cinema
Fanning and Evans star in sci-fi flick PushPush, starring Chris Evans and Dakota Fanning, is about a group of young Americans in Hong Kong… 24/02/09 18:26 CET
corporate
Vodafone cuts UK workforceThe British mobile phone company Vodafone has confirmed that it plans to lay off about 500 people… 24/02/09 19:16 CET
AIG may ask for more bailout moneyAmerican International Group – which was twice rescued last year by the US government – is… 24/02/09 19:16 CET
economy
Bernanke: US economy is in ‘severe contraction’US Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke is warning the recession in the world’s largest economy… 24/02/09 19:18 CET
europa
Poettering takes Netanyahu’s peace pulseIsrael needs a “new approach to peace”, the president of the European Parliament has told Israeli… 24/02/09 19:22 CET
Croatia, Slovenia still divided by borderNo result has come out of a meeting between Slovenia and Croatia’s leaders as they continue to… 24/02/09 19:21 CET
Much ado about salty German breadThe soft German pretzel is alarmed it could be branded a salt risk but Brussels says it is… 24/02/09 19:21 CET
hi-tech
The early warning system you can wearClothes which can sound the alarm; from a firefighter’s suit which tells you when it is dangerously… 24/02/09 18:26 CET
le mag
A musical match made in heavenViolinist Patricia Kopatchinskaja and pianist Fazil Say believe that, in each other, they have… 24/02/09 18:26 CET
markets
Tuesday: shares slide againEuropean shares finished in the red at a fresh six year closing low. The region’s investors… 24/02/09 19:17 CET
questions for europe
Europe DirectHow do I get a European subsidy? Is my diploma valid EU-wide? What is in the Lisbon Treaty? Can … 24/02/09 11:10 CET
Erasmus MundusThe Erasmus language exchange programmes are well known, but there is also something called Erasmus… 24/02/09 11:10 CET
world news
Ex-Guantanamo inmates cleared by Paris courtAn appeals court in Paris has overturned the terrorism convictions of five former French inmates at… 24/02/09 20:00 CET
Start Wreck: NASA’s new satellite fails on launchDespite a successful take-off from the Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, things quickly… 24/02/09 19:51 CET
Jailed Russian tycoon moved to Moscow for trialJailed Russian tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky has been moved to Moscow for a new trial his defence… 24/02/09 19:43 CET
Obama: US-Japan friendship “extremely important”Japan’s prime minister has become the first foreign leader to visit America’s new president… 24/02/09 19:25 CET
Sweden’s Crown Princess to marryBeautiful Princess to marry – her former fitness coach! It is not your traditional fairy tale. But… 24/02/09 18:41 CET
Knesset sworn in as Israel awaits new governmentIsrael has sworn in its new parliament against a backdrop of political uncertainty, with no new… 24/02/09 18:31 CET
France offers Italy “unlimited” nuclear partnershipItaly and France have agreed a new co-operation deal that could see Italy embrace nuclear power… 24/02/09 16:16 CET
Carnival masks hide long faces at Frankfurt BoerseAs in the rest of Germany, it was carnival this morning at Frankfurt’s Boerse – in a bid to lighten… 24/02/09 13:06 CET
Obama prepares for landmark Congress speechIn his inaugural speech as president before Congress tonight, Barack Obama is expected to tell the… 24/02/09 13:03 CET
Jailed Russian tycoon moved to MoscowJailed Russian former oil tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky has been taken to Moscow from his prison in… 24/02/09 13:03 CET
Troubled launch for NASA’s global warming missionNASA’s first ever mission aimed at measuring carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere has failed… 24/02/09 12:35 CET
Pakistani Taliban announce indefinite Swat trucePro-Taliban fighters have declared an indefinite ceasefire in Pakistan’s restive Swat valley after… 24/02/09 11:05 CET
Carnival masks hide long faces at Frankfurt BoerseAs in the rest of Germany, it was carnival this morning at Frankfurt’s Boerse – in a bid to lighten… 24/02/09 09:35 CET
Obama attacks US budget deficitAmerica has been warned it faces more money worries if it does not put its economic house in order… 24/02/09 07:36 CET
Romania and Italy discuss immigrant-linked crimeRomania’s foreign minister has agreed to send police to Italy to help investigate a spate of… 24/02/09 07:36 CET
Violence overshadows Algerian electionsThe latest violence in Algeria have cast a shadow over the build-up to April’s presidential… 24/02/09 07:36 CET
Guantanamo inmate alleges UK role in tortureThe released Guantanamo inmate, Binyam Mohamed has returned to the UK accusing America of… 24/02/09 07:36 CET
YSL auction fetches record pricesYves Saint Laurent created beauty in life as one of the world’s top fashion designers and he is… 24/02/09 07:36 CET
