cinema
Stars shine bright in BerlinAmong the stars up for and collecting awards at this year’s Berlin International Film Festival was… 15/02/12 15:46 CET
corporate
Airbus CEO orders A380 wing crack investigationThe boss of Airbus has defended the safety of its A380 superjumbos despite the discovery of… 15/02/12 15:42 CET
economy
French economy on noticeFrance is showing some lucky numbers, doing better, economically, it seems, than its EU partners… 15/02/12 19:21 CET
Troika inspectors review Portugal bailoutPortugal is the latest stop for officials from the European Union, the International Monetary Fund… 15/02/12 19:04 CET
China’s eurozone vote of confidenceThe governor of China’s central bank has said it will continue to buy eurozone government bonds and… 15/02/12 14:15 CET
Eurozone economy contracts furtherThe north-south split is becoming more pronounced as the eurozone economy shrinks. Gross domestic… 15/02/12 14:15 CET
ECB ready to help Greece by not taking bond profitEuropean Central Bank policymakers have said that they do not want the bank to make a profit on the… 15/02/12 14:15 CET
europa
Greece a mounting concern for MEPsWhile it was not on the formal agenda at the European Parliament, Greece’s current financial plight… 15/02/12 17:41 CET
innovation
Microwaves blast dangers of asbestosRyszard Parosa, Supervising Board President at ATON-HT SA explained: “We have developed a new… 15/02/12 18:27 CET
le mag
The silent strength of Lui XiaPhotographer Lui Xia is censored in her native China, where she lives under house arrest. Using… 15/02/12 17:03 CET
pictureoftheday
Whitney Houston tribute in the PhilippinesA Filipino fan writes a message on a tribute wall for the late American singer-actress Whitney… 15/02/12 09:59 CET
science
US scientists hail new Alzeimer’s drugThe fight against Alzeimer’s has taken a step forward thanks to a team of researchers in the … 15/02/12 14:47 CET
Sport
Milan give Gunners European master classOn-form Kevin Prince Boateng scored an absolute stunner on 15 minutes to set the tone at the San… 15/02/12 13:06 CET
Game over: Monti snuffs out Rome’s Olympic flameThere will be no sprint finish in Italy’s bid to host the 2020 Olympics. Prime Minister Mario Monti… 15/02/12 01:43 CET
world news
France: Hollande shrugs off Sarkozy election bidFrench President Nicolas Sarkozy used an appearance on a news programme on Wednesday night to… 15/02/12 22:54 CET
Iran hails new nuclear advancesIran has proclaimed new advances in its nuclear programme. President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad appeared… 15/02/12 22:53 CET
Syria’s Assad orders constitution votePresident Bashar Assad has offered to hold multi-party elections within four months. It comes… 15/02/12 20:24 CET
France: Hollande shrugs off Sarkozy election bidFrench President Nicolas Sarkozy used an appearance on a news programme on Wednesday night to… 15/02/12 20:13 CET
Israeli PM: Iran is ‘world’s greatest terror exporter’The Israeli prime minister has described Iran as the world’s greatest exporter of terror in… 15/02/12 18:52 CET
Ukraine: Allegations Tymoshenko denied prison visitsThe lawyer for jailed former Ukrainian prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko claims he and Tymoshenko’s… 15/02/12 18:26 CET
Turkey: Ex-PKK leader commemoration ends in clashesTurkish police have clashed with people marking the 13th anniversary of the detention of a … 15/02/12 18:26 CET
Day of hunger to back Palestinian prisonerSupporters of a Palestinian prisoner on hunger strike joined his protest by also refusing food on… 15/02/12 18:25 CET
Iran hails nuclear ‘breakthrough’Iran has sent a defiant message to the West over its nuclear programme. President Mahmoud… 15/02/12 18:03 CET
Hundreds die in overcrowded Honduras prison fireMore than 350 people have been killed in a fire at a jail in Honduras. Initial reports put the… 15/02/12 17:29 CET
Greek couple stage suicide threat in jobs protestA Greek couple fearing for their jobs threatened to commit suicide by jumping from the window ledge… 15/02/12 17:04 CET
Bahrain activists urge more protests despite bloodshedOne year on, their demands for reform remain unmet. Yet Bahrain’s pro-democracy demonstrators are… 15/02/12 15:54 CET
Greek FM: several eurozone countries ‘want us out’Investors’ worries over Greece eased as politicians, if not the public, appeared to be inching… 15/02/12 14:43 CET
Prosecutors demand 5 years jail for Berlusconi in Mills caseProsecutors in Milan have asked a court to sentence Silvio Berlusconi to five years in jail, over… 15/02/12 12:53 CET
Syria violence rages as fresh UN moves take shapeRelentless violence and relentless diplomacy continue as Syria sinks further into chaos. A large… 15/02/12 12:13 CET
Police remove Stuttgart rail protesters from treesGerman police intervened in large numbers overnight to remove opponents of the controversial rail… 15/02/12 11:44 CET
Trade practices on the table at US-China talksChina’s leader-in-waiting has received a warm welcome in Washington but the thorny issue of trade… 15/02/12 10:13 CET
Bahrain: Security clampdown on uprising anniversaryArmoured vehicles have been patrolling Bahrain’s capital in a clampdown after clashes marked the… 15/02/12 08:33 CET
Syrian forces launch attack on HamaAfter bombarding Homs for the last 13 days, Syrian government forces have now launched an offensive… 15/02/12 05:43 CET
Kosovo Serbs hold referendumEthnic Serbs living in northern Kosovo have been voting in a two-day referendum which is expected… 15/02/12 03:54 CET
Eurogroup cancels Greek bailout meetingThere was disappointment as Greek politicians heard that eurozone finance ministers will not be… 15/02/12 02:14 CET
Israel accuses Iran over Bangkok blastsIsrael has accused Iran of being behind three bomb blasts in a commercial district of Bangkok after… 15/02/12 00:33 CET
