cinema
Boyle’s Slumdog Millionaire nominated for BAFTADanny Boyle’s latest film Slumdog Millionaire has closed the London Film Festival. The ‘rags to… 04/11/08 17:49 CET
economy
EU finance ministers signal turning point in fiscal policyFollowing a Eurogroup meeting it has been the turn of Europe’s finance ministers to get together… 04/11/08 21:06 CET
Saudi move bouys up the barrelBrent oil, one of the major barrel benchmarks, opened below the symbolic 60 dollar level this… 04/11/08 21:06 CET
europa
Brussels to report on EU candidatesThe touchy subject of EU enlargement will raise its head again on Wednesday, when Brussels… 04/11/08 20:36 CET
Fledgling Med Union to be based in BarcelonaThe headquarters of the new Mediterranean Union will be located in the city of Barcelona in Spain… 04/11/08 20:36 CET
hi-tech
Amsterdam finds where there’s muck there’s brassAs part of the growing move towards renewable energy, Amsterdam has turned to an all-too-common… 04/11/08 17:58 CET
le mag
Rankin’s refugee shots on show in LondonSwapping the catwalk for the war zone, British celebrity photographer John Rankin took his camera… 04/11/08 17:54 CET
markets
Expectations high in Europe ahead of US resultWho would listen to an investment bank nowadays? Well Europe certainly heeded a buy posting on its… 04/11/08 21:06 CET
questions for europe
EU treaty vacuum means uncertain parliamentary electionsIt seems less and less likely that the Treaty of Lisbon will become law before the 2009 European… 04/11/08 16:10 CET
Temporary workers to gain rightsTemporary workers are to get much of the same legal protections and benefits as the full time… 04/11/08 16:10 CET
world news
Barack Obama, the next US PresidentA special charisma, the knack of having just the right word, his ease in front of the cameras and a… 04/11/08 23:37 CET
McCain’s White House dreams come trueHe fought to the end and never gave up hope. And despite trailing in the opinion polls against his… 04/11/08 23:31 CET
Barack Obama: ProfileWhether successful or not, Barack Obama’s bid to become president of the United States marks a… 04/11/08 23:31 CET
McCain waits for the only important poll – the election“Keep on fighting to the end”, that is the mantra of John McCain, Republican hopeful for America’s… 04/11/08 23:31 CET
Bin Laden’s son claims asylum in SpainOne of Osama bin Laden’s sons is claiming political asylum in Spain. Omar Ossama bin Laden made… 04/11/08 21:48 CET
McCain stays silent as he votes in ArizonaJohn McCain has voted in his home state of Arizona, spending barely five minutes in a polling… 04/11/08 19:44 CET
US voters turn out in forceAmerican voters have come out in what appears to be record numbers to choose the 44th President of… 04/11/08 19:44 CET
Obama votes electronically in ChicagoBarack Obama has cast his ballot at a school in Chicago, the city where his political career began… 04/11/08 19:42 CET
Americans flock to polling boothsMillions of Americans are flocking, in what appears to be record numbers, to the polling booths, to… 04/11/08 19:42 CET
DRC rebels threaten to march on KinshasaAmid reports of new fighting in the Democratic Republic of Congo, there is a fresh warning from the… 04/11/08 19:42 CET
French police arrest Batasuna chiefYou had to pick the bar you had your breakfast in with care this morning in the French Basque… 04/11/08 19:39 CET
Will the Hispanic vote prove decisive?Despite making up only nine percent of the electorate nationally, the Hispanic vote is concentrated… 04/11/08 19:39 CET
A complex US electoral systemAmericans casting their ballots today are not directly choosing the 44th US president. Technically… 04/11/08 13:48 CET
US presidential vote is underwayAmericans are voting for their next president. Republican John McCain is the underdog, defying… 04/11/08 13:48 CET
DNA tests confirm Steve Fossett’s deathDNA tests on bones found near the wreckage of Steve Fossett’s aircraft in the mountains of… 04/11/08 13:48 CET
Obama mourns grandmother on election eveThe presidential campaign has drawn to a bittersweet close for Democratic candidate Barack Obama… 04/11/08 13:48 CET
China and Taiwan sign historic dealChina and Taiwan have signed an historic agreement improving trade and transport links. It is hoped… 04/11/08 13:48 CET
Joe Biden: ProfileFirst elected to the US Senate when Barack Obama was just 11, Joe Biden brings a wealth of… 04/11/08 08:37 CET
Voters prepare to elect 44th US presidentDecision day dawns as voters in the US prepare to give their verdict on the two presidential… 04/11/08 07:36 CET
Betrayed by her own party – SPD leader fails to win regional premiershipGermany’s Social Democratic Party in the state of Hesse has suffered a blow at the hands of some… 04/11/08 07:36 CET
McCain stays focused despite poor pollsWrapping up his campaign, John McCain swept across battleground states, hitting seven of them in 22… 04/11/08 07:36 CET
Obama criss-crosses country in campaign dashTomorrow, if the polls are to be believed, Barack Obama could be the first black president of the… 04/11/08 07:36 CET
Sarah Palin’s journey from obscurityA matter of months ago, few people outside of Alaska had even heard of Sarah Palin – now she is an… 04/11/08 07:36 CET
Aid arrives in Rutshuru as the UN tries to broker peaceMuch needed medical supplies and water purification tablets have arrived in the rebel-held town of… 04/11/08 07:36 CET
Obama landslide – in Dixville NotchThe first results in the US presidential election have gone Barack Obama’s way by 15 votes to six… 04/11/08 07:05 CET
