cinema
“Prince Caspian” shows a darker side to the land of NarniaC.S. Lewis’s fantasy world of Narnia returns to the big screen this summer. After the box-office… 12/05/08 17:25 CET
corporate
Chinese inflation still highChina’s consumer price inflation continues to accelerate. In April it remained close to its highest… 12/05/08 19:31 CET
Renault-Nissan and Bajaj to make cheap Indian carThe competition to build the world’s cheapest car is hotting up. Renault-Nissan is the latest the… 12/05/08 19:31 CET
Greek tanker drivers strike bitesA week-long strike by fuel tanker drivers in Greece has led to lengthy queues of motorists. It is… 12/05/08 19:31 CET
europa
EU mission to Georgia amid talk of warHigh-ranking EU diplomats are in Georgia to try to damp down threats of war. The foreign ministers… 12/05/08 19:18 CET
Chavez bombast even before summit with EUGermany says it is not going to let presidential insults spoil an EU-Latin America-Caribbean summit… 12/05/08 19:18 CET
europeans
Spanish and Portuguese construction workers close to blows, say unionsUnemployment has risen in Spain, and at the same time the competition for jobs. The Spaniards… 12/05/08 15:36 CET
hi-tech
Slovenian shopping centre’s bright idea to save energyA shopping centre in the Slovenian capital Ljubljana is lighting the way in cutting energy… 12/05/08 17:28 CET
le mag
Italian museum tells the story of the harpThe origins of the harp are said to lie in the sound of a hunter’s bow string being plucked. The… 12/05/08 17:18 CET
pass
1948 – 2008: 60 years of European integrationHow has the outlook changed? 12/05/08 20:36 CET
Europeans being neighbourly for a dayEuropean Neighbours’ Day is an ever expanding attempt to end the isolation that many city dwellers… 12/05/08 20:30 CET
world news
Uncertainty over aid as US planes land in MyanmarThe US expects to send two more aid flights to Myanmar tomorrow after a first planeload arrived in… 12/05/08 19:09 CET
Earthquake is China’s latest pre-Olympic headacheThe earthquake hit Sichuan province early in the afternoon. In the capital Beijing, people rushed… 12/05/08 19:09 CET
Lebanon faces crisis as Hizbollah fights onThe latest explosion of violence in Lebanon has now killed more than 80 people, and produced the… 12/05/08 19:09 CET
Massive China quake kills nearly 9,000The worst earthquake to hit China in more 30 years has claimed the lives of nearly 9,000 people… 12/05/08 19:09 CET
Serbia’s big parties look for post-election partnersWith nearly 40 percent of the vote, Serbia’s pro-European bloc clearly won Sunday’s general… 12/05/08 19:09 CET
Few new faces as Putin unveils his first cabinetHe may be a little unaccustomed to it but Vladimir Putin’s been reporting to his boss, presenting… 12/05/08 19:09 CET
Hundreds buried by huge Chinese quakeNearly 900 students have been buried by a powerful earthquake in southwestern China. At least six… 12/05/08 14:05 CET
Hundreds buried by huge Chinese quakeNearly 900 students have been buried by a powerful earthquake in southwestern China. At least six… 12/05/08 14:02 CET
Dozens dead after battles near BeirutControl of several Lebanese villages loyal to pro-government Druze leader Walid Jumblatt has been… 12/05/08 14:02 CET
Myanmar aid: “a fraction of what’s needed”The first planeload of American aid has flown to Myanmar, the former Burma, with desperately-needed… 12/05/08 13:58 CET
Kosovo’s leader hails Serbian election outcomeLess than three months after declaring its independence from Belgrade, Kosovo is reflecting on… 12/05/08 13:58 CET
Polish Holocaust heroine dies at 98Irena Sendler, a Polish heroine of the Second World War, had died aged 98. She always played down… 12/05/08 13:58 CET
Serbia faces tough talks over new governmentFireworks and cheering marked the apparent triumph of Serbia’s Westward-leaning president, but all… 12/05/08 13:54 CET
Nationalists not ready to renounce power in SerbiaPartying on the streets may be premature for Serbia’s pro-European bloc, with tough talks ahead to… 12/05/08 13:54 CET
China struck by strong earthquakeA major earthquake that hit China’s Sichuan province has been felt as far away as Thailand. The… 12/05/08 09:59 CET
Arab League steps into Lebanon crisisThere has been renewed fighting between supporters and opponents of the Lebanese government. While… 12/05/08 08:34 CET
- Arab League steps into Lebanon crisis
There has been renewed fighting between supporters and opponents of the Lebanese government. While… 12/05/08 07:46 CET
Last block to EU-Russia partnership is liftedEU foreign ministers have persuaded Vilnius to lift its veto on talks over a new pact between the… 12/05/08 07:44 CET
National guard called in as tornado batters USAt least 19 people have been killed after tornadoes and violent storms ripped through the central… 12/05/08 07:43 CET
Figures worsen for Myanmar disasterThe latest UN estimates for the cyclone disaster in Myanmar suggest up to one point nine million… 12/05/08 07:42 CET
Kosovan Serbs vote in defiance of UNThe UN said it was illegal, but Kosovo’s Serbs also voted in local elections along with… 12/05/08 07:41 CET
Kostunica hints he’s unlikely to join a Tadic coalitionThere are likely to be few telephone calls between Voijslav Kostunica and the Serbian president… 12/05/08 02:12 CET
Nikolic warns Tadic he hasn’t won yetThe defeated nationalist leader Tomislav Nikolic. knows the maths may favour the Keep Kosovo… 12/05/08 02:12 CET
Serbian president’s party wins general electionThe party of Boris Tadic has won Serbia’s general election, but the president’s election rivals… 12/05/08 02:12 CET
