cinema
Soul Men cast pay tribute to dead actorsStarring Samuel L Jackson and the late Bernie Mac, Soul Men is gearing up for its premiere next… 28/10/08 18:00 CET
corporate
Boeing strike heading for settlementPlane maker Boeing and its biggest union have agreed a tentative deal to end a strike at its… 28/10/08 20:11 CET
Whirlpool cutting jobsWhirlpool is to lay off 5,000 people – seven percent of its work force. At the same time it made… 28/10/08 20:11 CET
economy
US consumer confidence slumpsThe worsening global financial crisis has pounded consumer confidence in the United States. In… 28/10/08 20:11 CET
France moves on jobsFaced with rapidly rising unemployment, the French government has unveiled a series of jobs… 28/10/08 20:11 CET
europa
Poking fun at EU officials’ links with big businessA mock wedding pairs a bride sporting the European flag with a groom wearing an armband reading… 28/10/08 20:40 CET
Polish shipyard workers clamour for job securityWith noise to match the size of their shipyards’ debts and worry, determined not to go quietly… 28/10/08 20:39 CET
focus
Wind of Change blows through Danish islandThink local, act local – that’s the message from green guru Soren Hermansen. In this edition of… 28/10/08 14:19 CET
hi-tech
Electric cars: from cheap to chicGood for the environment, good for the wallet in these times of punishingly pricey petrol, but is… 28/10/08 18:00 CET
le mag
Raphael’s cleaned-up Madonna unveiledAfter nine years of painstaking study and restoration work, one the greatest masterpieces of the… 28/10/08 18:00 CET
markets
Markets bounce backThere was a bit more optimism in the stock markets on Tuesday and the sell-off seems to have… 28/10/08 20:11 CET
questions for europe
Consumer rights across the EUThe European Union is updating its legislation on consumer protection. It wants to ensure that… 28/10/08 17:05 CET
Gender equality prizeWho and what does the Council of Europe’s ‘Gender Equality Prize’ set out to reward? 28/10/08 17:05 CET
world news
Italy’s protests continue ahead of key senate voteWith Italy’s senators about to vote in two days on controversial education reforms, thousands of… 28/10/08 19:51 CET
Spain claims ETA unit was ready to strikeMadrid says a suspected four member cell of the armed Basque terrorist group ETA arrested on… 28/10/08 18:25 CET
US presidential race enters its last weekDemocratic Party presidential hopeful Barack Obama is still ahead in national polls in the U.S. But… 28/10/08 18:03 CET
Plot scare rattles Obama security teamWhile it is unclear just how dangerous the latest uncovered plot to murder Barack Obama really was… 28/10/08 16:56 CET
Humanitarian crisis worsens in eastern CongoU.N. peacekeepers are preparing convoys to evacuate some 50 foreign aid workers from a town in… 28/10/08 15:46 CET
Race – a plus or a minus for ObamaMany African Americans have been galvanised, as never before, into voting in this year’s … 28/10/08 15:30 CET
Karadzic says “not ready” for trialThe trial of former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic will now not begin until late January at… 28/10/08 14:03 CET
Police arrest suspected ETA cellA suspected four member cell of the armed Basque terrorist group ETA has been arrested. Police… 28/10/08 13:40 CET
McCain cuts Obama’s poll leadAs the US election enters the final week, John McCain appears to be making ground on his White… 28/10/08 13:40 CET
Jewish treasure, Nazi rubbishGermany, 1938, and the Nazi regime finally reveals where its policies towards the Jews are heading… 28/10/08 12:56 CET
Obama rally massacre averted say policeThe security team protecting Barack Obama has, in a manner of speaking, gone to Red Alert following… 28/10/08 12:04 CET
ECB hints at interest rate cutThe European Central Bank could cut interest rates again at its next meeting on November 6. That… 28/10/08 07:49 CET
EU moves to protect tuna but rules out fishing banThe dwindling population of bluefin tuna is to receive greater protection from the EU, although… 28/10/08 07:49 CET
Asian markets fluctuate on openingIt has been up-and-down so far today on the Asia-Pacific markets with a mixed bag of trading… 28/10/08 07:49 CET
McCain attacks Obama’s tax planRepublican White House hopeful John McCain is banking on the threat of Obama tax increases to help… 28/10/08 07:49 CET
White supremacists in court over plot to kill ObamaTwo white supremacists have appeared in court in the US charged with plotting to kill more than a… 28/10/08 07:49 CET
US official defends Syria raidA White House official has defended Sunday’s military raid in Syria that Damascus says left eight… 28/10/08 05:46 CET
