Business Economists present plan for French economic growth A long awaited and controversial report on how France could boost its economy has been handed over to French President Nicolas Sarkozy. The 23/01/2008
Business ECB's Trichet dismisses rate cut speculation Any thoughts that the European Central Bank might copy the US Federal Reserve and sharply cut interest rates have been dashed by ECB President 23/01/2008
Business Davos participants focus on downturn The annual World Economic Forum at Davos in Switzerland is underway and inevitably the gathering of the world’s political and business elite is 23/01/2008
world news Russia warns Kosovo independence could set dangerous precedent Russia has warned that if, as expected, Kosovo achieves its independence from Serbia, it will encourage separatists across the world. Moscow is a 23/01/2008
world news Palestinians stock up on goods in Egypt Cut off from the outside world, Palestinians have been urging Egypt to open its border with Gaza for days. On Tuesday night, the dam broke when 23/01/2008
world news Greek Prime Minister makes historic trip to Turkey For the first time in nearly 50 years a Greek leader has made an official visit to Turkey. The arrival of Prime Minister Costas Karamanlis in the 23/01/2008
world news Police protest against government u-turn on pay rise Just under 20,000 police officers have taken to the streets of London to protest against a government decision not to backdate a promised pay rise 23/01/2008
world news Hollywood mourns talented young actor, Heath Ledger The world of cinema is mourning the premature death of Heath Ledger, a gifted young actor who shot to fame as a gay cowboy in the film Brokeback 23/01/2008
world news EU proposes substantial CO2 cuts by 2020 Adopting a proposal for a one-fifth cut in emissions blamed for global warming, the European Commission is seeking to give the European Union a 23/01/2008
world news Reactions to EU climate action plan Reactions to the climate action plan highlight opportunities and objections. Brussels tried to soften the impact on industry, which is worried about 23/01/2008
world news Italian PM wins first of two confidence votes As expected, Italian Prime Minister Romano Prodi has won a vote of confidence in the lower house of parliament, where he has a comfortable majority 23/01/2008
World 'Uncovered' - Slovenian audio-visual art project A piano duo perform alongside a video artist in a unique new art project. Slovenian musicians Milko Lazar and Bojan Gorisek and film director Jasna 23/01/2008
Cinema Things to do before you die: watch The Bucket List What would be on your list of things to do before you die? That’s the question raised by The Bucket List – as in ‘kick the bucket’ – starring Jack 23/01/2008
world news Italian PM awaits 32nd vote of confidence The future of Italy’s government hangs in the balance with a vote of confidence scheduled for later today. But with 31 such votes behind him, Prime 23/01/2008
world news European stocks fall despite Fed rate cut European stocks have extended their losses amid concerns the US Federal Reserve’s massive interest rate cut won’t go far enough to ease economic 23/01/2008
world news Europe adopts blueprint to tackle climate change In just over a decade, Europe should have cut pollution by a fifth and 20 per cent of all its energy should come from renewable sources. The European 23/01/2008
world news Funeral ceremony turns violent in Kenya A funeral ceremony for opposition members killed by police has turned violent in the Kenyan capital Nairobi. Youths attending the memorial service 23/01/2008
world news Palestinians pour into Egypt after gunmen blow up border wall Tens of thousands of Palestinians have been pouring into Egypt from Gaza to buy supplies after gunmen destroyed part of a border wall this morning 23/01/2008
World Hit the North for British ideas on urban renewal The face of Manchester is changing. It has the UK’s biggest solar energy project, on the tallest office block outside London, a brand new County 23/01/2008
world news London and Moscow practice the art of diplomacy After months of tense diplomatic wrangling, London’s Royal Academy has finally unveiled a mammoth exhibition of paintings from Russia. Some of the 23/01/2008
world news Sarkozy plans a new start for France's sink estates France’s left-wing opposition has condemned plans to regenerate troubled city suburbs and get young people back to work, as a nothing but a 23/01/2008
world news Australian actor Heath Ledger dies at 28 A post-mortem examination is due to be carried out today on the body of the Hollywood actor Heath Ledger who was found dead in an apartment in New 23/01/2008
world news Prodi's premiership on the brink The future of the Italian Prime Minister is on the line, with Romano Prodi forced to call yet another vote of confidence. After losing the support of 23/01/2008
world news Back from the brink as world stocks surge All eyes will be on Wall Street later today, as markets further east began the fightback from Monday’s share rout. The Federal Reserve’s rate cut of 23/01/2008