cinema
French thriller Dans la Tourmente on general releaseDans la Tourmente – In Torment – is a French thriller which explores many of the social issues -… 11/01/12 15:38 CET
economy
Spain adopts austerity planSpain’s Parliament passed the new conservative government’s first austerity measures. They are… 11/01/12 19:00 CET
German economy shrinks in Q4Germany is showing the first signs of feeling the pain from the euro zone’s debt crisis as its… 11/01/12 14:40 CET
Sarkozy Lagarde crisis meetingWith the eurozone deeply mired in a debt crisis, International Monetary Fund head Christine Lagarde… 11/01/12 13:47 CET
europa
EU heads gather to launch Danish presidencyDenmark’s Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt has welcomed EU leaders to Copenhagen for the… 11/01/12 19:28 CET
futuris
The diabetes puzzleAn insulin syringe has become a vital part of life for a growing number of people, but why is the… 11/01/12 15:38 CET
Over-hygienic parents could be cause of diabetesInsulin-dependent diabetes is on the rise all around the world, but the cause of this disease… 11/01/12 15:38 CET
hi-tech
Super flatscreen TVs go head-to-head at CES 2012It is still one of the biggest shows of its kind, but CES – the Consumer Electronics Show – in Las… 11/01/12 13:38 CET
le mag
Fashion Rio: Acquastudio and HechcovitchRetro-chic and utilitarian were the keywords at this year’s edition of Fashion Rio. Brazilian… 11/01/12 15:38 CET
pictureoftheday
Nightshift at the shipyards of DhakaWorkers work at a shipbuilding yard next to the Buriganga River in the Bangladeshi capital, Dhaka… 11/01/12 11:43 CET
world news
Gala opening as Denmark takes over EU presidencyDenmark invited 400 guests to the official Opening Ceremony for the handover of the EU presidency… 11/01/12 22:43 CET
Youssou N’Dour – “If I win the elections in the first round Senegal will go into orbit.”A few days ago the international music star Youssou N’Dour announced he would be a candidate in… 11/01/12 21:11 CET
Bible belt beckons for Romney and coAs favourite to win in New Hampshire, Mitt Romney lived up to expectations emerging on top in the… 11/01/12 20:19 CET
French u-turn on Rwandan assassinationA plane carrying the Rwandan president in 1994 was shot down by his own troops, according to a… 11/01/12 19:52 CET
Romney seeks southern comfort in CarolinaNo sooner is victory in his pocket than Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney looks south to… 11/01/12 19:34 CET
French reporter killed in SyriaA French reporter has become the first Western journalist to have died in the ongoing unrest in… 11/01/12 19:23 CET
Human rights activists protest 10 years of GuantanamoAs the US detention centre at Guantanamo Bay reaches the 10-year milestone, human rights… 11/01/12 19:03 CET
Dotcom dilemma for world bodiesInternational internet regulators are trying to reassure world bodies such as the UN and the … 11/01/12 18:03 CET
EU threatens Hungary with legal actionHungary’s difficulties with the EU have taken a new twist with Brussels threatening legal action if… 11/01/12 17:27 CET
Merkel says Greek deal needed before other reformsGerman Chancellor Angela Merkel says the euro zone’s top priority for the beginning of this year is… 11/01/12 17:05 CET
NZ: protection and recovery as Rena continues to breakAlmost the whole stern of the Rena which ran aground on a reef off the coast of New Zealand is now… 11/01/12 16:54 CET
Nigerian unions continue strike over oil subsidiesNigeria was deadlocked for a third straight day on Wednesday amid an ongoing general strike in… 11/01/12 16:03 CET
Crowds cheer Assad in DamascusSyrian leader Bashar al-Assad took to the frontline of his domestic crisis on Wednesday, speaking… 11/01/12 14:33 CET
Romney rides to victory in New HampshireThe votes are in from New Hampshire’s Republican primary, results which produced no big surprises… 11/01/12 13:28 CET
Romney wins in New HampshireMitt Romney shrugged off allegations from his rivals of ever-shifting policy stances to win the New… 11/01/12 12:43 CET
10-year anniversary highlights Obama’s Guantanamo failureIt has been 10 years since the first prisoners arrived at the Guantanamo detention centre in Cuba… 11/01/12 12:13 CET
Iranian scientist dies in Tehran car bombingAn Iranian nuclear scientist has been killed after a bomb attack on his car in northern Tehran… 11/01/12 11:13 CET
Gingrich aims to go for broke in South CarolinaNew Hampshire may not have provided the boost that Newt Gingrich was looking for to revive his bid… 11/01/12 09:33 CET
Nigeria fuel strike enters third dayNigeria’s fuel strike enters its third day as deadlock remains between the government and unions… 11/01/12 08:34 CET
Ortega sworn in forthird term as presidentVisiting Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad joined leaders from Central America in… 11/01/12 08:34 CET
Mubarak trial to end by mid FebruaryA judge in Cairo has set an end date of February 16 for the prosecution and defence to make their… 11/01/12 08:34 CET
Deadly car bomb explodes in TehranA car bomb exploded in the Iranian capital, Tehran, on Wednesday, killing at least one person and… 11/01/12 07:34 CET
Romney claims New Hampshire primaryFormer Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney has claimed victory in the New Hampshire primary. It… 11/01/12 06:29 CET
Paul nibbles at heels of primary winnerIt is Ron Paul’s third bid for the White House. The 76-year-old, often called the grandfather of… 11/01/12 04:44 CET
UN slams Syria for rise in protester deathsThe United Nations has strongly criticised Syria for accelerating its killing of pro-democracy… 11/01/12 02:43 CET
Spain’s Rajoy defends austerity measuresSpain’s prime minister has faced the media for the first time since his new government passed a… 11/01/12 01:14 CET
Primaries spark more protests by Occupy activistsNot everyone in New Hampshire has election fever. In downtown Manchester activists of the “Occupy“… 11/01/12 01:04 CET
