cinema
Gaza animation depicts Israeli blockadeOne of the creators of the Oscar-nominated Waltz With Bashir has produced a short animated film on… 09/03/09 17:59 CET
corporate
Barbie at 50 – still a moneymaker?Fifty years on and more than one billion Barbies sold, but is the iconic doll’s ability to earn… 09/03/09 20:36 CET
Merck to merge with Schering-PloughUS drug maker Merck is to buy Schering-Plough in the second huge takeover in the sector in weeks… 09/03/09 20:36 CET
Former Swiss Re CEO to become chairmanTroubled reinsurer Swiss Re is getting a new chairman. He is Walter Kielholz who will go… 09/03/09 20:12 CET
europa
Croatia accepts EU border mediationTo patch up troubled borders, Croatia has accepted a European Union offer to mediate in a dispute… 09/03/09 20:48 CET
Spain still tops for touristsThe top tourist destination in the EU remains Spain, measured in per night stays in hotels, almost… 09/03/09 20:48 CET
Serbia cementing friendship with SpainPrime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero has promised never to recognise Kosovo as independent… 09/03/09 20:48 CET
hi-tech
Credit crunch takes a bite out of CeBITEven Europe’s most important electronics fair has been hit by the economic crisis. Last year the… 09/03/09 17:53 CET
interview
Stanishev: “Behind the reforms, there are real people in Bulgaria, who are working very hard.”The government of Bulgarian Prime Minister Sergei Stanichev is struggling to cope with energy… 09/03/09 21:23 CET
le mag
Pretty in pink in ParisEmanuel Ungaro’s ready-to-wear show in Paris was a parade of pink, sprinkled with polka dots. 09/03/09 17:53 CET
world news
Game up for blackmailing “Swiss gigolo”From gigolo to jailbird – a Swiss man who admitted seducing and blackmailing Germany’s richest… 09/03/09 19:13 CET
N.Korea puts its army on alertTensions are escalating on the Korean peninsula and while they were burning North Korean flags in… 09/03/09 19:03 CET
Obama lifts ban on stem cell research fundingBarack Obama has overturned restrictions on government funding for stem cell research. The … 09/03/09 18:51 CET
Tourists missing after Thai boating tragedyRescuers in Thailand are searching for six foreign tourists and a Thai national after the sinking… 09/03/09 18:44 CET
US stem cell scientists back in businessFor eight years American scientists have been pointing out that the huge potential benefits of stem… 09/03/09 18:33 CET
Brown says N.Ireland peace will not be derailedBritish Prime Minister Gordon Brown says the peace process in Northern Ireland will not be… 09/03/09 18:21 CET
Confession in “Swiss gigolo” caseA Swiss man accused of attempting to blackmail Germany’s richest woman has confessed at the opening… 09/03/09 14:10 CET
- Confession in “Swiss gigolo” case
A Swiss man accused of attempting to blackmail Germany’s richest woman has confessed at the opening… 09/03/09 13:13 CET
Brown visits scene of Northern Ireland killingsGordon Brown has visited the army base in Northern Ireland where two British soldiers were shot… 09/03/09 13:06 CET
Protest at NY auction of foreclosed homesIt is a sign of the growing impact of the financial crisis in the US: hundreds of homes have gone… 09/03/09 12:55 CET
North Korea puts forces on full alertTension is rising on the Korean peninsula as Pyongyang put its forces on full alert ahead of joint… 09/03/09 12:47 CET
Obama to lift restrictions on stem cell researchThe US president will today announce the lifting of restrictions on taxpayers money for embryonic… 09/03/09 12:38 CET
Obama to allow stem cell researchPresident Obama is to reverse another of his predecessor’s restrictions, and allow federal funding… 09/03/09 07:56 CET
Sudan’s President threatens to expel more NGOsSudan has released an Islamist opposition leader, two months after he was detained for calling on… 09/03/09 07:56 CET
Hunt is on for Antrim army killersAs the flowers continue to pile up outside the Massarene Barracks in Northern Ireland, the hunt is… 09/03/09 07:56 CET
Tensions rise on Korean peninsulaTension is rising rapidly on the Korean peninsula as Pyongyang put its forces on full alert ahead… 09/03/09 07:56 CET
Pope Benedict XVI to visit the Holy LandThe Pope has announced a trip to Israel in May, a controversial decision after his recent… 09/03/09 07:56 CET
Tax haven bankers vow to keep their secretsThree major European countries with banking secrecy laws have warned against any attempt by the G20… 09/03/09 07:56 CET
