cinema
Documentary Film Festival celebrationThe documentary film festival “Visions du reel” in Nyon near Geneva, Switzerland, is celebrating… 17/04/09 16:59 CET
corporate
GE profit fall not as bad as fearedGeneral Electric has reported a better-than-expected quarterly profit. The largest … 17/04/09 19:45 CET
VW likely takes top car spotThe world probably has a new number one carmaker. Sales figures for the first three months… 17/04/09 19:39 CET
New leadership for Chrysler?Struggling US carmaker Chrysler could get a whole new board of directors and possibly a different… 17/04/09 19:39 CET
Sony Ericsson cuts more workersTwo thousand more jobs are to go at Sony Ericsson. The mobile phone maker will cut 20 percent… 17/04/09 19:39 CET
economy
ECB and IMF heads give recovery viewsThe head of the European Central Bank is leading calls for bold action to ensure the global economy… 17/04/09 19:39 CET
europa
“The last dictator in Europe” invited to EU summitThe man America called “the last dictator in Europe” – the President of Belarus – has been invited… 17/04/09 19:50 CET
Report on EU puts emphasis on increased credibilityA leading French think-tank says the European Union must emerge from the global economic crisis… 17/04/09 19:45 CET
europeans
Combatting online images of child sexual abuse and exploitationThe Council of Europe and the European Commission are launching new initiatives to try to curb the… 17/04/09 11:55 CET
markets
Friday 17th AprilEuropean shares finished up over one percent, rising for the sixth straight week. Investors… 17/04/09 21:01 CET
parlamento
European Socialists divided before electionThere is more than a whiff of turmoil among the European Socialists in the countdown to June’s… 17/04/09 21:30 CET
reporter
Breaking down borders in Europe’s gambling capitalEurope’s gambling capital lies in Slovenia, just over the border from Italy. Five years after… 17/04/09 11:55 CET
space
Interdisciplinary International Intercultural StudiesThe International Space University is based in Strasbourg, France. Fifty students from all corners… 17/04/09 11:55 CET
world news
Cuba-US relations to top Summit of AmericasAs leaders gather in Trinidad and Tobago for ‘the fifth Summit of the Americas, there are signs of… 17/04/09 21:04 CET
Experience shows internet file-sharing is not easy to policeThe three young founders of the “The Pirate Bay” and their financial backer have been caught in the… 17/04/09 19:50 CET
File-sharing site founders jailed for copyright breachThe four Swedish founders of one of the world’s biggest free file-sharing website have been… 17/04/09 19:15 CET
- Cuba-US relations to top Summit of Americas
As leaders gather in Trinidad and Tobago for ‘the fifth Summit of the Americas, there are signs of… 17/04/09 19:14 CET
Tadic visits Kosovo one year after declaration of independenceIn a move that appeared designed to remind the world of Serbia’s objections to Kosovan… 17/04/09 18:52 CET
UK to review ‘snooping’ lawThe British government says local authorities must stop using powers to spy on people for trivial… 17/04/09 18:15 CET
German internet providers say “stop” to child pornFive of Germany’s internet providers have agreed to block access to pages containing child… 17/04/09 17:53 CET
Pakistan secures five billion dollars against militancyA donor conference in Tokyo has managed to secure five billion dollars in aid for Pakistan, one… 17/04/09 17:38 CET
Afghanistan hit by two quakesAt least 22 people are thought to have been killed in eastern Afghanistan after two earthquakes… 17/04/09 15:04 CET
Enduring US-Cuba rift likely to dominate Summit of Americas.Security is tight in Port of Spain as the Trinidad and Tobago capital plays host to more that 30… 17/04/09 13:18 CET
Founders of filesharing site guilty in copyright caseThe four founders of a Swedish file-sharing web site have been jailed for a year each and handed… 17/04/09 13:06 CET
Secret Bush-era memos justify “torture”The US has released previously secret memos from the Bush era specifying that harsh interrogation… 17/04/09 12:51 CET
Thai “Yellow shirt” leader’s scrape with deathThe founder of Thailand’s “yellow shirt” protest movement has had a lucky escape after his car was… 17/04/09 12:50 CET
Obama backs Mexico’s Calderon in drug warStanding alongside his Mexican counterpart Felipe Calderon, US president Barack Obama has promised… 17/04/09 11:54 CET
Twenty-four injured in German train crashTwenty-four people were injured in Germany after a commuter train crashed into a freight train on… 17/04/09 11:33 CET
Cuba likely to dominate OAS SummitSecurity is tight in Trinidad and Tobago’s capital Port of Spain for the fifth 34-nation Summit of… 17/04/09 07:41 CET
Mitchell: Two state solution vitalThe US envoy to the Middle East is hoping to convince Israel’s new government to accept a two state… 17/04/09 07:40 CET
Authorities “knew” earthquake buildings were at riskClaims the Italian authorities in Abruzzo knew public buildings were likely to collapse in the… 17/04/09 07:39 CET
Obama pledges aid in war on Mexican drug cartelsIt is Barack Obama’s first trip to Mexico where he receives a warm welcome from President Felipe… 17/04/09 07:04 CET
Monaco’s workers go on strikeA rare sight in Monaco – a place known more for high flyers and film stars – a street protest by… 17/04/09 05:04 CET
