cinema
Atkinson back as hapless spy Johnny EnglishRowan Atkinson returns as bumbling British secret agent Johnny English. He joined co-stars Gillian… 03/10/11 17:21 CET
corporate
Fiat quits Confindustria over collective bargainingItaly’s largest manufacturer Fiat has quit the country’s top business group, Confindustria. The… 03/10/11 18:49 CET
Kodak bankruptcy fears roil sharesEastman Kodak shares have been on a wild rollercoaster ride. They bounced back on Monday after… 03/10/11 17:05 CET
Dexia dragged down by Greek debt worriesThe French and Belgian government will do the right thing to support bank Dexia in the current… 03/10/11 17:05 CET
Paris rolls out electric car experimentParis has launched a new car service in a bid to reduce traffic chaos and pollution. The… 03/10/11 11:13 CET
economy
Greek recession complicates rescue effortsThe drastic steps taken by Greece to get out of the red may not be enough. Athens latest… 03/10/11 18:49 CET
europa
Spanish fishing practices slammed by twin probeSpain’s fishing industry is corrupt and continues to be subsidised by massive EU handouts, two new… 03/10/11 21:29 CET
le mag
Degas on display at London’s Royal AcademyObsessed by ballet, French artist Edgar Degas spent years drawing dancers; dancers warming up… 03/10/11 17:21 CET
pictureoftheday
A little bit of Tory stress to eradicate?A delegate receives a massage during the second day of the Conservative Party’s annual conference… 03/10/11 13:03 CET
science
Evidence of human sacrifices uncovered in PeruPeruvian archaeologists say they have uncovered evidence of gruesome human sacrifices, carried out… 03/10/11 16:46 CET
Sport
Violence hits Russian topflightA bus carrying Zenit St Petersburg fans to an away game at Spartak Moscow was on Sunday morning… 03/10/11 21:29 CET
world news
Kercher murder verdict backgroundThe scene of the crime of 1 November 2007 — the house where Meredith Kercher was killed, in… 03/10/11 19:09 CET
Greek civil servants face the austerity axeHere is why Athens is taking the axe to state jobs: Greece’s public sector employs around 700,000… 03/10/11 19:09 CET
Smokers fume over hidden cost for a smoke breakBelgian authorities are clamping down on civil servants who nip out of the office for a smoke… 03/10/11 23:33 CET
Norwegian minister admits errors in killing spree responseThe scene of Norway’s killing spree that claimed the lives of 69 people in July has been shown to… 03/10/11 22:03 CET
Amanda Knox and Raffaele Sollecito acquitted of murderAn Italian appeal court has cleared Amanda Knox of murdering her British roommate Meredith Kercher… 03/10/11 19:14 CET
Wall St and jobs occupy US occupiers’ mindsAs anti-Wall Street protesters enter their third week of public demonstrations in New York, the… 03/10/11 19:04 CET
US defence chief calls for Israel and Palestine to negotiateUS Defence Secretary Leon Panetta has made his first visit to the Middle East since taking charge… 03/10/11 18:34 CET
No decision on Greek aid at euro fin-min meetingThe euro zone’s top money men have been meeting in Luxembourg with no hope of releasing a vital… 03/10/11 18:11 CET
Protesters block access to UK nuclear siteAn anti-nuclear protest has taken place outside the UK’s Hinkley Point power station. The French… 03/10/11 17:51 CET
Denmark’s new government namedPerhaps showing its environmental sympathies, Denmark’s new government has arrived for its first… 03/10/11 17:44 CET
War crimes court to probe Ivory Coast atrocitiesThe international war crimes court has confirmed it will investigate allegations of killings and… 03/10/11 17:33 CET
Scientist who wins Nobel award dies before hearing of awardA scientist who won the Nobel prize for medicine on Monday used his own discoveries to treat… 03/10/11 16:58 CET
Sirte siege blocks aid agency convoyFighting between interim government forces and those loyal to Muammar Gaddafi on Monday halted a… 03/10/11 16:03 CET
Scuffles as students protest in AthensGreek students are the latest to hold demonstrations against the country’s harsh austerity… 03/10/11 15:54 CET
Ozone hole above the Arctic five times the size of GermanyThe intense cold at the frozen expanse of the Arctic has opened up an unprecedented hole in the… 03/10/11 14:13 CET
Mosque fire in northern Israel blamed on extremistsA mosque in a Bedouin village in northern Israel has been set on fire in an attack which has been… 03/10/11 13:03 CET
- Trio scoop Nobel Medicine Prize
Bruce Beutler of the United States, Jules Hoffmann of France and Ralph Steinman of Canada have won… 03/10/11 12:43 CET
Back in the Day: Sputnik, the first satellite to orbit the EarthOn *October 4, 1957*, Sputnik 1 was the first artificial satellite to be put into Earth’s orbit. It… 03/10/11 12:27 CET
Euro zone ministers mull Greek aid paymentAs Greece slips nearer to the abyss of sovereign default, euro zone finance ministers are meeting… 03/10/11 10:53 CET
Back in the Day: the reunification of GermanyOn *October 3, 1990*, German reunification became official. The date was designated as a national… 03/10/11 10:35 CET
Amanda Knox and Raffaele Sollecito acquitted of murderAn Italian appeal court has cleared Amanda Knox of murdering her British roommate Meredith Kercher… 03/10/11 08:53 CET
US hikers’ lawyer is barred from leaving IranThe Iranian lawyer who represented two US hikers held on espionage charges has been barred from… 03/10/11 07:13 CET
Another anti-Roma rally is held in BulgariaIn Bulgaria some 3,000 people gathered in the city of Plovdiv in another protest against a rise in… 03/10/11 07:13 CET
Ceasefire ends as Sirte continues to sufferFighting has restarted on the outskirts of the Libyan city of Sirte. A ceasefire declared by… 03/10/11 06:53 CET
Anti-Wall Street protesters ‘get organised’The anti-Wall Street protest in New York has now produced copycat movements across the US. In… 03/10/11 06:33 CET
Libya’s missing missiles could become a threatIn Libya’s eastern city of Benghazi NTC officials have been disarming stockpiles of portable… 03/10/11 05:24 CET
Greek workers face more miseryThe Greek government is presenting its draft 2012 budget to parliament today which includes the… 03/10/11 03:03 CET
Yemen calls for Saleh to be triedThe demands of thousands of protesters in Yemen have escalated. It is not enough for President… 03/10/11 01:34 CET
Italians invade Munich’s beer festivalIt is Autumn in Munich and that means the annual beer festival is getting into full swing. The… 03/10/11 00:13 CET
