cinema
Rihanna onboard Peter Berg’s BattleshipPeter Berg’s sci-fi fantasy Battleship, based on the classic naval combat board game by Hasbro… 05/04/12 17:42 CET
corporate
Sweet Easter relief from economic worriesEaster is a traditional treat time with chocolate eggs topping the list for children and adults… 05/04/12 15:17 CET
Dubai does debt dealDubai Holding, the investment group owned by the emirate’s ruler, has reached an agreement with… 05/04/12 14:32 CET
economy
Oil prices rise on Iran supply fearsOil prices rose again on Thursday, pushed up by concerns over disruptions to supplies from Iran… 05/04/12 16:35 CET
World pays more to eatGlobal food prices rose in March for the third month in a row, putting food inflation firmly back… 05/04/12 14:32 CET
Greece extends bond swap deadlineGreece has extended, for a second time, a deadline for its remaining holders of government bonds to… 05/04/12 14:32 CET
futuris
Pens and video games against Parkinson’s diseaseChronic, degenerative and incurable, Parkinson’s disease affects five out of 1000 Europeans over 60… 05/04/12 10:52 CET
hi-tech
Driven to fly: cars that can take-offThis rather unusual looking car can reach speeds of up to 180 kilometres an hour but that is not… 05/04/12 16:57 CET
le mag
Iranian trio charms Paris concert-goersThree Iranian soloists – each renowned in his particular musical sphere – joined together to… 05/04/12 17:58 CET
Siege of Sarajevo commemorated at museumMore than 11,000 people lost their lives during the notorious siege of Sarajevo, which began 20… 05/04/12 17:39 CET
newsplus
Mali may face years of instability, says Africa analystTuareg rebels in Mali have declared their own independent state after declaring an end to… 05/04/12 20:01 CET
pictureoftheday
Sadness in Greece economic suicide victimA mourner cries at the spot where a pensioner shot himself in the head in Athens’ Syntagma Square… 05/04/12 12:08 CET
reporter
French politics silent on womenLess than a year ago, on 14 May, the Dominique Strauss-Kahn (or ‘DSK’) scandal exploded. Numerous… 05/04/12 11:54 CET
Sport
Chelsea and Real in Champions League semisChelsea go through to meet Barcelona in the Champions League semi-finals after beating Benfica 2-1… 05/04/12 12:42 CET
world news
Greece: austerity suicides climbingWhen a former pharmacist who had worked into his seventies killed himself many people in Greece saw… 05/04/12 20:11 CET
Egypt candidates prepare for presidential electionWith the deadline to register for running in Egypt’s presidential election this Sunday, the… 05/04/12 23:14 CET
No injuries from French nuclear plant firesTwo fires at a French nuclear plant have been put out without any injuries or release of radiation… 05/04/12 22:54 CET
Libya ready to prosecute Gaddafi’s sonLibya’s government says it is ready and able to try Saif al-Islam, the son of former leader Muammar… 05/04/12 20:31 CET
Porsche scion and 911 designer diesAlexander Ferdinand Porsche, grandson of the man who founded the famous sports carmaker, has died… 05/04/12 20:31 CET
Greek anger at death: ‘Enough is enough’Greeks have been leaving tributes to the pensioner who shot himself dead outside the parliament in… 05/04/12 19:34 CET
Germany eyes tax evasion crackdown with Swiss dealThe days of wealthy Germans stashing their cash in Swiss bank accounts could be over if a deal… 05/04/12 18:49 CET
UN Security Council supports Syria ceasefire deadlinesThe UN Security Council has given its formal backing to a deadline for peace in Syria put forward… 05/04/12 18:36 CET
Italian nationalist leader Umberto Bossi quitsThe leader of Italy’s nationalist party, Umberto Bossi, has resigned amid allegations that he spent… 05/04/12 18:14 CET
Sarajevo remembers first Bosnian war victims, 20 years onPeople in Sarajevo are commemorating the 20th anniversary of the start of the Bosnian war – and in… 05/04/12 18:10 CET
Smoke forces shutdown at French nuclear reactorA reactor at a nuclear power station in northern France has been shut down automatically after… 05/04/12 17:33 CET
Syria: fighting broadens causing more refugeesViolence in Syria is spreading beyond the usual flashpoints – with government forces fighting… 05/04/12 16:44 CET
Connecticut Senate votes to end death penaltyThe state of Connecticut is a step closer to abolishing the death penalty, after its Senate voted… 05/04/12 14:43 CET
Greek anger at death: ‘We will all commit suicide’There has been sadness as well as anger in Greece after a hard-up pensioner shot himself dead… 05/04/12 13:53 CET
Rocket fire from Egypt blamed for Israel city attackA rocket has hit the Israeli resort of Eilat on the eve of a major Jewish holiday. Police believe… 05/04/12 12:44 CET
Youssou N’dour lands Senegal government jobSenegal’s new president Macky Sall has given Youssou N’dour a post in his government. The… 05/04/12 11:33 CET
French film director Claude Miller dies at 70The award-winning French film director, Claude Miller, has died in Paris at the age of 70 after a… 05/04/12 10:44 CET
US to ease Myanmar sanctionsIt is being hailed as another turning point in Myanmar’s fledgling democratic transition. Just… 05/04/12 10:23 CET
Ex-police jailed over Hurricane Katrina shootingsFour ex-policemen who shot six unarmed civilians in New Orleans, days after Hurricane Katrina… 05/04/12 08:43 CET
Stalin school book cover sparks rowSchool exercise books with a portrait of the Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin on the cover are causing… 05/04/12 05:43 CET
White House sees Romney as the man to beatRepublican candidate Mitt Romney’s hat-trick of primary wins on Tuesday edged him in to what many… 05/04/12 03:23 CET
Mali rebels announce end to fightingTuareg rebels in northern Mali are ending their military operations. In a unilateral move, the… 05/04/12 01:53 CET
Fresh clashes erupt in western LibyaFresh fighting erupted in west Libya on Wednesday after two days of deadly clashes near the border… 05/04/12 00:44 CET
German watchdog launches probe into petrol pricingGermany’s competition watchdog has launched an investigation into five major oil companies after… 05/04/12 00:43 CET
