cinema
Lights, camera, action for Marrakech movie galaThe eighth edition of the International Film Festival in Marrakech is now underway, with Sigourney… 17/11/08 17:34 CET
corporate
Citigroup cutting more jobsCitigroup is to slash its worldwide workforce by 52,000, reducing the number of employees to… 17/11/08 19:45 CET
Opel could get government loan guaranteesOpel has been trying to cover itself in case its US parent company General Motors goes bust. GM’s… 17/11/08 19:45 CET
economy
Japan latest economy in recessionJapan’s economy has slid into a recession for the first time since 2001. Japanese companies have… 17/11/08 19:45 CET
europa
Rotten fish symbolises policy disgustEcologist group Greenpeace has delivered a strong message to the French Agriculture and Fisheries… 17/11/08 19:35 CET
EU, China product safety agreementThe EU and China have signed a deal to improve consumer safety, with China agreeing to inform the… 17/11/08 19:35 CET
hi-tech
Solar experiment in the land of the rising sunDark solar panels are present on the roofs of just about all the homes in Pal Town in Japan. Dubbed… 17/11/08 17:34 CET
le mag
Piecing together the real BabylonSeparating the myths from the reality in the ancient and infamous city of Babylon is the task the… 17/11/08 17:34 CET
markets
Stocks fall on disappointment over G20 meetingEurope’s stock markets were again awash with red ink on Monday. Investors were disappointed that… 17/11/08 19:45 CET
parlamento
EU and the crisisIt is a case of a united front for Europe in Washington, at the first summit aimed at reforming the… 17/11/08 10:36 CET
questions for europe
Eurobarometer’s 35th anniversaryPublic opinion grew to be seen as essential with the first European Community enlargement in 1973… 17/11/08 19:31 CET
What’s future for EU enlargementEuropean Union enlargement: Croatia could become the 28th EU member state, according to the latest… 17/11/08 19:31 CET
world news
Air chaos in France and ItalyAir travel remained disrupted in France today, on the fourth and final day of a pilots’ strike over… 17/11/08 19:30 CET
‘Non-virgin’ divorcees still marriedA bizarre divorce in France, agreed on the basis that the husband said his wife lied about her… 17/11/08 18:31 CET
Secrecy lifted in Politkovskaya trialA Russian judge has rejected a prosecution request to bar the public from a trial linked to the… 17/11/08 18:21 CET
Spain and France hail ETA arrestBoth Spain and France have hailed the arrest of the suspected military leader of the Basque… 17/11/08 18:11 CET
Iraq and US sign troop pullout pactIraq and the United States have formally signed the agreement which will see American forces… 17/11/08 17:05 CET
The suspected military chief of ETA has been arrestedSpain’s most notorious paramilitary leader, who was arrested in Northern Ireland on Monday, has… 17/11/08 14:32 CET
Iraq and US sign pact on troopsThe signing of a long-awaited agreement between the US and Iraq has taken place in Baghdad. Iraq’s… 17/11/08 14:03 CET
Voting underway in volatile Indian KashmirVoting is underway in Indian Kashmir amid tight security. The elections come after some of the… 17/11/08 14:00 CET
Politkovskaya murder trial opens in MoscowThe trial has opened in Moscow of four men charged with involvement in the murder of Russian… 17/11/08 13:20 CET
Japan falls into recessionJapan has now joined Hong Kong and Singapore in falling into the recession club. It is the first… 17/11/08 11:45 CET
Suspected ETA chief arrested in FranceThe suspected military chief of the armed Basque seperatist group ETA has been arrested in southern… 17/11/08 09:06 CET
Japan slumps back into recessionJapan, the second biggest economy in the world, has officially entered recession, and the… 17/11/08 07:56 CET
Wild fires still devastating southern CaliforniaIn California, wildfires have obliterated mobile homes and multi-million dollar mansions alike… 17/11/08 07:56 CET
Ireland could now say yes to Lisbon TreatyNew research has suggested Ireland’s rejection of the Lisbon Treaty last June could be reversed if… 17/11/08 07:56 CET
ISS astronauts looking forward to station revampNasa’s own version of “Extreme Makeover” is underway. The space shuttle Endeavour has docked with… 17/11/08 07:56 CET
France arrests suspected ETA chiefThe suspected military chief of the armed Basque seperatist group ETA has been arrested in southern… 17/11/08 06:05 CET
