2010-09-09

Versailles has gone Manga mad. Eyepopping sculptures adorn the stunning gardens of the famous 17th century French Palace as part of a new

Thilo Sarrazin has resigned from his job on the board of Germany’s Bundesbank and will leave at the end of the month. In recent times, Sarrazin has

Germany’s central bank says board member Thilo Sarrazin, criticised for remarks on Muslim immigrants and Jews, has offered to stand down. The

A spectacular production of Aida, directed by Franco Zeffirelli, has closed this year’s opera season at the Arena in Verona, the biggest open air

Here are a few extra excerpts from our interview with Italian opera singer Amerilli Nizza.

Setting fire to a country’s flag is arguably one of the worst insults that can be invoked against a fellow nation. But flags are being burned on

There is no peace progress with the Basque separatists ETA underway yet, despite their ceasefire declaration last week. Madrid does not trust them

A suicide bomber has unleashed a powerful explosion at a busy market in Russia’s north Caucasus region, killing at least 16 people and wounding

3D films are becoming more and more common at the cinema but the Berlin IFA consumer electronics fair showed the technology is not confined to the

Euronews checked out opinions on this Sunday’s consitutional referendum in a strongly Turkish immigrant quarter of Brussels. In a café that is is a

French pharmaceuticals group Sanofi-Aventis has made a new bid to buy US biotech company Genzyme. Sanofi is offering 71 dollars a share, or just over

The focus of world attention continues to be on the lone preacher of a tiny church in Florida. Terry Jones hit the headlines with his plans to burn

Google has launched its new ‘Instant’ technology for its search engine. Google Instant displays a full page of search results even as users are still

Describing Mexico’s drug war an “insurgency” marked a major change of tack for the Obama administration. Secretary of State Hilary Clinton’s

The global economic recovery is slowing at a sharper rate than had been expected, according to the OECD. The Paris-based economic forum has

Ben Affleck’s latest film The Town has just premiered out of competition at Venice. Jeremy Renner of the Hurt Locker, Jon Hamm and Rebecca Hall star

British interest rates are to stay at their record low of 0.5 percent for an 18th consecutive month. It comes as no great surprise but The Bank of

When Turkey votes on a change to its constitution on Sunday, it will also be viewed as a test of support for a government that has been accused of

The inaugural Jazz in Ramadan festival played out in two stunning settings in the historical city centre of Istanbul.

The European Parliament today demanded the “immediate suspension” of Roma expulsions by the French government. The vote was co-sponsored by

France’s Immigration and European Affairs ministers Eric Besson and Pierre Lellouche are in Bucharest trying to refocus the Roma question away from

The war of words between Turkey’s government and opposition is hotting up ahead of this weekend’s constitutional referendum, seen as crucial in the

The 33 miners trapped deep underground in Chile have been celebrating a birthday. They were caught 700 metres below ground more than a month ago when

Spain’s parliament the Cortes has approved controversial changes in employment law put forward by the government of Jose Luis Rodriquez

A powerful explosion has devastated a crowded market in Russia’s north Caucasus, killing at least 15 people according to the prosecutor’s office, and

Swiss aviation authorities are the latest to denounce pranksters who point laser beams at pilots coming in to land. Several criminal investigations