2008-01-23

A long awaited and controversial report on how France could boost its economy has been handed over to French President Nicolas Sarkozy. The

Any thoughts that the European Central Bank might copy the US Federal Reserve and sharply cut interest rates have been dashed by ECB President

The annual World Economic Forum at Davos in Switzerland is underway and inevitably the gathering of the world’s political and business elite is

Russia has warned that if, as expected, Kosovo achieves its independence from Serbia, it will encourage separatists across the world. Moscow is a

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

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

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

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

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

Reactions to the climate action plan highlight opportunities and objections. Brussels tried to soften the impact on industry, which is worried about

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

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

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

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

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

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

A funeral ceremony for opposition members killed by police has turned violent in the Kenyan capital Nairobi. Youths attending the memorial service

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

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

After months of tense diplomatic wrangling, London’s Royal Academy has finally unveiled a mammoth exhibition of paintings from Russia. Some of the

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

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

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

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