cinema
Oscar pointers in SAG Awards?The Screen Actors Guild awards recognise top performances in film and television. This… 30/01/12 15:27 CET
corporate
Weaker European economy pushed Philips to Q4 lossPhilips swung to a net loss in the final three months of 2011. It blamed cuts in government budgets… 30/01/12 16:23 CET
New boss in latest Carrefour turnaround bidIt is all change at Carrefour Europe’s largest retailer. Out goes Lars Olofsson, who failed to… 30/01/12 14:27 CET
le mag
Angouleme: Strip show with a differenceThe Angouleme International Comics Festival put the spotlight on Spanish and Swedish works this… 30/01/12 15:27 CET
pictureoftheday
Gandhi imitators bid for world record in India485 people from an Indian charity for single mothers and children living without support at railway… 30/01/12 12:25 CET
world news
Syria showdown – on the streets and at the UNAs street battles rage at the gates of Damascus, a diplomatic battle over Syria is looming at the… 30/01/12 23:24 CET
Germany’s budget discipline plan for EU approvedGerman Chancellor Angela Merkel appeared on Monday to have succeeded in pushing through her plan to… 30/01/12 20:48 CET
French Greens seek greater role for EP in crisisThe eurozone’s problems are having a big impact on domestic politics in many member states. In… 30/01/12 20:33 CET
Hungary moves to prevent Malev bankruptcyThe Hungarian government wants to stop national airline Malev from going bankrupt. Companies… 30/01/12 20:17 CET
Iran says it has laser-guided artillery shellsIran says it has manufactured laser-guided artillery shells able to locate and hit moving targets… 30/01/12 19:03 CET
Eurozone crunch timeEurope’s weaker economies are again having to offer much higher rates of interest to get investors… 30/01/12 18:54 CET
UAE names the region’s first female metro driverA 28-year-old woman has become the first female metro driver in the United Arab Emirates and the… 30/01/12 18:39 CET
Deux ans de prison pour l’ex-Premier ministre roumain NastaseAdrian Nastase écope de deux ans de prison ferme. Il a été reconnu coupable de corruption par la… 30/01/12 18:39 CET
A 6.3 earthquake hits PeruResidents on Peru’s central coast are recovering from the aftermath of a six point three… 30/01/12 18:34 CET
Dozens die as cold snap grips EuropeFreezing temperatures have killed more than 30 people across central and eastern Europe. At… 30/01/12 18:03 CET
Back in the Day: McDonalds comes to Moscow*January 31, 1990:* American fast-food restaurant McDonalds opens its first Soviet store in Moscow… 30/01/12 18:01 CET
EU leaders in key Brussels debt summitEuropean leaders arrived in Brussels on Monday for a key summit which they said would help bring… 30/01/12 17:54 CET
Syria: Assad troops fight back against rebelsSoldiers loyal to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad have reportedly beaten back some rebels… 30/01/12 17:23 CET
EU leaders shift focus from austerity to growthGrowth and job creation are high on the agenda as EU leaders gather in Brussels for their latest… 30/01/12 15:43 CET
Unions want to ‘reverse’ austerity with strike in BelgiumAs European leaders discuss the eurozone debt crisis in Brussels, Belgium’s three largest unions… 30/01/12 15:33 CET
Spanish airline collapse leaves 20,000 strandedThe collapse of Spanair, Spain’s fourth biggest airline, has stranded more than 20,000 people in… 30/01/12 14:43 CET
Sarkozy takes election gamble with economy plansAre they daring or disastrous? Opinion is divided in France after President Nicolas Sarkozy… 30/01/12 14:34 CET
Ryanair lifts profit forecastRyanair has raised its profit forecast for its current financial year which ends in March. The… 30/01/12 14:28 CET
Ship-wrecked newly-weds thank Giglio islandersA newly-wed couple who survived the Costa Concordia disaster have made an emotional return to the… 30/01/12 12:43 CET
General strike in Belgium as EU leaders arrive in BrusselsCoinciding with the EU summit in Brussels, Belgium’s first general strike in almost 20 years has… 30/01/12 12:13 CET
Castro rules out multi-party system in CubaThe Cuban president has re-affirmed the communist island’s commitment to a one-party political… 30/01/12 11:13 CET
Back in the Day: assassination of a peace icon*January 30, 1948:* Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, the iconic leader of the peaceful Indian… 30/01/12 11:02 CET
Head of nationalised UK bank RBS declines his bonusFollowing public and political outcry in the UK over the weekend, Royal Bank of Scotland boss… 30/01/12 09:43 CET
Wade again cleared to run for Senegal presidencyOpposition groups have lost their appeal to prevent Abdoulaye Wade running for president of Senegal… 30/01/12 08:34 CET
Concordia wreck might not be moved for monthsThe wreck of the cruise ship Costa Concordia could remain lying off the Italian coast until the end… 30/01/12 05:23 CET
EU leaders hold debt crisis summit – againEuropean leaders are holding their 17th summit in two years as the bloc battles to resolve its… 30/01/12 04:03 CET
Belgium hit by 24-hour general strikeTrains planes and buses are being especially hit by Belgium’s first general strike in almost two… 30/01/12 02:03 CET
Sarkozy announces economic plans for re-electionFrench President Nicolas Sarkozy has set out his plans to deal with the country’s faltering… 30/01/12 00:33 CET
