cinema
Arab Spring at Berlin’s Film FestivalThe Berlin International Film Festival has focused on Arab film-makers who documented last year’s… 22/02/12 13:31 CET
corporate
Peugeot ‘considering production deal’ with GMPSA Peugeot Citroen is reportedly talking to General Motors about a broad manufacturing alliance… 22/02/12 16:34 CET
Stable capacity for Air France-KLM in the summer scheduleGiven the uncertain economic environment, the Air France-KLM Group’s increase in capacity in… 22/02/12 15:00 CET
Mobile war undermines France Telecom’s profitFrance Telecom has said it will reduce its dividend payments to shareholders this year and is… 22/02/12 14:49 CET
Shanghai court mulls iPad sales banA Chinese technology firm is trying to block the sale of iPads in Shanghai, one of Apple’s biggest… 22/02/12 14:48 CET
economy
US wants lower taxes, fewer loopholes for companiesSending a political message in an election year, President Barack Obama has proposed a sweeping… 22/02/12 18:34 CET
Greek bond swap bring new downgradeGreek lawmakers are pushing forward with a raft of measures demanded by eurozone states in exchange… 22/02/12 18:34 CET
Eurozone on brink of recessionThe eurozone economy is in danger of tipping into recession as the services sector shrank this… 22/02/12 14:48 CET
europa
Brussels orders Budapest to tackle budget deficitThe EU Commission has told Hungary it must slash its budget gap or face a penalty of almost half a… 22/02/12 19:43 CET
EU’s highest court to rule on anti-piracy treatyAfter major opposition, Brussels has referred its anti-piracy treaty to the European Court of… 22/02/12 17:24 CET
hi-tech
The advance of the spider robotScientists in Germany have developed a prototype robot that they hope will have a wide range of… 22/02/12 14:46 CET
le mag
A flurry of Britishness at London Fashion WeekAt London Fashion Week, iconic British designer Vivienne Westwood has said her work always flies… 22/02/12 16:31 CET
pictureoftheday
Adele triumphs at Brit AwardsSinger Adele holds her award for best British album of the year at the BRIT Music Awards in London… 22/02/12 08:49 CET
Sport
Late equaliser hands CSKA draw with Real MadridPontus Wernbloom scored in stoppage time on his CSKA Moscow debut to help the Russians salvage a… 22/02/12 07:19 CET
world news
Faulty brakes suspected in Argentina train crash carnageThere was chaos and panic in Buenos Aires central Once station following Argentina’s worst rail… 22/02/12 22:44 CET
Strauss-Khan released after questioningDominique Strauss-Kahn has walked free from police custody after nearly 48 hours of questioning… 22/02/12 21:22 CET
Zhirinovsky, a populist’s fifth attempt to become Russia’s top man Vladimir Zhirinovsky, rarely one to hide his forceful physical persona, has campaigned to become… 22/02/12 20:38 CET
Mubarak fate to be announced in JuneThe verdict following the trial of former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak will be announced on… 22/02/12 20:03 CET
Protests reflect Greek feeling on rescue termsAs dusk settled across Athens on Wednesday the hopes of a bright economic dawn to follow were… 22/02/12 19:23 CET
More bodies found on capsized Costa ConcordiaEight more bodies, including a child, have been found in the wreck of the ‘Costa Concordia‘… 22/02/12 19:14 CET
Afghan Korans burnt ‘inadvertently’ says NATOAs protests spread across Afghanistan over foreign troops burning the Koran, the violence has left… 22/02/12 19:03 CET
Myanmar: road to reform?Myanmar has been isolated internationally for decades. However, in only a few months the country… 22/02/12 18:06 CET
Fresh talks end strike at Frankfurt airportStaff at Frankfurt airport were back at work as of Wednesday evening, ending a five-day strike that… 22/02/12 18:03 CET
Number of dead in commuter crash could riseIn Buenos Aires at least 40 commuters have been killed in a crash at the busy Once station… 22/02/12 17:43 CET
Back in the Day: Motorsport legend Fangio taken hostage in Cuba*February 23, 1958.* Argentine 5-time world motor racing world champion Juan Manuel Fangio is… 22/02/12 17:41 CET
Syria: French foreign minister slams journalist deathsAs the attack on Homs continues for a 19th day running, Syrian activists claim at least 27 people… 22/02/12 16:44 CET
ICRC seeks to put Syria truce plan into practiceThe International Committee of the Red Cross is trying to contact anyone with influence in Syria to… 22/02/12 16:35 CET
DSK questioning continues over vice ringPolice continued to question Dominique Strauss-Kahn on Wednesday. After an undignified night in… 22/02/12 16:34 CET
Ex-Nigerian leader bids to stop Senegal violenceFormer Nigerian leader Olusegun Obasanjo is in Senegal as a special African envoy to try to defuse… 22/02/12 15:14 CET
Rami al-Sayed: the eyes of Homs closed by shellingRami al-Sayed is one of Syria’s citizen journalists to have ignored state censorship in an attempt… 22/02/12 13:43 CET
Two foreign journalists killed in SyriaBombardment of the Syrian city of Homs continues, with activists claiming at least another 17… 22/02/12 13:04 CET
UN inspectors return from Iran empty-handedThe United Nations’ nuclear watchdog says talks with Iran have failed over its disputed atomic… 22/02/12 12:33 CET
Kabul US embassy staff warned after Koran desecrationAllegations that foreign troops in Afghanistan burnt copies of the Koran has led to extra security… 22/02/12 11:23 CET
Megaupload founder Dotcom freed on bailThe founder of the file-sharing site Megaupload, wanted by the US for alleged widespread internet… 22/02/12 11:07 CET
Senegal’s N’Dour slightly hurt at election protestOpposition supporters again clashed with security forces in the Senegalese capital Dakar on Tuesday… 22/02/12 10:16 CET
Adele and Ed Sheeran top Brit AwardsIt was a case of deja vu at the Brit Awards in London. A week after picking up six Grammys, soul… 22/02/12 09:05 CET
Chavez to face more surgery for cancerVenezuelan President Hugo Chavez will undergo another operation in the coming days after doctors in… 22/02/12 07:20 CET
Adele collects more awards at the 2012 BRITsHotfoot from winning a record six Grammys, soul singer Adele has added more awards to her growing… 22/02/12 07:20 CET
Yemen pushes out Saleh and elects a new leaderYemen turned a new page on Tuesday as 80 per cent of eligible voters came out to elect a new… 22/02/12 07:20 CET
US to consider additional measures against AssadAt least 100 people were killed in Syria on Tuesday during assaults on villages and a sustained… 22/02/12 07:19 CET
Greek parliament asked to approve further cutsThe Greek cabinet met on Tuesday to finalise details of economic reforms to be passed in… 22/02/12 07:19 CET
Pictures of Egypt’s revolutionEgypt’s uprising against Hosni Mubarak’s has now been documented in an art exhibition at the… 22/02/12 07:19 CET
Former IMF chief DSK spends night in custodyFormer IMF chief and French finance minister Dominique Strauss-Kahn is still being questioned by… 22/02/12 07:19 CET
Christchurch remembers quakeOne year on and the people of Christchurch, New Zealand have been marking the anniversary of the… 22/02/12 07:19 CET
UN inspectors barred from Iranian nuclear siteThe United Nation’s nuclear watchdog says talks with Iran have failed over its disputed atomic… 22/02/12 07:19 CET
