cinema
Happy New Year?New Year’s Eve is a romantic comedy directed by Garry Marshall. Like Valentine’s Day, Marshall’s… 06/12/11 16:22 CET
corporate
Olympus report urges legal actionA damning report has been released by the independent panel of experts looking into the accounting… 06/12/11 15:22 CET
economy
Italy’s hopes to restore its fortunes and credibilityItaly’s latest austerity package was welcomed by the financial markets which slashed Rome’s… 06/12/11 20:33 CET
Geithner upbeat on European reformsA positive tone from US Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner as he started a three-day blitz of euro… 06/12/11 20:08 CET
Euro zone growth remains weakThe euro zone’s economy grew in the third quarter but barely according to the latest reading of… 06/12/11 15:22 CET
hi-tech
Rare showing of Leonardo self portraitOne of Leonardo da Vinci’s most famous yet fragile works of art, his red chalk self portrait, is on… 06/12/11 16:01 CET
le mag
Posthumous Winehouse album goes on releaseLioness: Hidden Treasures is the first posthumous compilation album by Amy Winehouse. It includes… 06/12/11 16:22 CET
pictureoftheday
Congolese opposition protest in BrusselsMembers of Belgium’s Congolese community have demonstrated in solidarity with opposition parties… 06/12/11 11:03 CET
Sport
‘Champions League: do or die for the BluesChelsea’s Champions League aspirations hang by a thread as they head into their final Group E match… 06/12/11 07:47 CET
world news
Berlusconi associate sought in Italy anti-mafia caseA political ally of former Italian prime minister, Silvio Berlusconi may be arrested for allegedly… 06/12/11 23:03 CET
Prominent arrests and convictions in Russia protestsPolice have arrested as many as 300 people, including journalists, as demonstrators in Moscow… 06/12/11 20:04 CET
S&P’s euro zone downgrade threat ‘political’The threat by the rating agency Standard and Poor’s to downgrade euro zone countries en masse has… 06/12/11 19:54 CET
Wartime recipes feed cash-strapped GreeksWith Greeks in their third year of austerity living, the signs are that their belts are going to… 06/12/11 19:54 CET
Euro zone credit ratings threat ahead of crucial summitUS ratings agency Standard and Poor’s continued to ratchet up the pressure on EU leaders on… 06/12/11 19:34 CET
Tensions rise in Congo ahead of election resultOn the streets of Kinshasa security has been heightened ahead of the expected results of Congo’s… 06/12/11 18:43 CET
China could be Durban’s climate change success storyThe message coming from the climate change conference in Durban is that expectations of the outcome… 06/12/11 18:13 CET
Clashes at commemorative rally in AthensAt least two people have been injured during clashes between police and protesters at a rally in… 06/12/11 17:44 CET
Belgium government goes back to business after PM appointedIn Belgium King Albert II has appointed a new cabinet. The government will be headed by… 06/12/11 17:03 CET
Russian election result protests spreadThe Russian general election may be over but anger about the outcome rumbles on. Opponents of Prime… 06/12/11 16:23 CET
Back in the Day: Japan attacks Pearl Harbour*December 7, 1941* Just before 8:00 in the morning, a fleet of hundreds of Japanese Imperial war… 06/12/11 16:08 CET
Ireland tightens fiscal belt with further spending cutsIreland’s 4.5 million people are heading into tough economic times. Social welfare payments… 06/12/11 15:44 CET
Defiant message from HezbollahThe leader of Hezbollah in Lebanon has made a rare public appearance in Beirut at which he accused… 06/12/11 14:24 CET
More US criticism of Russian electionUS Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has, for the second day running, expressed doubts about the… 06/12/11 13:03 CET
Pilgrims among scores dead Afghanistan blastsThree separate bombings in Afghanistan have left dozens of people dead and many more injured… 06/12/11 12:43 CET
Credit risk heightens stakes in eurozoneEuropean leaders are under yet more pressure after Standard and Poor’s announcement that 15… 06/12/11 12:04 CET
Anger over arrest of Russian bloggerA high profile anti-Kremlin activist has been arrested for taking part in a protest against alleged… 06/12/11 11:34 CET
Dozens feared killed in Afghanistan blastsDozens of people are reported to have been killed in separate bomb attacks in Afghansitan. Around… 06/12/11 09:54 CET
Syria ‘ready to sign Arab peace plan’As the bloodshed continues in Syria its leadership appears to be edging towards a deal with the… 06/12/11 09:03 CET
Earth-like planet found 600 light years awayNASA scientists have discovered an Earth-like planet 600 light years away. It is thought to be… 06/12/11 07:55 CET
Euro zone faces a mass credit downgradeThe euro zone is facing a mass downgrade by Standard and Poor’s on the credit ratings of most of… 06/12/11 04:03 CET
Greenpeace raid on French nuclear plants endsTwo more Greenpeace activists have been arrested by the French authorities after breaking into the… 06/12/11 02:04 CET
Religious parties vie for power as Egypt votesA struggle between Islamists to gain the upper hand is a main talking point as Egypt once again… 06/12/11 01:04 CET
Belgium’s new government to be sworn in todayBelgium’s new prime minister, Elio Di Rupo and his new government are to be sworn in later today… 06/12/11 01:03 CET
Barricades come down in Serbia-Kosovo border rowWith talks to advance Serbia’s European Union membership bid happening soon, minority Serbs in… 06/12/11 00:03 CET
