economy
ECB keeps rates at record lowVenice was the venue for this month’s meeting of the European Central Bank’s policymakers and there… 08/10/09 20:17 CET
Surprise jump in Australian employmentAustralian employment surged past all expectations and the jobless rate has dropped to 5.7 percent… 08/10/09 20:17 CET
US retail sales rise boosting holiday hopesCould it be the return of the great US shopper? Retailers there have announced better than… 08/10/09 20:17 CET
UK interest rates unchangedThe Bank of England has left interest rates at a record low of 0.5 percent for the seventh straight… 08/10/09 20:17 CET
europa
Kaczynski to sign EU treaty this SaturdayConflicting reports continue to come out of Poland about when President Lech Kaczynski will put pen… 08/10/09 20:17 CET
Klaus, Buzek will discuss Lisbon Treaty this FridayVaclav Klaus finally picked up the phone. After days of trying, a top EU official has managed to… 08/10/09 20:17 CET
Conservatives fail to quash Italy press freedom debate in EPThe European conservatives have failed to cancel a debate organised by the liberals in the European… 08/10/09 11:04 CET
le mag
Inherit the WindAs part of a whole raft of events marking the 200th anniversary of Darwin’s birth, Trevor Nunn is… 08/10/09 18:22 CET
Exhibitions: Berlin Wall/FadoThis autumn sees the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall and with it the end of an era… 08/10/09 18:22 CET
markets
Markets: 8th OctoberEuropean shares finished sharply higher. Among the factors were as expected interest rate… 08/10/09 20:17 CET
world news
Silvio looses immunity but vows to fight onUnder-fire Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi has come out fighting after the country’s… 08/10/09 20:17 CET
Cameron sets his stall out for election run-inBritain’s conservative opposition leader has outlined his vision for the country in his last party… 08/10/09 20:17 CET
Mueller surprise winner of Nobel Literature AwardThe Nobel committee has surprised many with the announcement that this year’s literature prize has… 08/10/09 20:17 CET
No quick return to power for ZelayaOusted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya, holed up in the Brazilian embassy in Tegucigalpa, looks… 08/10/09 20:17 CET
Press freedom row rages in EU chamberA furious row has broken out in the European parliament. A number of right-wing Italian MEP’s… 08/10/09 20:17 CET
Herta Müller wins Nobel literature prizeThe 2009 Nobel Prize for Literature has been awarded to German writer Herta Müller. The… 08/10/09 14:18 CET
Sex trade scandal engulfs French ministerA French cabinet minister who has written about paying young boys for sex in Bangkok is facing… 08/10/09 13:11 CET
Indian embassy targeted in deadly Kabul blastIndia says its embassy was the target of a suicide bomb attack in Kabul that killed at least 12… 08/10/09 13:11 CET
Japan battered by Typhoon MelorJapan is coming to terms with the damage left behind by Typhoon Melor. Winds topping 200… 08/10/09 13:11 CET
Immunity ruling stokes political tensions in ItalyItaly is in the grip of growing uncertainty about the fate of Silvio Berlusconi after the country’s… 08/10/09 13:11 CET
Posters inflame minaret debate in SwitzerlandA poster which critics say incites hatred of Muslims is provoking intense debate in Switzerland… 08/10/09 13:11 CET
Spain’s Popular Party faces corruption chargesSpain’s opposition Popular Party has been hit by allegations of corruption in its ranks. A court is… 08/10/09 07:12 CET
Berlusconi rejects immunity ruling as ‘farce’The Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi has dismissed the loss of his legal immunity as a… 08/10/09 07:10 CET
French naval vessel repels Somali piratesSomali pirates in two small boats bit off more than they could chew when they attacked the French… 08/10/09 07:09 CET
Rights groups cheer Italian migrant decisionHuman rights groups have welcomed the acquittal in Italy of German charity workers charged with… 08/10/09 01:33 CET
The legal flood gates open on BerlusconiThe verdict by Italy’s top court means a number of trials against the 73-year-old Berlusconi will… 08/10/09 00:23 CET
