cinema
The Iron Lady is back!Meryl Streep steps into the shoes of Margaret Thatcher in Phyllida Lloyd’s biopic feature The Iron… 03/01/12 16:44 CET
corporate
Champagne corks still popping despite crisisFrench champagne sales managed to weather the economic crisis in 2011 according to the champagne… 03/01/12 15:02 CET
BP chases Halliburton for billions over oil spillBP says it wants contractor Halliburton to pay all the clean up costs and expenses from the 2010… 03/01/12 15:02 CET
economy
Madrid tightens belt for 2012Spaniards rang in the new year with traditional gusto in spite of the economic forecasts getting… 03/01/12 19:16 CET
Belgium’s Praet to be ECB’s chief economistThe European Central Bank has chosen Belgian Peter Praet as its chief economist. German born… 03/01/12 18:14 CET
German unemployment down more than expectedGermany continues to buck the European trend for unemployment. In contrast to alarming levels… 03/01/12 16:34 CET
Blunt warning from Athens on euro futureGreece will have to leave the eurozone if it fails to reach a deal on a second, 130 billion euro… 03/01/12 15:02 CET
hi-tech
Portuguese research brings solar power to fabricsPicture a world where your jeans or coat can generate enough energy to charge the battery on your… 03/01/12 11:24 CET
interview
Umberto Eco on charmer BerlusconiCan culture give sense to Europe? That is a question euronews put to Umberto Eco, the Italian… 03/01/12 12:44 CET
le mag
NY’s Met welcomes Renaissance portraitureContributions made by Italian portraiture to the history of art is the subject of an exhibition at… 03/01/12 16:44 CET
pictureoftheday
Jungfrau railway marks 100-year anniversaryA giant light installation of the flag of Switzerland, by Swiss artist Gerry Hofstetter… 03/01/12 12:03 CET
science
Nanotechnology to combat diabetesAll over the world scientists are using nanotechnology to create new treatments for diabetes… 03/01/12 14:45 CET
Sport
PSG miss out on ‘Golden Balls’ BeckhamParis Saint Germain ended months of speculation on Tuesday when they announced David Beckham will… 03/01/12 16:54 CET
Coma and Peterhansel open up Dakar leadsDefending champion Marc Coma of Spain has set the early pace in this year’s Dakar Rally after… 03/01/12 09:02 CET
world news
‘Don’t come back’ Iran warns US carrierIran has ended a 10-day naval exercise in the Straits of Hormuz and has issued a warning to the … 03/01/12 23:04 CET
London pair guilty of notorious racist murderTwo men have been convicted of the killing of black teenager Stephen Lawrence, the landmark case… 03/01/12 23:03 CET
Moderate Islamists dominate new Moroccan cabinetThe leader of Morocco’s new moderate Islamist government has named his cabinet – the first time it… 03/01/12 20:13 CET
Murder inquiry at Queen’s estateBritish police have launched a murder inquiry after a woman’s body was found on the Queen’s… 03/01/12 19:51 CET
Republicans ready for Iowa caucusesA high turnout is expected among Republican voters in Iowa – the first US state to cast its choice… 03/01/12 19:24 CET
US-friendly Iraqis in visa limboThe American troops who have left Iraq leave behind a sense of betrayal among Iraqis who worked… 03/01/12 19:17 CET
N’Dour claims popular demand for Senegal presidencyWorld famous singer Youssou N’Dour is contemplating swapping the stage for the campaign rostrum… 03/01/12 19:13 CET
Syrian Free Army threatens to escalate campaignThe commander of Syria’s ‘Free Army’ — made up of deserters — has warned the regime his men are… 03/01/12 18:54 CET
Another year older and deeper in debtIt has been calculated the world’s top economies have 5.8 trillion euros worth of borrowings they… 03/01/12 18:14 CET
French nuclear industry needs huge safety upgradeA French nuclear safety watchdog says tens of billions of euros need to be spent to improve… 03/01/12 18:03 CET
Pressure mounts on German president over media threatGermany’s President Christian Wulff is facing growing calls to step down amid claims he tried to… 03/01/12 17:53 CET
EU warns Hungary on aid study visitThe Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s new constitution, only three days old, has EU officials… 03/01/12 17:23 CET
France calls for more sanctions on IranFrance is calling on the EU to follow the US and harden its stance on Iran after the country tested… 03/01/12 16:13 CET
Back in the Day: Dubai’s Burj becomes the world’s biggest building*January 4, 2010* ==Burj Khalifa== in Dubai, the world’s tallest building, is officially opened… 03/01/12 16:04 CET
Egyptian voters still hungry for changeRound three of Egypt’s elections for the lower house of parliament has begun, and with another… 03/01/12 15:03 CET
Firms sold ‘industrial product’ to breast implant companyAt least two companies have admitted supplying products meant for industrial not medical use to the… 03/01/12 14:13 CET
Iran raises the stakes in the GulfTension is rising in the Persian Gulf after Iran once again tested long-range missiles and a senior… 03/01/12 12:33 CET
Beware Twitter – Castro not dead…againTwitter may be a great tool for giving and getting real time information from all over the world… 03/01/12 12:28 CET
Spain jobless reaches record high since crisis beganUnemployment in Spain rose for the fifth month in succession in December to a new record since the… 03/01/12 11:23 CET
Back in the Day: Noriega surrenders to US troops*January 3, 1990* Panama’s dictator General Manuel Noriega hands himself over to US soldiers who… 03/01/12 10:35 CET
New police search for NY hate crime arsonistInvestigators in New York have released video of a man throwing a firebomb at a building. The… 03/01/12 10:24 CET
Senegalese singer to stand for presidentWorld-renowned Senegalese singer Youssou N’dour has announced he is to stand in his country’s… 03/01/12 09:04 CET
Turkey to compensate Kurdish victims’ familiesTurkey is to pay compensation to the families of Kurdish villagers killed in a recent airstrike in… 03/01/12 09:02 CET
Last round of voting for Egyptian parliamentEgyptians are going to the polls on Tuesday in the third and final round of parliamentary… 03/01/12 08:33 CET
Iowa kicks off Republican presidential raceThe race for the White House officially kicks off in Iowa on Tuesday as Republican supporters there… 03/01/12 05:53 CET
Hungarians protest against new constitutionTens of thousands of Hungarians protested long into the night against the government’s re-writing… 03/01/12 04:13 CET
Sniper fire in Syria must stop, says Arab LeagueFootage had been released which includes the sound of what is thought to be sniper fire as Arab… 03/01/12 02:43 CET
Ranger killer suspect found dead in snowThe body has been discovered of a gunman who is believed to have shot dead a US park ranger on New… 03/01/12 00:53 CET
Nigerian Islamists issue ultimatumMinority Christians in the northern Nigerian town of Damatura are fleeing to the south of the… 03/01/12 00:43 CET
Tensions mount over Iran’s missile testFrance has described Iran’s long-range cruise missile test as a “very bad signal to the… 03/01/12 00:23 CET
