World Sunny side up in India's kitchens Using the sun’s rays to provide energy for kitchens across India means both cheap meals and a reduction in the amount of pollution produced. 04/05/2010
brussels bureau Volcanic ash drift briefly halts Irish, Scottish aviation Northern Atlantic airspace was given the all clear after a brief new volcanic ash alert for aviation. The air traffic agency Eurocontrol says 04/05/2010
brussels bureau Ash on the menu again for EU transport ministers The recurrent ash cloud from Iceland is a gritty reminder for the EU’s transport ministers meeting in Brussels of the need for better preparation to 04/05/2010
Italy La Scala strike hits Domingo show As they say in the world of theatre: the show must go on. But not at Milan’s La Scala opera house. A strike has brought the curtain down on 04/05/2010
Greece Anger on the streets of Athens Several thousand public sector workers voice their opposition to austerity measures announced by the Greek government. This protest could be just a 04/05/2010
USA BP building funnel to cap oil spill in Gulf of Mexico BP is using two methods to stem the flow of oil into the Gulf of Mexico. Work has begun on a secondary well to draw off the gushing oil, but that 04/05/2010
USA BP counts cost of US oil rig disaster British Petroleum has continued to take a financial hammering as it struggles to stem the flow of oil into the Gulf of Mexico following the 04/05/2010
Spain Spain denies it needs EU aid Spain’s Prime Minister has been forced to deny a financial market rumour that his country was about to ask for 280 billion euros in aid from Europe 04/05/2010
United Kingdom Labour candidate calls Brown 'Worst Prime Minister' British Prime Minister, Gordon Brown, is trying to remain positive after harsh criticism from a member of his own party. Speaking about the support 04/05/2010
Business Nissan makes Infiniti recall. Japanese carmaker Nissan is set to recall some 134,000 of its upmarket Infiniti models due to faulty airbags. The recall mostly affects cars sold 04/05/2010
Business Withdrawals slowdown boosts UBS profit Swiss banking giant UBS reported its best results in almost three years on Tuesday. First-quarter net profit of just over 1.5 billion euros was 04/05/2010
Business UK manufacturing grows Manufacturing activity in Britain grew last month at its fastest pace in more than 15 years. A survey of purchasing managers showed a surge in new 04/05/2010
Business Spanish jobless rate falls Spain’s jobless rate fell slightly in April for the first time since last July. But there are still 4.14 million people out of work in Spain which 04/05/2010
Cinema Data doc investigates Big Brother Britain David Bond’s film Erasing David looks at just how much of our supposedly private data is in the public domain. 04/05/2010
no comment Volcano eruption in Iceland The Icelandic volcano that caused chaos across Europe last month blasted out more clouds of ash over the weekend, causing further disruptions to air 04/05/2010
Greece Scuffles in Athens as euro falls Anger at the austerity measures being imposed in Greece has brought scuffles between police and protesters in Athens. The demonstration was mostly 04/05/2010
no comment TV studio protest in Greece A group of people have forced their way into the main Greek state broadcaster’s studio to protest government austerity measures. 04/05/2010
no comment Snow, rain and cold back to Spain Snow, rain and cold came back to Spain after an unusual summer week and put 27 provinces on alert in the northern and eastern mainland. 04/05/2010
World Clowning around in Colombia's army circus Dawn in Colombia, time for the army’s soldiers to rise and shine. But once the day’s drills are over it is time to start a very different type of 04/05/2010
USA NYC bomb suspect faces court A Pakistan-born US citizen is set to appear before judges in New York later today to face allegations he planted a car bomb in Times 04/05/2010
United Kingdom Immigration seen as a taboo subject in UK The economy is the main worry for voters in the UK general election, but another closely-related issue is not so easy to talk about. Many feel that 04/05/2010
Greece Greek workers strike over bail-out deal About two hundred communist demonstrators breached security at the Acropolis in Athens to call for Europe-wide protests against government austerity 04/05/2010
Ireland Irish airspace to reopen The Irish Aviation Authority has announced the reopening of their airspace from two o’clock this afternoon (CET). Flights to the from the country 04/05/2010
China Chinese schools re-open after attacks Parents in China have been dropping their children off to school amid extra security measures on the first day of classes since a series of recent 04/05/2010
no comment Oil spill hits US coast As a giant oil slick lapped at southeastern Louisiana’s ecologically sensitive coast, chefs, restaurant owners and seafood dealers were certain it 04/05/2010
no comment Floods in Tennessee At least 15 people have died after severe thunderstorms ripped across Tennessee and northern Mississippi 04/05/2010
no comment Antinuke demo in NYC Protesters took to the streets in New York ahead of the UN conference. Thousands gathered in Times Square to call for an end to all nuclear weapons 04/05/2010
no comment Ahmadinejad at UN conference Mahmoud Ahmadinejad at the United Nations’ Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty Conference. 04/05/2010
World Boosting cultural and creative industries Brussels is looking at how culture and creativity can stimulate the European economy. What do these industries contribute? 04/05/2010