cinema
Shrek “Forever After” – but will it be happy?In “Shrek Forever After”, our big green hero is now a domesticated family ogre who seems to be… 25/05/10 18:56 CET
corporate
Germany ‘suspends 3-billion-euro EADS order’Germany is reportedly suspending its three billion euro purchase of the EADS Tiger attack… 25/05/10 19:17 CET
M&S downbeat on consumer spendingBritish retailer Marks & Spencer is cautious about the outlook for consumer spending in the … 25/05/10 18:45 CET
economy
Spanish banking fears hit euroSpain is in focus as the euro slumped further on worries about the fate of the euro zone’s banks… 25/05/10 20:15 CET
Swedish jobless rate surgesSweden’s unemployment rate surged unexpectedly in April. It jumped to 9.8 percent of the working… 25/05/10 18:45 CET
Euro zone industrial orders race aheadNew industrial orders in the euro zone rose at their fastest rate in 10 years in March. They… 25/05/10 18:45 CET
europa
Missing children alert coordination still lacking in EUOn International Missing Children’s Day, Brussels has been urging European countries to develop… 25/05/10 19:44 CET
Italy’s tax evasion commitment serious? Brussels trusts it isCutting back on spending is half the task facing Italy, the EU’s Commissioner for Economic Affairs… 25/05/10 19:44 CET
hi-tech
The real costs of our virtual worldLike many Europeans, Ismaila is on the Internet every day. She starts at breakfast time by checking… 25/05/10 18:02 CET
interview
Interview: NATO chief Anders Fogh Rasmussen‘‘We are in Afghanistan to protect our populations against terrorism and prevent Afghanistan from… 25/05/10 15:32 CET
le mag
Al Jarreau performingAmerican Jazz, Soul and R&B star Al Jarreau was amongst the opening highlights of the Mawazine… 25/05/10 18:47 CET
world news
Jamaican troops lay siege to “Dudas” fortressMore than 30 people, most of them civilians, have been killed in Jamaica as police continue their… 25/05/10 21:33 CET
Queen sets out new UK government programmeBritain’s queen Elizabeth II has outlined the UK governments new policy agenda for the coming year… 25/05/10 20:05 CET
Italy to announce deep budget cutsItaly’s government has joined Europe’s austerity club by approving a budget containing deep cuts in… 25/05/10 20:05 CET
Parthenon protest at scaffolding removalIt was meant to be a day for Greeks to unite. But the unveiling of the newly restored Acropolis… 25/05/10 19:44 CET
Collision causes oil spill off SingaporeA massive clean-up operation is underway to mop up an oil spill in Asia’s busiest shipping lane… 25/05/10 17:57 CET
Thailand Prime Minister Thaksin ShinawatraA Thai court has issued an arrest warrant for ousted former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra on… 25/05/10 17:11 CET
CDU’s Koch calls time on political careerThe powerful state premier of Hesse, Roland Koch, has announced he is to step down. The deputy… 25/05/10 17:03 CET
Queen sets out UK government agendaThe British monarch Queen Elizabeth has delivered the new policy agenda of prime minister David… 25/05/10 14:04 CET
Tornado hits parts of eastern GermanyA clean up operation is underway in Saxony and Brandenburg after a tornado ripped through the… 25/05/10 13:10 CET
BP to launch fresh attempt to plug leakBritish oil giant BP says it’s preparing to make another attempt to plug the spewing oil leak in… 25/05/10 12:04 CET
Russian tourists killed in Turkish coach crashA coach carrying Russian tourists has crashed near the Turkish southern resort of Antalya. The… 25/05/10 10:03 CET
Teatro Colon reopens in Buenos AiresArgentina’s renowned Teatro Colon, one of the world’s great opera houses, has reopened after a… 25/05/10 09:59 CET
Police move to arrest alleged Jamaican drug lordThere has been fresh violence in the Jamaican capital of Kingston as police and troops launched an… 25/05/10 07:18 CET
Italy to announce austerity measuresIt is Italy’s turn to tighten its belt as the European debt crisis deepens. A painful austerity… 25/05/10 07:17 CET
Meles is set to return as Ethiopia PMProvisional results in Ethiopia’s general election point to a landslide victory for Prime Minister… 25/05/10 07:17 CET
US government piles pressure on BPThe US government has intensified its pressure on British Petroleum to plug the leaking oil well… 25/05/10 07:15 CET
Anti-nuclear protest in SwitzerlandAnti-nuclear activists have gathered in northern Switzerland to protest at what they call ‘dinosaur… 25/05/10 07:14 CET
BP’s chief goes on damage limitation offensiveAs shares in BP continue to slide, wiping 50 billion dollars off its market value since last… 25/05/10 07:13 CET
