cinema
Genz terribly happy after winning movie prizeDanish director Henrik Rubens Genz scooped the top prize – the Crystal Globe – at the Czech… 14/07/08 18:40 CET
corporate
High fuel costs overshadow Farnborough Air ShowThe 60th Farnborough Air Show has started, with high fuel costs and an economic downturn making… 14/07/08 20:18 CET
Merger activity and talk boosts European marketsEuropean shares rose on Monday against a background of merger activity and a rescue plan for … 14/07/08 19:32 CET
Santander snaps up Alliance & LeicesterSpain’s Santander has reached an agreement to buy beleaguered British mortgage lender Alliance… 14/07/08 19:30 CET
InBev Anheuser-Busch merger to create world’s top brewerUS brewer Anheuser-Busch has accepted an improved 33 billion euro takeover bid from Belgium-based… 14/07/08 19:28 CET
Philips’ sales stay strongDutch electronics group Philips has pleased investors by announcing that its consumer business is… 14/07/08 19:28 CET
europa
Solidarity hero Bronislaw Geremek mournedMembers of the European Parliament signed a book of remembrance in honour Bronislaw Geremek, Polish… 14/07/08 21:29 CET
Lithuania calls referendum to delay EU-agreed closure of nuclear plantLithuania has called a referendum in order to delay the EU-agreed closure of a Soviet-era nuclear… 14/07/08 20:18 CET
EU urges consumers to be sun cream savvyWith the holiday season upon us, the European Commission wants consumers to keep an eye out for a… 14/07/08 19:33 CET
hi-tech
Speed camera that’s all flash and no fineIt is not just the police who can issue fines and dock points from your licence, get caught on… 14/07/08 18:40 CET
le mag
Survival strategies from arresting songstress JoanYou may think have never heard Joan Wasser but chances are you have. She has played with Lou Reed… 14/07/08 18:40 CET
world news
World leaders attend French Bastille Day paradeUnited Nations peacekeepers led the way at France’s annual Bastille Day parade in Paris. Their… 14/07/08 21:11 CET
- Darfur conflict the latest in al-Bashir’s military career
Omar al-Bashir has been a military man his whole adult life. After fighting Israel with the… 14/07/08 20:59 CET
UK government tackles knife crimeBritain’s Prime Minister Gordon Brown has unveiled a 125 million euro initiative to tackle the… 14/07/08 20:37 CET
World leaders attend French Bastille Day paradeUnited Nations peacekeepers led the way at France’s annual Bastille Day parade in Paris. Their… 14/07/08 20:27 CET
Sarkozy revels in birth of Mediterranean UnionA proud President Sarkozy has a spring in his step after the birth of his brainchild, The… 14/07/08 19:55 CET
Darfur conflict the latest in al-Bashir’s military careerOmar al-Bashir has been a military man his whole adult life. After fighting Israel with the… 14/07/08 19:55 CET
Turkey accuses 86 of involvement in a coup plotA top Turkish prosecutor has brought charges against dozens of defendants, accusing them of being… 14/07/08 19:47 CET
Sudan’s president accused of Darfur war crimesWanted for alleged war crimes, Sudan’s President stands accused of masterminding a campaign of… 14/07/08 19:29 CET
Three Britons plead guilty to explosives plotThree Britons charged with planning to blow up transatlantic flights have pleaded guilty to… 14/07/08 19:21 CET
Assad performs elaborate dance to avoid OlmertWatching the Syrian leader avoid his Israeli counterpart during the Paris celebrations was a true… 14/07/08 16:05 CET
Sudan’s president accused of Darfur war crimesWanted for alleged war crimes, Sudan’s President stands accused of masterminding a campaign of… 14/07/08 14:27 CET
Three admit planning explosions on Heathrow flightsThree men accused of plotting a series of suicide attacks on Transatlantic jets have pleaded guilty… 14/07/08 13:36 CET
High hopes as Sarkozy’s Med Union is launchedAfter a day of diplomatic success, French President Nicolas Sarkozy and his guests enjoyed a… 14/07/08 13:21 CET
Big names at Bastille Day in FranceBastille Day is always a special occasion. But the French national celebration has taken on an… 14/07/08 13:06 CET
Merger to create world no.1 beer companyThe United States’ number one brewer Anheuser-Busch has accepted a 32 billion euro take-over bid by… 14/07/08 12:05 CET
France pleads for peace not war at Mediterranean Union conferenceThe first summit of the Mediterranean Union has ended, with French pleas to Middle Eastern… 14/07/08 08:11 CET
Syrian President courts controversy with Bastille Day appearanceThe Syrian President will crown his return to the international political scene today with an… 14/07/08 08:09 CET
British government announces shock tactics to beat knife crimeOffenders convicted of knife crime in the UK will be made to visit hospital emergency wards in an… 14/07/08 08:06 CET
US authorities bail out Fannie Mae and Freddie MacThe US Treasury and Federal Reserve have unveiled a wide-ranging programme to bolster troubled… 14/07/08 08:04 CET
Gazprom signs energy co-operation deal with IranThe Russian energy giant Gazprom has signed an agreement to help Iran develop its oil and gas… 14/07/08 08:04 CET
