cinema
He’s back… 28 years later, in Tron: LegacyJeff Bridges reprises his role as Kevin Flynn, a computer genius trapped inside a video game in… 17/12/10 16:25 CET
Stellar cast for The Company MenPrevious films about the recession have concentrated on the regular folk who have been hit hard… 17/12/10 16:25 CET
corporate
US setback for AstraZenecaAstraZeneca has suffered a big setback as its new heart medicine – Brilinta – has failed to win… 17/12/10 19:22 CET
economy
Moody’s is Christmas Grinch for IrelandThe Irish government has received the worst possible Christmas present from the ratings agency… 17/12/10 19:31 CET
Euro zone trade improvesThe euro zone’s trade surplus rose in October. The European Union’s statistics office Eurostat… 17/12/10 19:22 CET
UK banks face bonus curbsBritish politicians and the Bank of England have stepped up pressure on UK banks over big bonuses… 17/12/10 19:22 CET
German and French businesses more optimisticA holiday boost for Germany as business morale there rose to its strongest level since 1991 in… 17/12/10 19:13 CET
europa
E-bonds might follow euro safety netEuropean Union leaders at a summit on this year’s euro zone debt crisis have agreed to have a… 17/12/10 17:45 CET
Cameron’s EU budget bid splits CouncilBritish Prime Minister David Cameron has confirmed he has won France and Germany’s support to cap… 17/12/10 17:45 CET
interview
Shirin Ebadi on human rights in IranShirin Ebadi is an Iranian lawyer, human rights activist and Nobel peace prize winner. She… 17/12/10 19:59 CET
le mag
Hitting the highs: soprano Barbara HendricksBorn in the United States in 1948, acclaimed soprano Barbara Hendricks moved to Sweden in 1977… 17/12/10 16:25 CET
world news
ETA’s former political leader jailed in ParisThe former leader of the Basque terror group ETA’s political wing, and his partner, have been… 17/12/10 23:03 CET
Poland rejects Russian report on presidential plane crashPoland has rejected a Russian report into a plane crash that killed the country’s president in… 17/12/10 22:34 CET
Pinochet officials jailed ‘in absentia’ in FranceA court room, a verdict, but no defendents. Even so, France has symbolically ‘jailed’ 13 former… 17/12/10 22:13 CET
Japan changes military tack to face ChinaFor decades Japanese military parades had echoes of the Cold War. Forces were traditionally… 17/12/10 20:16 CET
Human Rights Watch attacks Iran over treatment of gaysHuman Rights Watch has attacked Iran for punishing gays and lesbians with the death penalty… 17/12/10 19:56 CET
German parliament rejects key welfare billGermany’s upper house of parliament has rejected an overhaul of the country’s welfare system after… 17/12/10 19:33 CET
Ivory Coast violence: NGO reactionReports are emerging of more civilians trying to flee the violence in Ivory Coast to neighbouring… 17/12/10 17:55 CET
High security in Iraq as Shi’ites mark AshuraShi’ite Muslims in Iraq have been gathering to mark the religious mourning ritual of Ashura… 17/12/10 17:14 CET
Sarkozy warns Gbagbo to give up Ivory CoastPressure is mounting on Ivory Coast’s renegade leader Laurent Gbagbo to give up his hold on the… 17/12/10 16:35 CET
Winter returns with a vengeance in EuropeWinter has returned with a vengeance, with temperatures plummetting across much of western Europe… 17/12/10 15:06 CET
US “illegally and aggressively” investigating me and WikiLeaks – AssangeSmiling and relaxed, Julian Assange has appeared before the press at the English country house… 17/12/10 15:04 CET
Polish PM slams Russian Smolensk crash reportPoland’s prime minister Donald Tusk has slammed a Russian draft report into the Smolensk plane… 17/12/10 14:24 CET
Euro summit agrees new stability strategiesEuropean Union leaders have wrapped up their two-day regular end-of-the-year summit expressing… 17/12/10 13:14 CET
WikiLeaks Assange ‘victim of smear campaign’A day after Julian Assange emerged from London’s High Court on bail, the WikiLeaks founder has… 17/12/10 13:04 CET
US Congress passes controversial tax dealThe US Congress has approved a contentious tax and benefits deal agreed between President Barack… 17/12/10 12:03 CET
UEFA Champions League second round drawHere is the draw for the second round of the 2010-2011 UEFA Champions League: AS Roma – Shakhtar… 17/12/10 11:59 CET
Moody’s cut Irish credit ratingIreland’s credit rating has been slashed as the country’s government struggles to contain losses in… 17/12/10 11:03 CET
China responds angrily to Japan’s defence reviewJapan’s military forces face imminent redeployment. Tokyo has unveiled sweeping changes to its… 17/12/10 10:33 CET
EU Kosovo force must probe organ trafficking: Del Ponte“We had indications that there was a mass grave where the corpses of the victims were buried.” -… 17/12/10 09:43 CET
Next extradition hearing in New Year for AssangeJulian Assange must now wait until the new year for the next hearing to decide if he will be… 17/12/10 08:33 CET
Bloodshed in the Ivory coast as civil war loomsDeath on the streets of Abijan as the disputed presidential poll pushes the Ivory Coast closer to… 17/12/10 06:13 CET
Assange bailed as US plans indictmentWikiLeaks founder, Julian Assange walks from a London court after being released on bail in his… 17/12/10 04:34 CET
Euro zone gets international rescue fundEU has agreed to set up a permanent rescue fund to help euro zone members struggling with sovereign… 17/12/10 02:44 CET
