cinema
Donkey delivers a punch to the holiday seasonJust when you thought it was safe to go back in the sun, out comes a new horror to add a little… 23/07/08 15:43 CET
corporate
McDonald’s non US sales boost profitsFast-food chain McDonald’s says it had higher-than-expected profits in the second quarter, despite… 23/07/08 20:03 CET
Alitalia rescue ‘near’ says ministerItaly is close to finding a way to rescue the near-bankrupt airline Alitalia according to the… 23/07/08 20:03 CET
Oil price slide helps boost stocksEuropean shares joined a global rally and finished Wednesday up over 2%. Oil prices slid as a … 23/07/08 20:02 CET
No gloom for European car makersEuropean car makers Volkswagen, Peugeot Citroen and Fiat are defying gloomy forecasts, coming up… 23/07/08 20:02 CET
De Beers says diamond demand still strongDe Beers has posted a 10% rise in rough diamond sales in the first half of the year due to strong… 23/07/08 20:02 CET
europa
Bulgaria seeks measures after EU funding freezeBulgaria’s government has called for urgent measures to tackle corruption and organised crime after… 23/07/08 20:36 CET
fly
Space technology aids aviationFrom search and rescue missions at sea or on land, to more accurate approaches and landings for… 23/07/08 15:16 CET
le mag
New Grace Kelly exhibition in GermanyThe timeless beauty of Grace Kelly is always a popular choice for an exhibition. The peculiarity of… 23/07/08 15:43 CET
science
New anti-niccotine vaccine for smokersThere are plenty of drugs on the market to help people stop smoking. But around 80 per cent of… 23/07/08 15:48 CET
world news
Thousands welcome Sudanese President in DarfurThe Sudanese president has visited Darfur — his first trip there since being accused of genocide… 23/07/08 20:29 CET
Obama stokes Palestinian ire over JerusalemBarack Obama has rekindled controversy over his Middle East policy by restating Jerusalem should be… 23/07/08 20:29 CET
Strong earthquake rocks JapanNorthern Japan has been hit by a strong earthquake that injured up to 55 people people. The… 23/07/08 20:29 CET
Brandenburg Gate remains closed to ObamaThe next stop for Barack Obama is Berlin. But when he arrives in the German capital, it is… 23/07/08 20:29 CET
Time of the essence in Karadzic caseFriends and relatives of Radovan Karadzic say he is convinced he will be cleared of genocide… 23/07/08 20:29 CET
EU suspends aid to BulgariaThe European Commission has suspended hundreds of millions of euros worth of aid to Bulgaria over… 23/07/08 17:51 CET
Spain signs terrorism pact after years of discordSetting aside four years of discord, Spain’s Socialist Prime Minister and the leader of the… 23/07/08 17:11 CET
Italy passes law to jail illegal immigrantsIllegal immigrants heading for Italy are facing the prospect of up to four years in jail under a… 23/07/08 17:04 CET
Palestinians urge Obama to advance Mideast peaceBarack Obama had an hour-long meeting with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in Ramallah in the… 23/07/08 15:05 CET
Karadzic to defend himself in Hague, says lawyerRadovan Karadzic’s lawyer has said the former Bosnian Serb leader will conduct his own defence if… 23/07/08 13:27 CET
Chavez/Medvedev cozy-up over energy and the militaryThe Russian president Dmitry Medvedev has welcomed closer ties with the socialist Venezuelan leader… 23/07/08 13:27 CET
Obama vows new focus on Middle East if electedBarak Obama has promised to inject new momentum into the Middle East peace process if he is elected… 23/07/08 13:27 CET
Karadzic arrest “a watershed” – AlbrightThe former US Sectretary of State, who was Ambassador to the United Nations at the time the Bosnian… 23/07/08 13:27 CET
Karadzic’s brother calls for travel ban to be liftedRadovan Karadzic’s brother is calling for travel restrictions on members of his family to be… 23/07/08 07:40 CET
What now for Karadzic? The Hague Tribunal awaits.The arrest of the former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic is being hailed throughout the world… 23/07/08 07:40 CET
Israeli police mount raid after fresh digger attackAfter a second bulldozer attack in Israel, security forces have raided the home of the man police… 23/07/08 07:40 CET
More details emerge of Karadzic’s clandestine lifeOf all the questions prompted by Radovan Karadzic’s 13 years on the run, one of the most frequently… 23/07/08 07:40 CET
EU increases pressure on Zimbabwe ahead of talksAs politicians in Zimbabwe begin landmark talks on a unity government, the EU is proposing to widen… 23/07/08 07:40 CET
