archive 09·04·2012

cinema

• American Pie gang ‘reunited’

  Thirteen years on, the original cast of the ‘American Pie’ franchise is back with a bang. The… 09/04/12 16:09 CET

generationy

• What does the EU do for Roma people?

  EU and Roma For more than a… 09/04/12 16:04 CET

• Slumdog Theatre inspires Roma youngsters

  Art and culture have always been powerful tools for empowering young people.   In Moldava nad… 09/04/12 15:39 CET

hi-tech

• Virtual cinema

  Immersive entertainment, the next step in visual wizardry, is gaining momentum in cinema and gaming… 09/04/12 15:13 CET

le mag

• Boy bands: back for good?

  A decade after the success of Backstreet Boys and *NSYNC it appears boy bands are once again in… 09/04/12 16:09 CET

pictureoftheday

• Pope celebrates Easter in St. Peter’s Square

  On April 8, Pope Benedict XVI made his “Urbi et Orbi” address from a balcony in St. Peter’s Square… 09/04/12 11:44 CET

world news

• Titanic luxury deathrace 100

  The Titanic, of the White Star Line, the greatest ocean liner the world had ever seen, left… 09/04/12 19:08 CET

• Mali’s army regroups in Mopti

  The Malian army has regrouped in the town of Mopti, a potential new battlefield in the fight… 09/04/12 23:13 CET

• Hunger strike gathers momentum in Moscow

  Protesters have been gathering outside the Astrakhan regional office in Moscow to show support for… 09/04/12 22:44 CET

• Greece plans ‘Rent-a-Cop’ scheme to raise cash

  Cash-strapped Greece is to start renting out its police officers for 30 euros an hour in a bid to… 09/04/12 22:03 CET

• Mali’s future president meets coup leader

  The man tasked with overseeing Mali’s return to democratic rule on Monday met with the army captain… 09/04/12 20:41 CET

• Last-minute contenders spice up Egypt presidential election

  The Muslim Brotherhood’s Khairat al-Shater has has shaken up the presidential election map in… 09/04/12 20:24 CET

• Syria forces shoot dead Lebanese TV cameraman

  Syrian forces have shot dead a cameraman working for a Lebanese television station near the border… 09/04/12 20:03 CET

• Bad weather hinders Pakistan avalanche search

  Bad weather has hindered Pakistan’s army in its efforts to reach 135 people, mostly soldiers… 09/04/12 18:21 CET

• Sony ‘plans to cut 10,000 jobs worldwide’

  Sony is to cut 10,000 jobs worldwide, Japanese newspaper The Nikkei reported on Monday. The report… 09/04/12 18:14 CET

• Peru government calls for help to free trapped miners

  The Peruvian government has appealed for more help to free nine miners trapped for several days in… 09/04/12 18:12 CET

• New Malawi president sacks police chief

  Human rights groups have praised a decision by Malawi’s new president to sack the chief of police… 09/04/12 18:12 CET

• Brussels transport workers march for late colleague

  Public transport workers in Brussels have held a silent march in memory of their late colleague… 09/04/12 16:44 CET

• Small bomb damages Greek government office

  A small bomb has gone off outside the Athens branch of a Greek government ministry involved in… 09/04/12 16:43 CET

• Iberia strikes to cause months of cancellations

  Spain’s national carrier Iberia has begun the first of 30 days of strikes, that will mean… 09/04/12 15:33 CET

• Syrian forces fire at border refugee camp

  Syrian forces have fired into a refugee camp across the border with Turkey, killing two people… 09/04/12 15:13 CET

• France presidential race set to intensify

  In practice it has already long been in full swing, but the official campaign for the French… 09/04/12 14:34 CET

• North Korea: rocket launch for ‘weather satellite’

  North Korea has taken the rare step of showing off a rocket-launching site to foreign journalists… 09/04/12 12:53 CET

• Former KGB agent wins South Ossetia presidential election

  The breakaway Georgian region of South Ossetia has elected a former KGB officer as its new… 09/04/12 12:03 CET

• Death toll rises in Nigeria Easter attacks

  At least 38 people are said to have died in one of Sunday’s bomb attacks in Nigeria, with the… 09/04/12 11:23 CET

• Syria violence escalates ahead of ceasefire deadline

  As the government ceasefire date approaches on April 10, the violence shows no sign of slowing down… 09/04/12 09:53 CET

• Mali president resigns in hope of ending coup

  The president of Mali, Amadou Toumani Toure, has resigned, paving the way for a return to… 09/04/12 08:34 CET

• Time running out for trapped soldiers

  Efforts are continuing to rescue 124 Pakistani soldiers and eleven civilians trapped by an… 09/04/12 08:06 CET

• Peru: collapse of illegal mine traps workers

  Rescue services in Peru are still trying to reach nine trapped miners. They have been stuck since… 09/04/12 07:25 CET

• Last minute presidency bid by Mubarak deputy

  Hosni Mubarak’s former intelligence chief’s bid for the Egyptian presidency would cause a second… 09/04/12 05:34 CET

• Death toll likely to climb in Nigerian bomb attacks

  Police in Nigeria are investigating a second explosion after an earlier blast killed at least 16… 09/04/12 03:34 CET

• India Pakistan relations improve despite differences

  A Pakistani head of state sets foot in India for the first time in seven years. President Asif Ali… 09/04/12 02:03 CET

• South Korea accuses North of third nuclear test plan

  A South Korean news agency claims to have intelligence that North Korea is planning a third nuclear… 09/04/12 00:53 CET

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