cinema
Frears film drew crowds in CannesBritish director Stephen Frears’s latest film Tamara Drewe is showing out of competition in Cannes… 20/05/10 17:48 CET
corporate
Dubai World seeks debt restructureDubai World, the state-owned conglomerate, has reached a deal in principle to restructure its 19… 20/05/10 20:26 CET
BA faces fresh disruption as judges overturn strike banBritish Airways faces further strike action after a panel of senior judges overturned a ban on… 20/05/10 20:07 CET
economy
France announces measures to attack deficitFrance expects a budget deficit of 8 per cent of GDP this year and has announced a raft of measures… 20/05/10 20:07 CET
Merkel cranks up calls for tough financial regulationGerman Chancellor Angela Merkel has cranked up calls for tougher regulation on banks and financial… 20/05/10 20:07 CET
Japan reports export driven growthJapan’s economy grew 1.2 per cent between January and March on the previous quarter in a recovery… 20/05/10 20:07 CET
europa
European Parliament euro zoneThis week’s European Parliament full sitting in Strasbourg placed financial questions at the heart… 20/05/10 20:07 CET
Germany-first euro protection measures catch partners reelingGermany ‘s act-alone ban on a raft of financial market transactions was broadly seen as undermining… 20/05/10 20:07 CET
futuris
Multiple hopes for multiple sclerosisAnette Hansson, is one of the tens of thousands that fall prey to MS across Europe, she describes… 20/05/10 14:19 CET
hi-tech
Army experts trial robot tanksWith nearly 300 British soldiers dead in Afghanistan alone, the drive to keep servicemen and women… 20/05/10 17:48 CET
le mag
Gaultier steams into Moscow rail stationRenowned French designer Jean Paul Gaultier has staged his latest show in a train station in… 20/05/10 17:48 CET
musica
Bonus interview: Michèle Roche, Laurent Martin and Alexandre DratwickiHere are some bonus excerpts from our interviews with pianist Laurent Martin, Michèle Roche… 20/05/10 13:51 CET
world news
Cracks in ETA’s ranksThe latest blow to ETA, with the arrest of its suspected military leader, adds to a recent wave of… 20/05/10 20:05 CET
General strike in GreeceTens of thousands of striking Greek civil servants have held a mass rally in central Athens in… 20/05/10 20:01 CET
UK coalition govt unveils full policy plansThe two parties in Britain’s historic coalition government have presented full details of the… 20/05/10 19:58 CET
Paris police probe multi-million euro art theftA daring art thief has snatched five masterpieces worth 500 million euros from a Paris museum in… 20/05/10 19:54 CET
Iran allows US students to see their mothersTheir children have been languishing in Iran’s most notorious jail for the last ten months. The… 20/05/10 17:34 CET
Bellicose North Korea dismisses warship reportNorth Korea has dismissed the findings of a report which say it sank a South Korean warship as… 20/05/10 16:03 CET
Suspected ETA military leader arrested in FranceFrench and Spanish police believe they have dealt a major blow to ETA, arresting the suspected… 20/05/10 15:44 CET
Thieves snatch art works in €100m raidThieves have snatched five masterpieces worth some 100 million euros from the Museum of Modern Art… 20/05/10 14:04 CET
Thai curfews extended as tension remains highSecurity forces are in control of Bangkok city centre but smouldering ruins bear witness to rioting… 20/05/10 13:11 CET
Greek civil servants strike over cutsGreek civil servants are set for a new standoff with their government after unions called a 24-hour… 20/05/10 13:05 CET
Pupils learn self-defence after China school attacksChinese children are being taught self-defence after a spate of attacks on schools in the country… 20/05/10 12:42 CET
Suspected ETA military chief arrested in FranceThe suspected head of ETA’s military wing has been arrested in southwest France. Mikel Kabikoitz… 20/05/10 11:44 CET
28 found dead in Turkish mine disasterRescue teams in Turkey have pulled 28 dead bodies from a coal mine in the northern Black Sea… 20/05/10 11:35 CET
Twenty-eight found dead in Turkish mine blastRescue teams have found the bodies of 28 people underground, after Monday’s explosion at a coal… 20/05/10 09:04 CET
Suspected ETA military leader arrested in FranceThe suspected leader of ETA’s military wing has been arrested in southwest France. Mikel… 20/05/10 08:14 CET
Seoul says North Korea torpedoed shipSouth Korea has officially blamed North Korea for the explosion on board one of its naval ships… 20/05/10 07:13 CET
Scientists pit their wits against the volcanoGlobal disruption caused by Iceland’s continually erupting volcano is beginning to wear a bit thin… 20/05/10 07:12 CET
Germany’s weatherman accused of rapeGermany’s best-known television weatherman has been charged with aggravated rape for an alleged… 20/05/10 07:11 CET
Thailand takes stock after day of violenceDawn broke over a quiet but smoke filled central Bangkok as the capital emerged from a night-time… 20/05/10 07:10 CET
Romanians protest wage and pension cutsIn one of the largest mass protests since the fall of communism, around 50,000 Romanians took to… 20/05/10 07:09 CET
Families cling to hope for Turkey’s trapped minersTurkey’s prime minister has been inspecting rescue efforts at Zonguldak mine in the north of the… 20/05/10 07:08 CET
Fears grow over oil slick reaching beyond FloridaAs each day passes, more oil from the leak in the Gulf of Mexico is washing up on… 20/05/10 00:04 CET
