USA Bridge scandal taking a toll on Christie’s presidential ambitions There is hardly another way to look at it: New Jersey’s governor Chris Christie, the leading contender in the wide field of Republican 2016 09/01/2014
musica American soprano Renée Fleming stars in Dresden Renée Fleming, the critically acclaimed American soprano shone at the New Year’s Concert of the Staatskapelle Dresden. In the show Berlin met 09/01/2014
musica Opera off stage: a diva reveals her "extracurricular activities" In this unedited extra material Renée Fleming tells us about her role as Creative Consultant at the Lyric Opera in Chicago, the challenges of 09/01/2014
Pakistan Chaudhry Aslam, policeman with 'nine lives' loses to Taliban in Karachi The Taliban in Pakistan have claimed a “huge victory” with the suicide car bomb killing of top police Superintendent Chaudhry Aslam, who had a 09/01/2014
Cuba Fidel Castro shows himself after nine months lying low Just days after his Communist Revolution’s 55th anniversary, former President Fidel Castro has been seen in public, for the first time since last 09/01/2014
USA Aurora Borealis: cold comfort after 'polar vortex' in the US After experiencing the chillingly harsh realities of Arctic life with the Polar Vortex, Americans are in for a brush with a more benevolent freak of 09/01/2014
Culture news A career in animation: Gen Y visits a European hothouse How does a character from an animated film come to life? And how are the visual effects created? Generation Y went to one of Europe’s leading 09/01/2014
China Chinese director Zhang Yimou fined $1.2 mln for violating one-child policy China fined acclaimed film director Zhang Yimou 7.5 million yuan ($1.24 million) on Thursday for having three children in violation of its country’s 09/01/2014
world news Snowden to testify to European Parliament's Civil Liberties Committee A European Parliament committee has voted in favour of allowing whistlebower Edward Snowden to testify to the chamber in a special hearing. The 09/01/2014
France Savitex, cannabis spray for MS symptoms, approved in France French people with multiple sclerosis (MS) may look forward to some help against spasms, after the authorisation of a cannabis-based mouth spray 09/01/2014
My Europe Series War of words: who will win the eurojargon battle EU officials often use words like ‘modalities’, ‘stakeholders’ and trilogue. How much is euro-speak turning off the public? The European Commission 09/01/2014
USA Bullock, Timberlake sweep 2014 People's Choice Awards Actress Sandra Bullock swept the 40th People’s Choice awards on Wednesday with four wins, cementing her status as a favorite among the fan-selected 09/01/2014
North Korea 'Drunk' Rodman apologises for comments in North Korea Retired US basketball star Dennis Rodman has apologised for comments he made about an imprisoned US missionary in North Korea, CNN said on Thursday 09/01/2014
world news Simone De Beauvoir: Google Doodle marks 106th birthday Google has celebrated what would have been the 106th birthday of the French feminist writer Simone de Beauvoir with a Google Doodle on the search 09/01/2014
World 'Revolutionary political reform' needed as European Union faces crucial year There was a convivial atmosphere as European dignitaries gathered in Athens to formally kick off the Greek presidency of the European Union. But 2014 09/01/2014
