cinema
‘The Artist’ gets Golden Globes Oscar boostThe biggest movie stars from around the world hit the red carpet for the 2012 Golden Globes, the… 16/01/12 16:45 CET
economy
S&P cuts EFSF credit rating after eurozone downgradeThe rating agency Standard & Poor’s has downgraded the eurozone’s EFSF bailout fund by one… 16/01/12 21:44 CET
London to boost yuan tradeBritain is teaming up with Hong Kong to secure London a top spot as an offshore trading centre for… 16/01/12 15:26 CET
Greek PM confident on debt talksGreek Prime Minister Lucas Papademos has promised that a debt swap will be reached in time between… 16/01/12 14:57 CET
europa
Close up: ECB bids to ease bank stressThe European Central Bank may have been slammed for failing to act as a lender of last resort to… 16/01/12 21:28 CET
EU parliament presidential election a ‘stitch up’This Tuesday in Strasbourg three candidates are vying for the presidency of the European… 16/01/12 11:04 CET
hi-tech
New Wii will rock youJapanese gaming giant Nintendo expects to release its next generation Wii, the Wii U, this summer… 16/01/12 15:06 CET
le mag
Spot the artist at the GagosianMore than 300 spot paintings by British artist Damien Hirst from 1986 to the present day have gone… 16/01/12 15:10 CET
pictureoftheday
Tackles fly in the Milan derbyAC Milan’s Alessandro Nesta and Kevin Prince Boateng challenge Walter Samuel of Inter Milan during… 16/01/12 11:49 CET
Sport
The distinguished professorThousands of football fans crammed into Istanbul’s Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadium to pay a final tribute… 16/01/12 19:21 CET
Peterhansel and Despres celebrate Dakar triumphsStephane Peterhansel celebrated his 10th Dakar Rally title on Sunday following the two-week race… 16/01/12 07:47 CET
world news
French downgrade jars GermansFrance’s loss of a triple-A credit rating from one agency has put a nasty scratch in Nicolas… 16/01/12 19:40 CET
Cruise success poses a giant challengeGiant cruise liners actually constitute a double industry. They do not only fill a giant niche in… 16/01/12 17:19 CET
ECB chief slams credit rating agenciesECB chief Mario Draghi has taken a swipe at credit rating agencies after Standard & Poor’s… 16/01/12 23:43 CET
UN chief urges Security Council unity on SyriaThe United Nations Secretary General has called on members of the Security Council to act with one… 16/01/12 19:23 CET
Anger in Bucharest after days of violenceIn Bucharest, the clean-up has begun in earnest following violent protests against government… 16/01/12 19:14 CET
France and Spain defiant after dowgradesThe French and Spanish leaders have joined forces in trying to shrug off the dowgrading of their… 16/01/12 19:13 CET
24 killed in Beirut building collapseIn brief: At least 24 people have been killed in the collapse of a building in Beirut. Rescuers are… 16/01/12 18:48 CET
Observers slam ‘undemocratic’ Kazakh electionInternational monitors on Monday condemned Kazakhstan’s parliamentary election as undemocratic… 16/01/12 18:03 CET
Search resumes for Italy cruise liner missingRescuers resumed their search of the Costa Concordia off western Italy on Monday, after poor… 16/01/12 17:35 CET
Concordia survivors speak of panic and chaosAs the investigation into the Costa Concordia disaster continues, more images and witness accounts… 16/01/12 15:33 CET
When a globe is much more than a globeIt may only be a Golden Globe, another “winner of” title to go on a DVD case, just an accolade for… 16/01/12 15:19 CET
Shares steady after S&P downgradesIt was choppy session for European stock markets on the first trading day after Friday’s mass… 16/01/12 15:07 CET
Markets demand better solutions from EU leaders after downgradesIn the age of austerity, investors are calling for EU leaders to come up with a convincing plan to… 16/01/12 14:13 CET
Sunken ship’s owners cite ‘human error’ for deadly accidentThe chairman of Costa Cruises, the company that operates the Costa Concordia that ran aground after… 16/01/12 13:24 CET
Pakistan’s top court wants PM to face contempt chargesPakistan’s Supreme Court on Monday ordered Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani to appear before… 16/01/12 12:53 CET
Jonathan performs U-turn on Nigerian petrol pricesNigerian President Goodluck Jonathan has performed a major U-turn by announcing that petrol prices… 16/01/12 11:34 CET
Car bomb blast kills Shi’ites in MosulA car bomb has exploded in a housing complex for displaced Shi’ite Muslims in the Iraqi city of… 16/01/12 09:55 CET
Silence is golden at the glittering GlobesThis years Golden Globe awards have been held in Los Angeles with Hollywood’s great and good… 16/01/12 09:50 CET
Exit polls give Kazakhstan rulers predictable landslideExit polls in Kazakhstan’s general election suggest another crushing victory for the ruling party… 16/01/12 07:53 CET
Silent hit “The Artist” wins 3 golden GlobesThis years Golden Globe awards have been held in Los Angeles with Hollywood’s great and the good… 16/01/12 06:03 CET
Another body found in cruise disasterA sixth body has been discovered in the wreck of the cruise liner which capsized off the coast of… 16/01/12 05:23 CET
Ship owners blame Costa Concordia captainA multi-million euro cruise ship lies on its side off the Tuscan island of Giglio and the captain… 16/01/12 04:44 CET
Spanish political veteran Manuel Fraga diesVeteran Spanish politician Manuel Fraga, the last surviving minister of General Franco’s right-wing… 16/01/12 02:13 CET
Violent protests continue in RomaniaProtests in Romania have spread from the capital Bucharest to other cities as angry crowds clashed… 16/01/12 01:03 CET
Germany encourages Greece ahead of crucial talksGermany’s foreign minister arrived in Athens late Sunday evening with a message of encouragement… 16/01/12 00:03 CET
