Cinema Cannes: Almodovar and Banderas reunite in horror thriller What better place than the Cannes film festival for actor Antonio Banderas and film-maker Pedro Almodovar to revive a long-dormant 19/05/2011
Afghanistan Taliban kill 35 road workers in east Afghanistan The Taliban has killed at least 35 construction workers in Afghanistan. Militants opened fire on their victims, who had been working on a road 19/05/2011
USA Strauss-Kahn to be freed on bail with conditions The former IMF boss Dominique Strauss-Kahn has been granted bail by a court in New York. He will spend Thursday night in prison but should be freed 19/05/2011
USA Back in the Day: beginnings of the blue jean May 20, 1873. Clothing merchant Levi Strauss and tailor Jacob Davis receive a US patent for an ‘Improvement in Fastening Pocket Openings’ for 19/05/2011
economy Quake knocks Japan back into recession Japan has slipped back into recession after the economy shrank much more than expected in the early part of this year. The follows the March 19/05/2011
USA Obama vows fresh start with Arab world US President Barack Obama has promised a new program of economic aid to support the people’s uprisings of the Arab world, including helping new 19/05/2011
Ireland Irish ex-PM Garret FitzGerald dies Garret FitzGerald has died. Ireland’s most popular elder statesman twice served as prime minister and played a crucial role in paving the way for 19/05/2011
economy Spain enjoys modest growth from exports Spain’s economy remains weak, but it is growing and it expanded by 0.3 percent in the first three months of this year from the previous quarter 19/05/2011
Portugal Mass rally in Lisbon over bailout and austerity cuts A lack of jobs and the bite of austerity measures prompted thousands of people to take to the streets of Lisbon on Thursday. The dire state of 19/05/2011
corporate LinkedIn: shares soar but are they bubblicious? Shares of LinkedIn shot up in value as they went on sale in New York on Thursday. The social networking website for business professionals and job 19/05/2011
world news EU looks at European crime victims support Holidays are for relaxing and having fun. But, for EU citizens who become victims of crime while they are in another EU member state, dealing with a 19/05/2011
France Strauss-Kahn's legacy at the IMF The International Monetary Fund that Dominique Strauss-Kahn took over in autumn 2007 was a markedly different organisation from the one it is 19/05/2011
Spain Spanish youth protests go international After the Arab Spring, could a European Summer of pro-democracy protests be on the way? Young people in Spain hope nationwide rallies this week 19/05/2011
USA Strauss Kahn set for new rape case bail hearing Dominique Strauss-Kahn has arrived earlier than expected for his second bail hearing in New York. A policeman confirmed he was in the court 19/05/2011
Unreported Europe Europe's big screen battle Michele Berrebi owns a small cinema in the south of France in Provence. The cinema was set to close when she bought it four years ago. Michèle 19/05/2011
Cinema Cannes: Un Certain Regard Restless Veteran director Gus van Sant is in Cannes presenting his latest film, Restless, which opened the Un Certain Regard section of the 19/05/2011
science Twin troubles: what is an epigenetic profile? Twins have the same DNA but they do not always look identical. What makes them look and act differently are the differences to their epigenetic 19/05/2011
corporate Glencore shares make debut Glencore has made a steady market debut with its shares trading just above the widely expected launch price of 530 pence – that is a fraction over 19/05/2011
economy Gold investors favour bars and coins The World Gold Council has said there was an increase in the purchase of gold bars and coins in the first three months of this year helping lift 19/05/2011
economy Royal wedding and sunshine boost UK retail sales The royal wedding holiday and the warmest April weather on record helped drive up Britain’s retail sales last month by their fastest in a 19/05/2011
Ireland Britain's Queen visits Irish horse heartland For a monarch passionate about horses, it was surely one of the highlights of her four-day trip. Britain’s Queen Elizabeth has continued her 19/05/2011
world news Race is on to replace DSK at IMF Following the resignation of its Managing Director Dominique Strauss-Kahn, the International Monetary Fund is now without a leader. And the race is 19/05/2011
Cinema Cannes drops Lars von Trier The Cannes festival has declared Danish film maker Lars von Trier unwelcome, and expelled him, because he called himself a Nazi and a Hitler 19/05/2011
world news Posthumous bin Laden recording hails Arab revolutions Amid reports of a power struggle to succeed him, al Qaeda’s late leader looks to have spoken from beyond the grave. A recording purportedly made by 19/05/2011
no comment Tens of thousands join Puerta del Sol protest Tens of thousands defied a government ban to voice their fury over unemployment and the apparent indifference of mainstream politicians as Spain 19/05/2011
no comment Deadly bombing in Iraq's Kirkuk Three bombs have killed more than 27 people in Iraq’s northern oil city of Kirkuk. Interior Ministry and hospital sources also said some 70 were 19/05/2011
Iraq Deadly bombings in Kirkuk Three bombs have killed more than 27 people in Iraq’s disputed northern oil city of Kirkuk. Interior Ministry and hospital sources also said some 70 19/05/2011
le mag When music is your business Many bands are grateful for the support of their fans but when they say thank you do they really mean it? The groups working with label ‘My Major 19/05/2011
USA Obama's Arab 'reconnection' speech Barack Obama is set to present a new US strategy for relations with the Arab world. He will try to dispel regional suspicions of American favouritism 19/05/2011
musica Bonus Daniel Barenboim & Zubin Mehta Here are some more extracts from our discussion between lifelong friends Daniel Barenboim and Zubin Mehta. 19/05/2011
