cinema
WadjdaWadjda is the first full-length feature film to be directed by a woman in Saudi Arabia. It is… 07/02/13 19:31 CET
economy
Ireland reaches historic bank dealIreland has struck a long-awaited deal to ease the burden of the debts it took on to rescue its… 07/02/13 19:24 CET
Euro slumps on ECB Draghi’s commentsThe European Central Bank has said it will monitor what impact the stronger euro is having on the… 07/02/13 17:01 CET
Political scandal, weak economy impact Spanish bondsSpain’s borrowing costs climbed at its latest bond auction due to an alleged corruption scandal… 07/02/13 14:19 CET
Incoming UK central bank boss talks of changeOn the day that the Bank of England held its benchmark interest rate at 0.5 percent, and left its… 07/02/13 14:19 CET
europa
Merkel, Cameron set to clash over EU cash with HollandeGerman Chancellor Angela Merkel and British Prime Minister David Cameron were set to clash with… 07/02/13 18:54 CET
New EU law could force companies to reveal cyber attacksEU member states could fall under a unified approach to tackling cybercrime if a new law gets the… 07/02/13 15:45 CET
hi-tech
Badminton RobotInstead of playing badminton with another human being imagine what it would be like playing against… 07/02/13 16:15 CET
markets
European markets at close: 07.02.201307/02/13 18:17 CET
pictureoftheday
South Korean and US soldiers brave freezing temperatures in winter drillSouth Korean and US marines run during a winter military drill in Pyeongchang, about 180 km east of… 07/02/13 10:20 CET
Sport
Tickets go on sale for Sochi Winter OlympicsRussia has begun selling tickets for the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, exactly a year before the… 07/02/13 19:06 CET
Rubles roll for Sochi OlympicsSochi is getting a face lift for the Winter Olympics in 2014. There’s a lot of construction going… 07/02/13 19:02 CET
thenetwork
Angela Merkel: the power-Frau enigmaSome call her pragmatic, others Machiavelian. Angela Merkel has managed to outmaneuver the… 07/02/13 11:01 CET
world news
Budget talks reveal EU divisionsEuropean Council President Herman Van Rompuy chosen not to put forward a new budget compromise to… 07/02/13 22:35 CET
Tunisia set for general strike after killing of opposition politicianDozens of people turned up to pay their respects to Chokri Belaid, the Tunisian opposition… 07/02/13 22:35 CET
2013 Berlin film festival fighting fit with ‘Grandmaster’The 2013 Berlin film festival has kicked off with the premier of kung fu flick “The Grandmaster.“… 07/02/13 21:06 CET
Tunisia in turmoil after assassinationThe assassination of an opposition leader has thrown Tunisia into the grip of its worst political… 07/02/13 19:06 CET
Russia-Japan dispute over islands erupts againRussia’s government has denied that two of its fighter jets breached Japanese airspace near… 07/02/13 18:55 CET
Belgian civil servants strike over natural attrition cutsAround 10,000 civil servants took to the streets of Brussels on Thursday, to rally against the… 07/02/13 17:37 CET
Muslim leaders urge Syria dialogueThree-way talks aimed at finding a solution to the Syria conflict have been held on the sidelines… 07/02/13 17:15 CET
Syria: violence flares in Damascus, refugee crisis escalatesFierce fighting has broken out in the Syrian capital Damascus. Footage posted online by activists… 07/02/13 16:37 CET
Short delay to start of EU summit over budget dealLast minute negotiations over the EU’s budget delayed the start of the two day leaders’ summit in… 07/02/13 15:04 CET
Paris says it will not abandon Petroplus workers in NormandyThe French government has urged employees, around 470 people, at the Petit-Couronne refinery in… 07/02/13 13:36 CET
Ukraine’s Klychko defiantly defends parliament protestOpposition parties in Ukraine have blocked parliament in protest, paralysing the legislature since… 07/02/13 11:55 CET
Tunisia’s Ennahda refuses to dissolve governmentTunisia’s governing Ennahda party is refusing to dissolve the government, after the killing of… 07/02/13 11:36 CET
Time for tough talk as EU summit to hash out budget deal beginsIt was all smiles as German Chancellor Angela Merkel watched a football friendly between her… 07/02/13 08:46 CET
Steelworkers clash with police in FranceIn France, hundreds of steel workers scuffled with police near the European Parliament in… 07/02/13 08:17 CET
Classic cars go under the hammer in ParisThe grandeur of Paris’ Grand Palais has almost been outranked by a display of classic vehicles that… 07/02/13 08:15 CET
John Kerry vows to keep the US on world stageNew Secretary of State John Kerry has vowed that the US will not retreat from the world stage due… 07/02/13 08:15 CET
Irish parliament passes emergency bank legislationThe Irish parliament has passed emergency legislation to allow for the liquidation of the former… 07/02/13 08:11 CET
Tunisia reels in shock after politician’s killingBystanders looked on with shock and dismay at the bullet-ridden car in which Tunisian politician… 07/02/13 04:35 CET
Thousands protest as Maryland debates gun lawsThousands of pro-firearm activists gathered in the US to voice their anger about tougher gun… 07/02/13 02:38 CET
63rd Berlinale Film Festival opens todayFinal preparations are underway for the 63rd Berlinale film festival which will screen some of the… 07/02/13 01:09 CET
Ex-PP money man quizzed in Spain’s slush-fund inquiryThe former treasurer of Spain’s ruling Popular Party has been grilled by prosecutors over an… 07/02/13 01:09 CET
