cinema
Carrey says “yes” to bungee stuntJim Carrey arrived at London’s Leicester Square in a double decker bus for the European premiere of… 12/12/08 16:40 CET
corporate
Alcatel-Lucent still chasing profitsTrying desperately to become profitable, the telecommunications equipment maker Alcatel-Lucent is… 12/12/08 19:44 CET
HBOS reveals debt worseningMore bad news from Britain’s Halifax Bank of Scotland. Britain’s biggest mortgage lender says bad… 12/12/08 19:41 CET
More cuts at Bank of AmericaBank of America has announced plans to slash as many as 35,000 jobs over the next three years as… 12/12/08 19:41 CET
economy
Huge Wall Street fraud allegedThe former chairman of the Nasdaq Stock Market has been arrested and charged with what is perhaps… 12/12/08 19:46 CET
europa
Schengen accords take effect in SwitzerlandThe free circulation of people but not necessarily of goods will now be the norm in Switzerland… 12/12/08 20:08 CET
Greens say climate pact up in smokeSome politicians boast the EU now has unrivalled credibility in environmental policy. Others say… 12/12/08 19:48 CET
Schengen member Switzerland opens up bordersThe border patrol in Switzerland is still hard at work but it is no longer business as usual with… 12/12/08 18:58 CET
EU leaders move on climate, recession and LisbonEurope has proudly adopted the strictest rules in the world to reduce carbon emissions and get… 12/12/08 17:04 CET
interview
European Union “overregulated” says new EU President Mirek TopolanekMirek Topolanek is the current Czech prime minister, and he takes over the six-month EU presidency… 12/12/08 20:06 CET
le mag
MGMT live up to hypeMGMT entered 2008 as a band to watch. At the end of the year it looks like the New York-based… 12/12/08 16:40 CET
markets
Another grim Friday for stocksEuropean shares ended Friday’s session down 2.5 percent. The indexes were worst hit by banks: they… 12/12/08 19:44 CET
parlamento
Breaking down the barriers to EU moneyThere are moves in Brussels to make it easier for small communities to get their hands on European… 12/12/08 18:01 CET
world news
Cyprus mourns former president PapadopoulosCyprus is to observe three days of mourning following the death of its former President Tassas… 12/12/08 20:01 CET
Motown waits to discover its fateA setback in Congress for the bailout moves of the US carmakers has raised fears of an industry… 12/12/08 19:41 CET
Heckler disturbs Russian President’s speechRussian president Dmitry Medvedev has suffered a rare interruption during a speech at the Kremlin… 12/12/08 19:22 CET
America’s big 3 wait on White HouseAmerica’s car makers are pinning their hopes on President Bush in a last ditch attempt to save them… 12/12/08 18:47 CET
Rome braces for River Tiber to overflowRome is on flood alert amid fears its famous Tiber river could be about to burst its banks, after… 12/12/08 17:31 CET
Fresh clashes in AthensAthens has seen its seventh day of rioting. Despite a night of relative calm across Greece, fresh… 12/12/08 16:30 CET
Portugal’s Oliveira – still making films at 100!What better way for the grand old man of cinema to celebrate his 100th birthday than by shooting… 12/12/08 14:20 CET
Greek shop owners count cost of riotsGreek shop owners are counting their losses after nearly a week of riots in the capital Athens and… 12/12/08 14:20 CET
Former Cypriot President Papadopoulos diesTassos Papadopoulos, the former President of Cyprus, has died at the age of 74. The veteran… 12/12/08 14:05 CET
Swiss scrap routine passport checks at land bordersRoutine passport controls have become a thing of the past for most travellers entering Switzerland… 12/12/08 12:45 CET
US Senate fails to agree on auto industry bailoutA last-ditch attempt to reach a deal on a relief package for the ailing auto industry has collapsed… 12/12/08 08:46 CET
Deals said to be close in BrusselsEuropean Union members are said to be edging closer to a deal on ways to tackle climate change and… 12/12/08 07:49 CET
Was EU summit target of terrorists?The question on the minds of many at the EU summit in Brussels is whether leaders might have been… 12/12/08 07:49 CET
Switzerland joins Schengen clubTravelling to Switzerland has just become a lot easier for many Europeans. As of midnight … 12/12/08 07:48 CET
Woolworths winds down with sale of the centuryIs it a last shopping frenzy before the tills fall silent? As Woolworths, the failed British high… 12/12/08 07:48 CET
Further street clashes in GreeceThere is still no end in sight to the violence on the streets of Greece. Clashes between police… 12/12/08 06:15 CET
