cinema
Tintin, Snowy, Haddock and the UnicornOne of the most anticipated films of the year is being unveiled in cinemas across Europe. The… 26/10/11 19:10 CET
corporate
Ford profit beats forecastFord has posted its second best third quarter figures in the company’s history of 1.19 billion… 26/10/11 18:41 CET
Nokia gets ready for ChristmasPhone giant Nokia has launched two new smartphones aiming to hit key European markets by the… 26/10/11 16:33 CET
economy
Italy’s short-term borrowing costs riseItaly’s short-term borrowing costs rose to their highest in more than three years at an auction on… 26/10/11 16:33 CET
Brazil says no to bond buying shopping tripBrazil has ruled out the idea of buying European bonds to help ease the euro zone’s debt crisis… 26/10/11 16:33 CET
europa
‘D-Day’ debt summit in Brussels highlights differing viewsWhile the 27 eurozone leaders are in Brussels strategising and negotiating on the debt crisis… 26/10/11 22:48 CET
hi-tech
Let the brain take the strainDriving down the road and all of a sudden, a pedestrian appears. If your foot does not react as… 26/10/11 14:49 CET
interview
Carlos Slim: ‘I am not a monopoliser’Meet Carlos Slim, the Mexican telecom tycoon who has nudged Bill Gates into second position for the… 26/10/11 14:36 CET
le mag
Under-watercolour paintings making a splashThe Swallow’s Nest castle near Yalta on the Crimean peninsula in southern Ukraine is hosting a… 26/10/11 19:11 CET
my no comment
Protest march against terrorism in IzmirHundreds protest against extremism in Izmir, western extremity of Anatolia (filmed by Oguz Coskun). 26/10/11 08:57 CET
pictureoftheday
Yemenian women hands upFemale anti-government protesters display their hands, painted with colours of the Yemen flag… 26/10/11 13:56 CET
Sport
New Jersey announces Formula One raceAfter five years without a race, The United States will play host to two Formula One Grand Prix… 26/10/11 19:17 CET
Fans pay respects to SimoncelliHundreds of fans lined up in the small Italian town of Coriano on Wednesday to pay their respects… 26/10/11 19:17 CET
world news
UN urges urban planning for 7b peopleA new United Nations report counting the world’s population at now seven billion is serious grounds… 26/10/11 19:25 CET
EU single mothers win MEPs supportSingle mothers must get more help, especially with economies so fragile today, says a… 26/10/11 16:35 CET
Sharia law and the Arab SpringMore democracy is bringing more political Islam in the countries of the Arab Spring. The strong… 26/10/11 07:47 CET
Election day in Ireland to choose new presidentIreland goes to the polls on Thursday to choose a new president. Seven candidates are… 26/10/11 23:45 CET
Amy Winehouse died from too much drinkAmy Winehouse died after drinking far too much alcohol, according to the coroner at the inquest… 26/10/11 23:45 CET
Egypt jails police over death that sparked uprisingAn Egyptian court has jailed two policemen for seven years over what it called their “cruel“… 26/10/11 23:45 CET
European summit opens in BrusselsThe European Council opened its doors again to the political elite the 14th crisis summit in 21… 26/10/11 22:20 CET
Deadly floods hit ItalyWords like ‘apocalypse’ and ‘tsunami’ have been used to describe flash flooding that has claimed at… 26/10/11 21:33 CET
‘This is my third quake,’ says Turkey survivorTurkey is no stranger to earthquakes, and neither are some of the victims in Van. For one man… 26/10/11 19:55 CET
Gadaffi’s son ready to surrender says NTCMuammar Gaddafi’s son Saif al-Islam is reportedly ready to turn himself in. According to Libya’s… 26/10/11 19:54 CET
Italian MPs brawl in parliament over reformsWith Italy at the centre of Europe’s debt crisis, the strain is starting to show among its… 26/10/11 18:43 CET
Libyans seek further NATO helpLibya’s interim leader has urged NATO to maintain its involvement in the country until the end of… 26/10/11 18:33 CET
Ennahda’s Islamists are ‘not Tunisia’s Talibans’The Islamist party emerging as Tunisia’s most powerful political force after Sunday’s election has… 26/10/11 18:13 CET
Woman rescued from rubble three days after Turkish quakeThree days on and an other survivor has been pulled alive from the rubble of Turkey’s devastating… 26/10/11 16:44 CET
Zoltan Pogatsa bonusZoltan Pogatsa, University of Western Hungary on the question who is responsable for the current… 26/10/11 16:44 CET
German MPs back Merkel on euro zone rescue fundIt was a crucial parliamentary vote for Europe and it went Angela Merkel’s way. With a large… 26/10/11 15:54 CET
Merkel and Cameron grapple with reluctant parliamentsAhead of Wednesday evening’s emergency EU summit, Angela Merkel warned Germany’s parliament that… 26/10/11 15:03 CET
Hopes low ahead of EU summitThe EU’s 27 heads of state file into a summit today with sounds off suggesting they will not clinch… 26/10/11 12:33 CET
EU-Ukraine ties troubled again over old case against TymoshenkoRelations between the EU and Ukraine hang in the balance over fresh criminal charges facing former… 26/10/11 11:35 CET
Oakland police attacked for camp clearanceWhen the Occupy Wall Street campaign reached Oakland, California, scores of arrests were made at… 26/10/11 11:23 CET
Back in the day: New York inaugurated its first underground urban railwayOn *October 27, 1904* New York inaugurated its first underground urban railway. Along its 14.5… 26/10/11 11:13 CET
Dreamliner begins commercial flightsAll Nippon Airlines and planemaker Boeing had something to show off this morning; the first… 26/10/11 10:43 CET
Bangkok could be flooded “for weeks” if dykes goAfter three months of devastating rains in north, northeast and central Thailand the waters have… 26/10/11 08:53 CET
Ennahda begin coalition talksThe full results from Tunisia’s first democratic election have been delayed until later today… 26/10/11 05:33 CET
Turkish government criticised by quake victimsDespite tales of miraculous recoveries, rescue workers searching the ruins after Turkey’s power… 26/10/11 03:24 CET
Merkel prepares to talk tough over bailout fundGermany’s parliament is being called on to get behind Chancellor Angela Merkel before she attends… 26/10/11 02:33 CET
Seven missing in Italian floodsAt least seven people have been reported missing in northern Italy after torrential rain caused… 26/10/11 01:53 CET
Italian last-ditch pension deal reachedItaly’s fractious coalition government has reached an 11th-hour deal on pension reform ahead of the… 26/10/11 00:23 CET
