni capital Sanaa has left at least five anti-government protesters… 21/09/11 22:03 CET
Belgian church to ‘screen’ priests for paedophiliaBelgium’s Catholic Church will ask trainee priests to take psychological tests as it moves to… 21/09/11 20:24 CET
Masked gunmen stage cash heist near ParisMasked robbers posing as policemen have stormed a safe deposit centre in the Paris suburb of Orly… 21/09/11 20:24 CET
Iran frees US hiker ‘spies’Iranian authorities have released two American men, whom Tehran had jailed for two years on charges… 21/09/11 20:24 CET
Boks and Welwitschias ring the changes ahead of Pool D clashDefending champions South Africa aim to maintain their perfect win record so far in Pool D of the… 21/09/11 20:06 CET
Sarkozy proposes Palestinian compromise at UNThe French President Nicolas Sarkozy has suggested the UN create a non-member observer state of… 21/09/11 19:54 CET
Alain Gresh on Israeli-Palestinian conflictMiddle East specialist and deputy director of the monthly newspaper Le Monde Diplomatique Alain… 21/09/11 19:46 CET
Bet El settlers’ convictionsThe Jewish settlement of Bet El lies between Nablus and Ramallah. It was founded ten years after… 21/09/11 19:46 CET
Resolution 194’s failureJust south and just north of Bethlehem in the West Bank lie the Palestinian refugee camps of Aida… 21/09/11 19:46 CET
NATO agrees extension to Libya campaign, as Gaddafi’s hometown is targetedNATO airstrikes pounded an area of Muammar Gaddafi’s hometown of Sirte on Wednesday. They came as… 21/09/11 19:22 CET
Middle East peace talks must be revived: ObamaUS President Barack Obama has told the Palestinians and Israel to get back to the negotiating table… 21/09/11 18:33 CET
Medvedev marvels at revamped Bolshoi TheatreRussian President Dmitry Medvedev toured the Bolshoi Theatre on Tuesday, six years after it shut… 21/09/11 17:45 CET
Civil servants protest over Greek austerity measuresCivil servants burned paperwork telling them about a one-off solidarity tax, as they demonstrated… 21/09/11 17:44 CET
Migrants scuffle with police on Lampedusa islandMigrants have scuffled with police at an overcrowded holding centre on the tiny Italian island of… 21/09/11 16:18 CET
Palestinians rally in run-up to UN statehood bidThe mood was festive – but the cause is deeply felt. Tens of thousands of people have been… 21/09/11 16:05 CET
Back in the Day: a picture of Franco-German reconciliation*September 22, 1984.* French President François Mitterand and German Chancellor Helmut Kohl join… 21/09/11 15:42 CET
Vigil held for death row DavisHundreds of supporters have gathered in Atlanta, Georgia, to try and stop a convicted killer being… 21/09/11 14:53 CET
Greek minister accuses markets of ‘blackmail’Greek Finance Minister Evangelos Venizelos has outlined new austerity measures to a cabinet… 21/09/11 13:33 CET
Back in the day: end of the long, lonely row across the ocean*September 21, 1980.* Frenchman Gérard d’Aboville arrives in Brittany after rowing solo 5,200… 21/09/11 12:08 CET
Palestinians rally in support of UN statehood bidSeeking the cherished mantle of statehood so longed for by Yasser Arafat, Palestinians have been… 21/09/11 12:05 CET
Home of ‘Gaddafi ally’ attacked in TripoliForces from the provisional Libyan government have raided the Tripoli home of a family said to be… 21/09/11 11:54 CET
Fresh flag marks a fresh start for Libya at UN HQLibya’s new flag has been warmly applauded at a high-level summit at UN headquarters in New York… 21/09/11 10:23 CET
Crisis talks intensify to avoid Mideast diplomatic clash at UNIt is difficult diplomacy. But with Mahmoud Abbas set to make his Palestinian statehood bid at… 21/09/11 08:53 CET
Zambians go to the pollsZambians have been voting in a tightly fought presidential election in one of the world’s biggest… 21/09/11 07:43 CET
Ukraine veterans protest over payout cutsHundreds of Ukrainian veterans from the Soviet war in Afghanistan, along with rescue workers from… 21/09/11 07:43 CET
Brazilians call on Congress to clean up its actIn Brazil, thousands have demonstrated against what they claim is widespread corruption at the… 21/09/11 07:43 CET
Italian scientists on trial after earthquakeThe trial of six Italian scientists and a former government official has begun in Italy after the… 21/09/11 03:43 CET
Talks continue until next week for more Greek aidThe long awaited decision on the next traunch of financial aid to cash strapped Greece will have to… 21/09/11 01:44 CET
Teachers march through the centre of MadridTens of thousands of teachers have marched through central Madrid, in protest at government plans… 21/09/11 00:53 CET
Death row Davis loses last call for clemencyConvicted killed Troy Davis has lost his final appeal against execution in the US state of Georgia… 21/09/11 00:33 CET
