cinema
Oscars: ‘Hollywood loves to see stories about its craft’As ‘The Artist’ triumphed at the Oscars, euronews reporter Andrea Bolitho spoke to ABC news… 27/02/12 16:29 CET
The Artist proves a ‘tour de force’ at the OscarsHollywood’s cream of the crop descended on Los Angeles for the 84th Academy Awards. As some of the… 27/02/12 16:28 CET
Oscars 2012: all the winnersOn May 18, 1929, Hollywood’s high society gathered in the time-honored Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel in… 27/02/12 12:20 CET
corporate
Barcelona says hola to phone folkThe phones that in the future you will be talking into, texting on, browsing the internet, playing… 27/02/12 19:13 CET
Olympus board picks raise investors concernsJapan’s Olympus has named a new board of directors as it tries to move on from a massive accounting… 27/02/12 17:05 CET
economy
G20 tells Europe ‘give more cash before we help’Show us the money was the message to Europe from the meeting in Mexico of finance ministers and… 27/02/12 17:06 CET
World Bank tells China ‘reform to keep growing’The World Bank has warned China’s government that it must relax its grip on industry and move… 27/02/12 14:49 CET
Italy short-term borrowing costs plummetItaly’s short-term borrowing costs have fallen to their lowest in 17 months. The amount of… 27/02/12 14:49 CET
europa
EU hits Syria with more sanctionsThe EU has approved a wave of fresh sanctions against Syria. The punitive measures agreed between… 27/02/12 20:46 CET
EU set to award Serbia candidate statusEU countries are thought to be on the verge of granting Serbia candidate status to join the 27… 27/02/12 20:22 CET
Europe increases pressure on SyriaEU foreign ministers have given the green light for a raft of new sanctions against Syria. Meeting… 27/02/12 15:02 CET
interview
Mikhail Prokhorov: ‘This campaign could reveal some serious surprises’.In the current Russian presidential campaign – already unique with its unprecedented backdrop of… 27/02/12 17:13 CET
pictureoftheday
Meryl Streep, Jean Dujardin win top awards at the OscarsMeryl Streep, Best Actress winner for “The Iron Lady,” and French actor Jean Dujardin, Best Actor… 27/02/12 12:49 CET
world news
Outcry as Ukraine jails another opposition figureThe jailing of a former Ukrainian interior minister has prompted an outcry both in Kiev and around… 27/02/12 23:54 CET
More dead in Syria as referendum passedIt is feared as many as 135 people were killed across Syria on Monday. According to some activist… 27/02/12 22:33 CET
Flats collapse after blast in southern RussiaPart of a nine-storey housing block in southern Russia has collapsed killing at least two people… 27/02/12 22:03 CET
Second round predicted in Senegal presidentialUnofficial polls in Senegal suggest the presidential election there might have to go to a second… 27/02/12 19:43 CET
Swedish royals release Princess picsThe Swedish royal family have released photos of their latest addition, Princess Estelle Silvia Ewa… 27/02/12 19:35 CET
Greek bailout gets green light from BerlinThe German parliament has overwhelmingly approved the latest Greek bailout package of 130 billion… 27/02/12 19:33 CET
More deaths in Syria as poll result announced Syrian activists claim 10 more people have been killed in Homs on Monday, bringing the total to… 27/02/12 19:13 CET
Italian rail protester electrocutedAn Italian protesting plans for a high-speed rail link between Italy and France is in an induced… 27/02/12 18:03 CET
Russia dissident tries to cause election upsetJailed Kremlin critic Mikhail Khodorkovsky is urging voters to force Vladimir Putin into a second… 27/02/12 17:54 CET
Zyuganov’s Communist presidency bidGennady Zyuganov is in the race for the Russian presidency for the fourth time, at the age of 67… 27/02/12 17:41 CET
Kill Putin: Russia ‘foils plot’ on PM’s lifeRussia and Ukraine have foiled a plot to kill Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, according to… 27/02/12 17:12 CET
Senegal presidential vote too close to callUnofficial polls in Senegal suggest the presidential election might have to go to a second round… 27/02/12 16:44 CET
Judge cleared of investigating Franco-era crimes in SpainProminent judge Baltasar Garzon has been found not guilty of going beyond his powers when trying to… 27/02/12 13:53 CET
Spain’s Garzon cleared by Supreme CourtThe campaigning Spanish judge Baltasar Garzon has been cleared of illegally ordering an … 27/02/12 13:44 CET
Four-year sentence for Ukraine opposition leader Ukrainian opposition leader Yuri Lutsenko has been found guilty of crimes relating to corruption… 27/02/12 13:03 CET
Frankfurt airport strike grounds 200 flightsThe operators of Frankfurt Airport cancelled 200 flights on Monday amid an ongoing labour dispute… 27/02/12 12:24 CET
Syrians vote on new constitution amid bloodshedAt least 59 people are now reported to have been killed in the continuing government bombardment of… 27/02/12 11:34 CET
Joy in Iran over momentous Oscar winDirector Asghar Farhadi’s dedicated Iran’s first ever Oscar win, for his film A Separation, to the… 27/02/12 11:33 CET
Russia foils ‘Chechen plot’ to kill PM PutinRussian and Ukrainian secret services have foiled a plot to assassinate Prime Minister Vladimir… 27/02/12 09:53 CET
French film ‘The Artist’ sweeps the OscarsFrance’s The Artist has won best motion picture at the Oscars in Los Angeles. It is the first… 27/02/12 08:53 CET
‘The Artist’ takes the honours at the OscarsThis year’s Academy Awards was dominated by the silent romance of ‘The Artist’ which scooped up… 27/02/12 06:44 CET
Trumpeter Maurice Andre dies aged 78The world famous classical trumpeter Maurice Andre has died at the age of 78. A former coal miner… 27/02/12 06:41 CET
FARC to stop kidnappingColombia’s FARC rebel group has made a surprise announcement saying it is to abandon its… 27/02/12 06:41 CET
Train derails in Canada killing threeThree people were killed and dozens injured after a passenger train derailed near Aldershot in… 27/02/12 06:41 CET
Dujardin and The Artist scoop OscarsIt was a fantastic night for French cinema at the 84th Academy Awards ceremony in Hollywood, with… 27/02/12 05:02 CET
Red Cross still trying to help trapped civiliansResidents in Homs held their own version of Assad’s referendum, using a rubbish bin as a mock… 27/02/12 04:43 CET
Voting amid violence in SyriaDespite the continuing violence in Syria, President Bashar-al Assad yesterday went ahead with a… 27/02/12 02:54 CET
Calls for calm as polls close in SenegalThe international community called for calm as counting got underway in Senegal’s controversial… 27/02/12 01:03 CET
