cinema
Soderbergh goes Tarantino with “Haywire”Director Steven Soderbergh does not like to be labelled, and the oscar-winning maker of “Traffic,“… 17/01/12 10:07 CET
corporate
European car sales decline acceleratesFewer car were driven out of showrooms around Europe in December as increasingly worried consumers… 17/01/12 14:06 CET
economy
Eurozone inflation dipsInflation in the eurozone fell more than previously expected in December. Consumer prices in… 17/01/12 14:07 CET
Spain clears short-term debt testSpain has passed the first test of investor demand for its government bonds since the latest… 17/01/12 14:07 CET
S&P downgrades downplayedIn the aftermath of the so-called ‘Black Friday’ mass downgrading of eurozone countries… 17/01/12 07:37 CET
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D&G, Cavalli and Fendi schmooze MilanDolce & Gabbana threw gold over eveything, even underwear, for their autumn winter 2013 menswear… 17/01/12 10:07 CET
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Heavy snowfalls in MegèveHeavy snowfalls and icy weather conditions in Megève, France (Filmed by Alexis) 17/01/12 12:00 CET
Military aircraft exercise in KanoMilitary aircraft on a routine training exercise in Kano (filmed by Idris) 17/01/12 11:59 CET
pictureoftheday
UK talks trade with Asian marketsBritain’s Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne talks with China’s Vice Premier Wang Qishan in… 17/01/12 11:21 CET
science
French sound alpine glacier alarmAround the globe, in all latitudes, at all altitudes, glaciers are receding and disappearing at a… 17/01/12 15:59 CET
world news
Fall of an Italian cruise captainA captain stripped of his ship, Francesco Schettino has been in a cell since Saturday, the… 17/01/12 19:11 CET
Global financial court promises firm rulingsThe world’s first international tribunal for complex financial litigation has opened in the… 17/01/12 17:41 CET
Obama renews call for Syria’s Assad to goPresident Obama has condemned Syria’s continuing crackdown on protesters and has renewed his call… 17/01/12 23:54 CET
Indonesia induces sphere fear in train surfersIn Indonesia a dangerous mode of transport just got a lot more dangerous. People clinging… 17/01/12 23:03 CET
Five foreign tourists killed in Ethiopia – state TVGunmen have killed five foreign tourists and seriously injured two others in Ethiopia’s remote… 17/01/12 21:33 CET
Mubarak ‘not a tyrant’, defence lawyer tells trialHosni Mubarak was a ‘just man, not a tyrant’, according to his lawyer. The former Egyptian… 17/01/12 20:13 CET
Schulz elected president of EU parliamentGerman social democrat leader Martin Schulz has been appointed the new president of the European… 17/01/12 20:08 CET
Eleven known to have died in Italy cruiser crashEleven people are now known to have died on board a cruise liner stranded off Italy’s Tuscan coast… 17/01/12 19:33 CET
Turkey’s elite attend funeral of DenktashThe funeral of the former Turkish Cypriot leader Rauf Denktash has taken place in Nicosia. He died… 17/01/12 19:14 CET
Britain considers yacht gift for Queen JubileeBritain’s Queen Elizabeth might be getting a new yacht for her Diamond Jubilee – but Prime Minister… 17/01/12 18:24 CET
Freedom for Italy militant jailed for police killingA former leftist militant in Italy is free again after serving a jail term for ordering the murder… 17/01/12 18:18 CET
Life sentence for inciting murder of Armenian writerA court in Istanbul has given a life sentence to 31-year-old Yasin Hayal for inciting the murder of… 17/01/12 18:14 CET
Greeks protest as EU/IMF bailout officials returnAs the clock ticks on efforts to save Greece from bankruptcy, Greeks have taken to the streets to… 17/01/12 17:47 CET
Back in the Day: first colonists arrive in Australia*January 18, 1788* _HMS Supply_ the first of 11 ships carrying British seamen and convicts destined… 17/01/12 17:40 CET
Airbus announces record yearAirbus outsold its rival Boeing almost two-to-one in 2011 and delivered more aircraft than the … 17/01/12 17:31 CET
EU launches legal action against HungaryBrussels has begun legal proceedings against Hungary which aim to force it to undo changes to its… 17/01/12 17:04 CET
Damning tape of cruise ship’s captainAs the captain of the stricken Costa Concordia Francesco Schettino was appearing in court, and the… 17/01/12 16:24 CET
Spanish judge Garzon battling to save careerHigh profile Spanish judge Baltazar Garzon is facing his greatest personal legal challenge yet — a… 17/01/12 15:24 CET
Portugal job reform deal signed, but top union balksPortuguese employers and some unions have agreed major changes to the labour market. … 17/01/12 15:09 CET
Wikipedia to disappear for a day in protestWikipedia, one of the world’s busiest websites, will black out its English language version for 24… 17/01/12 14:38 CET
Five more dead bodies found in the Costa cruise linerItalian rescuers have found five more dead bodies inside a capsized cruise liner off the Tuscany… 17/01/12 13:48 CET
Boxing legend Muhammad Ali turns 70The legendary heavyweight showman of the boxing world, Muhammad Ali, turned 70 on Tuesday. He… 17/01/12 12:43 CET
EU parliament elects Schulz presidentGermany’s Martin Schulz has been elected as the new president of the European Parliament. Widely… 17/01/12 12:24 CET
Italy may declare cruise liner emergencyThe Italian government will declare a state of emergency in waters around Giglio Island if the… 17/01/12 12:03 CET
China’s economic growth weakensGrowth in the world’s second biggest economy, China, slowed to its weakest pace for two and a half… 17/01/12 11:04 CET
Republican Romney’s record attacked in SC debateRepublican presidential hopefuls have gone head to head in a televised debate just days before the… 17/01/12 09:23 CET
Back in the Day: H-bombs fall on Spain after mid-air crash*January 17, 1966* An American B52 bomber carrying four Hydrogen bombs collides with a refuelling… 17/01/12 09:09 CET
Three blasts damage Naples tax officeThree bombs have exploded outside the tax offices in Naples causing damage but no injuries. It’s… 17/01/12 07:11 CET
Hungary threatened with legal actionThe Hungarian government of Prime Minister Viktor Orban faces possible legal action by the European… 17/01/12 07:11 CET
Kosovo protest against police tacticsProtesters in Kosovo gathered outside government buildings in the capital Pristina yesterday to… 17/01/12 05:33 CET
More feared missing in Italian cruise ship disasterThe Italian coast guard has once again revised its estimates of those still thought to be missing… 17/01/12 02:33 CET
Romanian government warns against more violenceAs anti-austerity protesters turned out in Romania for a fifth day, the government warned that… 17/01/12 01:03 CET
Huntsman bows out of Republican raceThe race for the US Republican presidential nomination has narrowed with a third candidate pulling… 17/01/12 00:43 CET
