cinema
US Girl With Dragon Tattoo opens in DecemberThe English-language version of Stieg Larsson’s The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo opens next month… 28/11/11 16:30 CET
corporate
China considers UK infrastructure investmentChina has said it is interested in pumping money into Britain’s railways as part of major plans to… 28/11/11 15:35 CET
Sun, sea and uncertainty at Thomas CookThe troubled holiday giant Thomas Cook is reported to be ready to cut 1,000 jobs and shake up its… 28/11/11 15:35 CET
economy
OECD: Time is running out for eurozone crisisOne of the world’s most influential groups of economic experts – the OECD – has said the eurozone… 28/11/11 20:05 CET
French jobless rate on the riseThe number of people out of work in France hit its highest level in nearly 12 years in October… 28/11/11 19:37 CET
Patriotic Italians urged to buy bondsBanks in Italy are appealing to the patriotism of ordinary Italians to help the country out of its… 28/11/11 15:35 CET
learningworld
Web bonus – Talking about teachersLove them or loathe them, teachers are milestones in our lives. Learning World asked students… 28/11/11 16:16 CET
le mag
Tipsy Taio on HangoverBritish singer-songwriter Taio Cruz has just released the first single from his upcoming third… 28/11/11 16:30 CET
Romanian and Japanese tsunami dance tributeA renowned Japanese contemporary dancer and one of Romania’s leading choreographers have created a… 28/11/11 11:49 CET
pictureoftheday
Activist slams Russian ‘cover-up’ of lawyer’s deathLyudmila Alexeyeva, human rights activist and a founder of the Moscow Helsinki Watch Group… 28/11/11 12:21 CET
science
Glow green for go: scientists develop cancer markerIt is all too easy for surgeons to miss microscopic cancer cells when operating on a patient but… 28/11/11 12:13 CET
Sport
Tributes paid to Gary SpeedThe football world has been paying tribute to Wales national team manager Gary Speed after he was… 28/11/11 20:18 CET
world news
Russia’s secret migrant workforceImmigration is a hot topic in Russia’s election campaign. Driven by poverty, desperate migrants… 28/11/11 19:44 CET
Apathy clouds Russian parliamentary electionJust days away from parliamentary elections, Moscow shows little sign they are coming. Campaign… 28/11/11 17:25 CET
Obama pledges to help eurozonePresident Barack Obama has said the US will play its part in helping to resolve Europe’s debt… 28/11/11 23:03 CET
Nuclear waste reaches German destination at lastA convoy of nuclear waste has arrived at Gorleben in Germany for storage, after a tortuous journey… 28/11/11 22:43 CET
Man’s death fuels violent protest in UkraineAnger over economic hardship in Ukraine has erupted into violence again. Around 100 people tried to… 28/11/11 22:03 CET
Polling stations attacked in DR CongoViolence in the Democratic Republic of Congo on Monday threatened to mar the country’s second… 28/11/11 19:44 CET
Sandrine Chopin, “There is no humanitarian (NGO) interference – there is only political intereference”Sandrine Chopin has been working for Handicap International since 2008. Her job has taken her to… 28/11/11 18:51 CET
The Internet, Google and freedom of expressionWilliam Echikson is in charge of Google’s Free Expression Policy and PR in Europe, the Middle East… 28/11/11 18:44 CET
Ken Russell: maverick and visionaryThe film world is mourning the loss of director Ken Russell, who has died at the age of 84… 28/11/11 18:35 CET
The internet’s: facing the opportunities and the dangers aheadJean-Marc Tassetto is the director of Google, France. He spoke to us of the opportunities that… 28/11/11 18:33 CET
Ganzeer: “I boycott the elections, they’re a sham”Ganzeer, 29 years old Egyptian artist politically engaged, shared a debate with Waldemar Fydrych… 28/11/11 18:21 CET
Two NATO troops injured in Kosovo border clashesKosovar Serbs shot and wounded two NATO peacekeepers in clashes in northern Kosovo, the military… 28/11/11 18:13 CET
Turnout ‘high’ in Egypt election despite protestsEgyptians have gone to the polls in large numbers for the first parliamentary elections since Hosni… 28/11/11 17:54 CET
What kind of Europe should we be building?The mayors of Lyon and Leipzig led an interesting debate entitled ‘Should France imitate Germany?‘… 28/11/11 17:46 CET
“The Islamist party cannot rule without applying democracy”, Amira YahyaouiYoung Tunisian activist Amira Yahyaoui describes her mission as a “battle for democracy” and has a… 28/11/11 17:40 CET
Egypt’s Islamists seek to allay fearsCairo’s streets have been relatively calm during an election that appears set to give Islamists… 28/11/11 17:14 CET
Durban talks attempt to save Kyoto ProtocolIt is being described as the last chance to save the Kyoto Protocol on climate change. A … 28/11/11 16:43 CET
OECD says eurozone already in recessionThe tills will be ringing less loudly this Christmas, according to the Organisation for Economic… 28/11/11 15:03 CET
Unrest mars DR Congo voteVoting in the Democratic Republic of Congo second-ever presidential election in four decades was… 28/11/11 14:03 CET
Back in the Day: the UN divides Palestine*November 29, 1947* The UN adopts resolution 181 and its plan to divide Palestine – until then… 28/11/11 13:20 CET
One man dies in Chernobyl cuts protestOne person died in overnight protests in Ukraine on Sunday held by Chernobyl workers over planned… 28/11/11 12:33 CET
Egyptians cast ballots in first post-Mubarak voteEgyptians began voting on Monday in the first parliamentary elections since the toppling of former… 28/11/11 11:43 CET
Moody’s issues alert for euro zone nationsMore gloomy news for the euro zone, with a warning from the rating agency Moody’s. It says the… 28/11/11 11:03 CET
Back in the Day: Thatcher resigns as British PMOn *28 November, 1990*, Margaret Thatcher, dubbed the Iron Lady, resigned as British prime minister… 28/11/11 09:11 CET
Nuclear waste reaches German destination at lastPolice managed to clear hundreds of anti-nuclear activists, who argue that transporting the wa… 28/11/11 09:03 CET
New Yemeni interim prime minister namedSenior opposition figure Mohammed Basindwa has been named as Yemen’s interim prime minister ahead… 28/11/11 06:33 CET
UN honours cultural heritageTwelve cultural traditions have been given world heritage status by UNESCO, the UN body responsible… 28/11/11 05:53 CET
Gender issue for Egyptian political partyAn Egyptian law requiring at least one woman candidate to be included on electoral lists is… 28/11/11 04:44 CET
Egyptians vote in historic electionEgyptians have started voting in complex elections that will take several months to complete… 28/11/11 03:03 CET
Islamist party wins Moroccan electionMorocco’s moderate islamist Justice and Development Party has won the country’s general election… 28/11/11 00:44 CET
