archive 27·03·2009

cinema

• Nollywood comes to Switzerland

  Trapped Dream is a thriller from Nigeria – a so-called Nollywood film – about Chike and his… 27/03/09 16:52 CET

economy

• UK economy slides further

  Britain’s economy shrank even more abruptly than expected in the last three months of 2008… 27/03/09 20:56 CET

• Commerzbank moves on toxic debt

  Germany’s Commerzbank has said it has identified more than 50 billion euros worth of toxic debt and… 27/03/09 20:56 CET

• Natixis bonuses spark more anger

  Another banker’s bonus row has erupted in France. Investment bank Natixis has confirmed it… 27/03/09 20:56 CET

• Germany warns on euro stability

  Germany has warned that the stability and credibility of the single European currency will be under… 27/03/09 20:56 CET

europa

• Foreign Ministers pore over Afghanistan and Middle East moves

  European Union countries at talks in the Czech Republic have agreed in principle on the need to… 27/03/09 20:11 CET

• Business summit stresses skills gap

  Expectations of two tough years ahead, and retraining workers so that the continent’s skills pool… 27/03/09 20:11 CET

interview

• Aoun looks ahead to Lebanon election

  In June, Lebanon holds its first parliamentary elections since the withdrawal of Syrian troops in… 27/03/09 18:12 CET

le mag

• Britten’s Peter Grimes set in Thatcher’s Britain

  Benjamin Britten’s opera Peter Grimes opens with an inquest into the death of fisherman Grimes‘… 27/03/09 16:52 CET

parlamento

• What’s left? GUE/NGL hope for gains

  Anticapitalists who put people first, the United European Left group in the European Parliament has… 27/03/09 16:52 CET

world news

• Colonna loses appeal on life sentence

  A French shepherd has lost his appeal against a life sentence for the murder of the Governor of… 27/03/09 20:11 CET

• Ruling party favoured in Montenegro

  The outgoing government in Montenegro is expected to win a landslide election victory this weekend… 27/03/09 20:11 CET

• Kyrgyzstan opposition stage national protests

  Kyrgyzstan’s political opposition has staged nationwide demonstrations against the country’s… 27/03/09 20:11 CET

• Russia reviews terrorist plans in Chechnya

  Claims of normality and improved security have persuaded Russia to review its anti-terrorism… 27/03/09 19:26 CET

• Iran and US to co-operate on Afghanistan

  The United States has said it wants to work with Iran to bring stability to Afghanistan. The news… 27/03/09 19:05 CET

• Obama’s new plan to fight al Qaeda

  Unveiling his strategy to defeat al Qaeda and its allies, President Obama has declared that the… 27/03/09 17:56 CET

• US revises Afghan strategy

  With violence at an all time high, the new US strategy will focus on destroying al Qaeda’s safe… 27/03/09 16:12 CET

• Obama set to unveil new Afghan strategy

  The US President Barack Obama is poised to unveil a new strategy aimed at turning around America’s… 27/03/09 13:53 CET

• Dozens drown as Indonesian dam bursts

  A burst dam on the outskirts of the Indonesian capital Jakarta has has claimed the lives of at… 27/03/09 13:53 CET

• High-profile republican charged with soldiers’ murder

  A leading Irish republican is set to appear in court charged with the murders of two British… 27/03/09 13:53 CET

• Historic right-left deal in the Basque country

  For the first time ever, Spain’s conservatives and socialists are to share power in the Basque… 27/03/09 13:51 CET

• Suicide bomber kills 48 in Pakistan

  At least 48 people have been killed in a suicide bombing in northwest Pakistan. The bomber blew… 27/03/09 13:12 CET

• Afghanistan conference opens in Moscow

  The United States says it is looking forward to working with Iran to bring stability to… 27/03/09 11:36 CET

• White House reveals new Afghan strategy

  The United States has a new strategy for Afghanistan that will focus on beefing up the Afghan… 27/03/09 07:43 CET

• Continental to reconsider factory closures

  With unrest growing in several European countries over swingeing job cuts and business collapses -… 27/03/09 07:40 CET

• Britain and Brazil on the importance of trading up

  The leaders of Britain and Brazil have put the emphasis on fixing global trade to fix the global… 27/03/09 07:37 CET

• Campaigners applaud police probe into MI5

  Human Rights groups in the UK have welcomed a criminal inquiry into whether the country’s secret… 27/03/09 07:36 CET

• Spain asked to explain Kosovo policy to NATO chief

  Spain’s defence minister, Carme Chacon has been holding hurriedly arranged talks with NATO chief… 27/03/09 07:36 CET

• Indonesian dam bursts as dozens drown

  A burst dam on the outskirts of the Indonesian capital Jakarta has claimed the lives of at least… 27/03/09 07:15 CET

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