cinema
Slumdog hits the Oscars jackpotAs widely predicted, Slumdog Millionaire swept the board at the Oscars, taking both Best Picture… 23/02/09 18:57 CET
economy
US, UK and French banks get more public moneyCitigroup is reportedly talking to the US government about it taking a bigger stake. American… 23/02/09 19:47 CET
europa
Debate continues over economic revival fundsSupport seems to have increased for spending five billion euros of European funds on energy and key… 23/02/09 19:51 CET
EU expects Netanyahu rough startEurope is bracing for a test of wills over Israeli-Palestinian relations. After hard-liner Benjamin… 23/02/09 19:51 CET
Stockholm, Hamburg European Green CapitalsStockholm has been designated as the first ‘European Green Capital 2010’. The new scheme is meant… 23/02/09 19:51 CET
hi-tech
Mix and match for all-weather solar plantIt does not have to be sunny all the time for one Israeli solar power plant to make round-the-clock… 23/02/09 18:57 CET
le mag
Westwood goes back to schoolVivienne Westwood went back to school for her Red Label collection at London Fashion Week, clothing… 23/02/09 18:59 CET
markets
Monday: A new six-year low for European sharesA day of volatile trade for European shares which started the session up but finished at a new… 23/02/09 21:05 CET
world news
Freed Guantanamo inmate accuses US of tortureHe is the first Guantanamo Bay inmate to be freed since US President Barack Obama came to power… 23/02/09 20:46 CET
“Slumdog” success in big Oscar night for BritsThere are many different ways to celebrate when you win an Oscar and Tinseltown seemed to see them… 23/02/09 19:25 CET
Trial opens on French factory blast that killed 31Victims of a chemicals factory explosion in the southern French town of Toulouse eight years ago… 23/02/09 19:16 CET
Algeria attack leaves nine deadNine people have been killed in an attack in Algeria on the final day of registration for… 23/02/09 19:12 CET
Australia faces further firestorm threatsAustralia’s fire-ravaged Victoria state faces yet more devastation as renewed bushfires creep… 23/02/09 17:36 CET
French Cairo victims return homeThe relatives of victims injured in a bombing in the Egyptian capital Cairo on Sunday have welcomed… 23/02/09 16:36 CET
Spanish justice minister quits amid hunting scandalSpanish Justice Minister Mariano Fernandez Bermejo has resigned over a hunting weekend he spent… 23/02/09 15:25 CET
Oscar joy for Britain’s “Slumdog” and WinsletHollywood’s biggest night of the year was a memorable occasion for many but Danny Boyle’s “Slumdog… 23/02/09 13:13 CET
“Slumdog” success tinged with scandalThe eight-Oscar victory of British film “Slumdog Millionaire” has been tinged with scandal amid… 23/02/09 12:59 CET
Three arrested over deadly blast in EgyptEgyptian police have arrested three people suspected of involvement in Sunday’s blast in Cairo… 23/02/09 12:51 CET
Bomb hits Socialist building in northern SpainA bomb has exploded outside a local headquarters of Spain’s Socialist Party in the Basque Country… 23/02/09 11:45 CET
Massive AZF trial opens in FranceThe trial opens today into the blast at a chemicals factory near Toulouse in southern France which… 23/02/09 09:25 CET
Big night at the Oscars for BritsRags to riches British film Slumdog Millionaire scooped eight Oscar awards including best motion… 23/02/09 07:32 CET
EU leaders push for financial crackdownEU leaders have agreed to press for a global crackdown on tax havens and the imposition of strict… 23/02/09 07:32 CET
UK curbs on foreign workers tightenedThe United Kingdom is tightening curbs on foreign workers from outside the European Union… 23/02/09 07:32 CET
Bomb blast in Cairo targets touristsPolice in Cairo cordoned off an area popular with tourists after a bomb attack killed one person… 23/02/09 07:32 CET
Israeli rivals to go on talkingIsrael’s political rivals have agreed to hold further talks about forming a future government, that… 23/02/09 05:06 CET
Greek criminal duo escape jail in a helicopterIn a scene reminiscent of Hollywood movies, two of Greece’s most notorious criminals have escaped… 23/02/09 01:15 CET
