cinema
“Argo” sees Affleck lost at seaBen Affleck’s latest movie “Argo” is based on the true story of a bold rescue during the Iran… 08/10/12 16:31 CET
corporate
Nord Stream switches on second gas routeThe second branch of the Nord Stream gas pipeline linking Germany with Russia has been put into… 08/10/12 16:47 CET
New Barilla plant, sauce of joy in Italian economyLeading pasta-maker Barilla is bucking the economic trend in Italy by opening a new multi-million… 08/10/12 14:25 CET
economy
China and Russia have growth forecasts cutThe World Bank has revised its growth forecasts for Russia and China, saying the two economic… 08/10/12 15:42 CET
EU markets unimpressed by ESM ‘bazooka’European investors were decidedly underwhelmed by the appearance of the European Stability… 08/10/12 14:25 CET
le mag
Another bloody artistVincent Castiglia literally bleeds for his work. The 30-year-old New York artist has been creating… 08/10/12 16:33 CET
markets
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pictureoftheday
Goodbye Oktoberfest!Oktoberfest waitresses dance on the tables while they celebrate the end of the world biggest beer… 08/10/12 11:55 CET
science
Team claims success in forecasting ageingA team of researchers from the Spanish National Cancer Research Centre (CNIO) led by María Blasco… 08/10/12 08:23 CET
Sport
Ronaldo and Messi shineArgentina’s Lionel Messi and Portugal’s Cristiano Ronaldo matched each other blow for blow as… 08/10/12 18:42 CET
world news
Putin shouldn’t celebrate – criticsFriends of Russian journalist Anna Politkovskaya – murdered six years ago – continue to demand that… 08/10/12 17:05 CET
Chávez his own favouriteRe-elected Venezuelan leader the unshrinking Hugo Chávez just last February was having cancer… 08/10/12 15:29 CET
Romney calls for “change of course” in Middle EastLess than a month before the US presidential election, Republican candidate Mitt Romney has… 08/10/12 23:13 CET
Video shows Syria rebels training for battle“We pledge to God the great to be soldiers faithful to Allah and our homeland and to safeguard the… 08/10/12 23:03 CET
Wikileaks Assange supporters ordered to payNine high profile supporters of Wikileaks founder Julian Assange have been ordered to pay more than… 08/10/12 20:00 CET
Probe ordered into death of UK man in SpainThere has been a breakthrough for a Scottish family that has been campaigning for the Spanish… 08/10/12 20:00 CET
Aung San Suu Kyi says she ready to be Myanmar presidentMyanmar’s opposition leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, has said she is ready to serve as president if she… 08/10/12 19:25 CET
Put Iran “on notice” says RomneyRiding high after the first presidential TV debate, US Republican candidate Mitt Romney has called… 08/10/12 19:14 CET
Turkey attacks Syrian targets for sixth dayTurkey has launched a retaliatory strike on Syria for the sixth consecutive day. The government… 08/10/12 19:03 CET
Eurozone’s ESM rescue fund up and runningThe eurozone’s new bailout fund the European Stability Mechanism has been given the green light by… 08/10/12 19:01 CET
EADS-BAE Systems merger hits turbulenceWith time running out in merger talks to form the world’s biggest aerospace and defence firm, the… 08/10/12 17:58 CET
French terror raids: more arrests likely, says interior ministerFrench police are likely to make more arrests in connection with last weekend’s anti-terror… 08/10/12 17:53 CET
April Jones murder suspect appears in courtAn angry crowd greeted the arrival in court of a man accused of murdering a five-year-old girl who… 08/10/12 17:25 CET
UN chief warns of Syria ‘escalation’ at World Forum for DemocracyThe UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has warned that the “escalation” of violence spreading from… 08/10/12 16:47 CET
Russian village in independence bidResidents of a village close to Moscow have declared their independence from Russia. They made… 08/10/12 15:53 CET
Ex-Milan footballer named in new Georgia cabinetGeorgia’s general election winner has included former AC Milan and Georgian international… 08/10/12 14:54 CET
Nobel medicine prize shared by British and Japanese scientistsThe Nobel Prize for Medicine has been shared between Britain’s John Gurdon and Japan’s Shinya… 08/10/12 13:53 CET
British-Japanese duo win Nobel medicine prizeThe Nobel prize for medicine has been jointly awarded to Britain’s John Gurdon and Japan’s Shinya… 08/10/12 12:35 CET
Privately-owned space rocket blasts off in USAn unmanned, privately-owned Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon cargo capsule blasted off from Cape… 08/10/12 12:34 CET
Turkey vows to retaliate after Syrian shells hit border townThe Turkish border town of Akcakale is trying to return to normal after being shelled by Syrian… 08/10/12 11:44 CET
Venezuela’s President Chavez celebrates re-electionVenezuela’s President Hugo Chavez has been celebrating his re-election. The founder of self styled… 08/10/12 11:41 CET
Cell biologists Yamanaka and Gurdon awarded Nobel Prize for MedicineCell biologists ==Shinya Yamanaka==of Japan and Briton ==John B. Gurdon== have been jointly awarded… 08/10/12 10:20 CET
Mixed reactions in Venezuela to Chavez re-electionAs soon as the news of President Hugo Chavez’s re-election came out street parties sprung up across… 08/10/12 09:53 CET
Sudanese military plane crashes near KhartoumA Sudanese military plane crashed near the capital on Sunday, killing 15 people on board, and… 08/10/12 09:06 CET
Israel fires on militants in Gaza stripAn Israeli aircraft fired a missile into the Gaza strip on Sunday wounding two Palestinian… 08/10/12 09:02 CET
Tributes to former Algerian President BenjedidAlgerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika led tributes to former president Chadli Benjedid on Sunday… 08/10/12 08:57 CET
Hugo Chavez wins fourth term in officeJubilant Hugo Chavez supporters waved flags and partied in the streets of Caracas when they heard… 08/10/12 06:33 CET
European Stability Mechanism to come into forceThe Eurozone’s 500 billion euro rescue fund gets up-and-running today when finance ministers meet… 08/10/12 05:33 CET
Race is on to save Italian steel plantThe Italian government says it is working hard on a deal to keep Europe’s largest steel plant open… 08/10/12 03:53 CET
Further exchange of fire on Syria-Turkey borderThere has been another mortar strike from Syria in the border town of Akcakale. This time, no one… 08/10/12 02:04 CET
National celebrations mark Vladimir Putin’s birthdayBeautiful young girls gallop horses through grass swaying gently in the breeze on the Russian… 08/10/12 00:24 CET
