cinema
Beatles attend George Harrison premiereSurviving Beatles Ringo Starr and Paul McCartney were at the London premiere of Martin Scorsese’s… 04/10/11 16:45 CET
corporate
Deja vu for Europe’s banksAs happened in 2008 a frisson of fear is passing through Europe’s lending community that some may… 04/10/11 18:27 CET
Deutsche Bank scraps 2011 profit targetBlaming Europe’s sovereign debt crisis, Deutsche Bank has said it will not make its target of 10… 04/10/11 14:43 CET
Japan expo shows the future of technologySmart phones that can scan for radiation are a huge draw at CEATEC – Japan’s biggest IT and… 04/10/11 14:03 CET
George Soros backs anti-Wall Street protestsBillionaire financier George Soros says he understands anti-bank protests that started in New York… 04/10/11 10:33 CET
economy
Grim jobless figures again in SpainThe end of the summer tourist season saw the number of people registering as unemployed in Spain… 04/10/11 14:43 CET
europa
Global markets slide as finance ministers hold talksEurope’s money men say they have reached a deal on two fronts to help fight the bloc’s chronic debt… 04/10/11 21:13 CET
Brazil’s Roussef warns EU over too much austerityBrazilian President Dilma Rousseff has arrived in Brussels to kick off a key summit with the … 04/10/11 18:10 CET
Europe’s revamped bailout fund tops finance talksThe story has a familiar ring – Europe’s finance ministers hold crucial talks on how best to save… 04/10/11 07:36 CET
focus
A green future for No-Man’s Land.In South Korea, in one of the most heavily militarised zones in the world, they are transforming… 04/10/11 18:37 CET
interview
Turkish Cypriot leader: EU not sincere or impartial over CyprusIn response to gas and oil drilling carried out by the Greek Cypriot government in the… 04/10/11 20:05 CET
le mag
Paris Fashion Week: Hermes, Rykiel and PughDesigner Christophe Lemaire was behind French luxury goods maker Hermes’ latest ready-to-wear… 04/10/11 16:44 CET
markets
Euro zone debt fears hit sharesEuropean shares fell sharply on Tuesday, closing near their worst levels in twenty six months. … 04/10/11 18:47 CET
pictureoftheday
The perfect car for people no-one listens to!A man registers his wish for the ideal car for the future to the Mimi car (Mimi refers to ear in… 04/10/11 12:58 CET
science
Does astrology have any scientific basis?Complete claptrap or just a bit of harmless fun? But astrology is no laughing matter for the… 04/10/11 15:52 CET
Sport
Landlady 1, Sky Sports 0The way in which lucrative broadcast rights for the English Premier league are sold could soon be… 04/10/11 19:02 CET
London 2012 on trackOrganisers of the London 2012 Olympics officially unveiled on Monday the new athletics track for… 04/10/11 08:31 CET
world news
IMF’s European growth warningThe International Monetary Fund forecasts slowing growth in Europe in 2012, against a background of… 04/10/11 20:24 CET
Tension as India and Afghanistan deepen tiesIt is an agreement that observers say is likely to anger Pakistan. India and Afghanistan have… 04/10/11 22:33 CET
Underpants bomb trial underway in DetroitThe process of trying the alleged ‘underwear bomber’ has begun in the United States with jury… 04/10/11 20:14 CET
NTC fighters talk of ‘final push’ on SirteThere has been a steady stream of families leaving Sirte, the hometown of the deposed Libyan leader… 04/10/11 19:13 CET
Embarrassed Knox prosecutors blast court experts and judgesThe verdict in the Amanda Knox case was a major embarrassment for the prosecutors and police, and… 04/10/11 19:03 CET
Namibian skulls arrive home from GermanyA century after Germany slaughtered tens of thousands of Namibians to use in research, 20 of the… 04/10/11 18:35 CET
Dalai Lama drops SA trip over visa delayTibet’s spiritual leader the Dalai Lama has had to cancel a trip to South Africa because his visa… 04/10/11 18:20 CET
Denmark to scrap tougher border controlsDuring its first session, Denmark’s new government announced it will reverse controversial plans to… 04/10/11 17:33 CET
Knox flies home but prosecutors vow to appealThe prosecution is vowing to appeal against her acquittal, but Amanda Knox is already on her way… 04/10/11 17:05 CET
Somali militants kill 65 near government buildingsAn Islamist militant group with links to al Qaeda says it carried out the truck bomb attacks that… 04/10/11 16:30 CET
English Premier League tackled by European courtA pub owner in south of England has won a ruling by the European Court of Justice to use a foreign… 04/10/11 15:22 CET
Back in the Day: and now for something completely different…*October 5, 1969.* The first episode of Monty Python’s Flying Circus is aired on BBC television in… 04/10/11 15:04 CET
China warns US of ‘trade war’China on Tuesday warned the United States of a trade war if it passes a bill aimed at punishing… 04/10/11 15:04 CET
Protesters occupy Greek minister’s officeFurther demonstrations against austerity measures in Greece are taking place, but this time… 04/10/11 14:33 CET
Back in the Day: the game’s up for Milosevic*October 6, 2000.* The president of what was then the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, Slobodan… 04/10/11 14:03 CET
Knox heads home after being freed by appeal courtFreed Amanda Knox left for the United States from Fiumicino International Airport in Rome today… 04/10/11 13:57 CET
Three starry-eyed winners of Nobel physics prizeThe Nobel Prize for Physics has been won by three Americans for their work mapping the universe… 04/10/11 13:04 CET
Stocks slide as EU ministers delay Greece decisionA move by euro zone finance ministers to delay a decision on paying more emergency aid to Greece… 04/10/11 12:14 CET
Kercher family respects decision to free KnoxAlmost five years since the murder of Meredith Kercher in Perugia, the family of the British… 04/10/11 12:13 CET
Friends and supporters cheer Knox’s releaseSupporters of Amanda Knox have been reacting to the 24-year-old’s acquittal. In Knox’s hometown… 04/10/11 08:53 CET
Cypriot president rejects blame for power station blastThe President of Cyprus, Demetris Christofias has rejected calls for him to resign after an… 04/10/11 07:53 CET
World’s most powerful eye peers at the cosmosThe world’s most powerful radio telescope has begun operating in Chile’s Atacama desert. ALMA as… 04/10/11 07:53 CET
Russian rumpus in UK courtAn all Russian face off in a UK court has begun with Chelsea football owner Roman Abramovich being… 04/10/11 07:53 CET
Greece and EFSF dominate Luxembourg talksEurozone finance ministers meeting in Luxembourg have given Greece five out of ten for attempts to… 04/10/11 06:33 CET
Lockerbie bomber says truth will emerge soonPropped up in a hospital-style bed, surrounded by his family, the man convicted of the 1988… 04/10/11 02:13 CET
Italian court clears Amanda Knox of murderAn American woman and her former boyfriend have been freed on appeal by a court in Italy, nearly… 04/10/11 00:34 CET
French ‘supercop’ is charged with corruptionA Paris court has ordered one of France’s top police officers to be detained on corruption charges… 04/10/11 00:14 CET
