cinema
Blue Valentine: cautionary tale of love lost‘Blue Valentine’ is a story of love found and love lost. Michelle Williams and Ryan Gosling… 13/01/11 15:24 CET
corporate
Banesto’s profit slumps on bad loansSpanish high street bank Banesto’s net profit tumbled nearly 20 percent last year, which was worse… 13/01/11 15:40 CET
Snow blamed for disappointing Tesco salesBritain’s Tesco missed Christmas sales forecasts and is blaming severe winter weather. The 0.6… 13/01/11 15:40 CET
economy
UK borrowing costs unchanged despite inflationBritain’s central bank has kept its key interest rate at a record low 0.5 percent this month as… 13/01/11 18:29 CET
europa
EU faults Hungary’s deadly red mud classificationThe Hungarian authorities are being dragged through the mud again, being told they were wrong to… 13/01/11 20:21 CET
hi-tech
Space scientists inspired by medieval stained glassThe stained glass windows of ancient medieval churches has provided inspiration for a team of space… 13/01/11 14:33 CET
le mag
Vienna’s Spanish Court Riding SchoolVisitors to Vienna will continue to enjoy one of the Austrian capital’s main attractions after it… 13/01/11 14:33 CET
pictureoftheday
Holy dip in IndiaA Hindu devotee takes a holy dip at the confluence of the Ganges river and the Bay of Bengal at… 13/01/11 11:29 CET
reporter
Getting help to Somalia against the oddsSomalia is facing a dire humanitarian crisis, according to the UN. Almost 30 percent – or two… 13/01/11 14:33 CET
world news
Empathy for Tunisian discontent in FranceTunisians and French-Tunisians have come out onto the streets of Paris and Marseille, where they… 13/01/11 18:55 CET
Frustration and fury on the streets of Tuniseuronews’ correspondent in Tunis, Jamel Ezzedini, was able to get exclusive pictures of some of the… 13/01/11 23:34 CET
Kazakh parliament to overturn presidential vetoKazakhstan’s parliament is expected to lift a presidential veto on a planned referendum in the next… 13/01/11 23:13 CET
Brazil flood deaths near 400The number of dead from Brazil’s devastating floods is expected to rise rapidly. Concentrated… 13/01/11 21:53 CET
Ben Ali – “I have understood you”The President of Tunisia has spoken to his people just after the main evening news in a television… 13/01/11 21:23 CET
Poland’s PM says Russia crash report incompletePoland’s prime minister has criticised the Russian report into the Smolensk plane crash, saying it… 13/01/11 19:43 CET
Tunis eyewitness fears worse on the wayAs violent clashes spread to the centre of the Tunisian capital, one local Tunis-based journalist… 13/01/11 19:04 CET
The news expected to mark 2011Welcome to the World in 2011, a short look into deciphering media activity that is expected to mark… 13/01/11 18:55 CET
Berlusconi immunity law partially struck downAnti-Silvio Berlusconi campaigners are celebrating a Constitutional Court ruling in Rome… 13/01/11 17:34 CET
Shooting rocks TunisGunfire has reportedly broken out in the Tunisian capital Tunis, with unconfirmed reports of… 13/01/11 17:33 CET
Alchemist author Coelho gets round Iranian banBestselling Brazilian author Paulo Coelho has placed the Persian versions of his books free online… 13/01/11 17:32 CET
Etna eruption shuts Sicily airportsItaly’s Mount Etna has erupted briefly closing two of Sicily’s airports. Despite the volcano… 13/01/11 17:32 CET
Talks to begin next week on new Lebanese govtThe Lebanese President says formal talks on the creation of a new government will begin on Monday… 13/01/11 17:13 CET
Australians move to join flood rescueA nation-wide emergency response was underway in Australia on Thursday to help the flooded northern… 13/01/11 16:24 CET
Ivory Coast army ease curfew in Abidjan districtSecurity forces loyal to Ivory Coast’s incumbent leader Laurent Gbagbo have eased a curfew around… 13/01/11 16:09 CET
Greek commuters hit by one-day strikePublic transport has come to a virtual standstill in Athens with a one-day strike hitting train… 13/01/11 14:34 CET
Barge carrying sulphuric acid capsizes on RhineA vessel carrying 2,400 tonnes of sulphuric acid has capsized on the Rhine in Germany. The… 13/01/11 13:03 CET
Lebanese president asks PM to stay on as caretakerThe Lebanese President has asked Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri to lead a caretaker administration… 13/01/11 11:53 CET
The news that will mark 2011The faces we’ll see for its 365 days The certainties, and the uncertainties The stories… 13/01/11 11:44 CET
Tunisia still gripped by social unrestTunisia remains gripped by the biggest wave of social unrest the country has seen for… 13/01/11 11:04 CET
Hundreds dead in Brazil floodsHeavy flooding in Brazil have killed at least 270 people in the states of Rio de Janeiro and Sao… 13/01/11 08:44 CET
Saniz blows Dakar title chance-Coma looking goodHopes of retaining the Dakar rally title all but vanished for Carlos Sainz on Wednesday after a… 13/01/11 08:08 CET
Deadly floods strike BrazilFloods and mudslides left at least 250 people dead in southeast Brazil on Wednesday. The… 13/01/11 07:33 CET
Brisbane floods fail to reach predicted peakFlood levels in the Australian city of Brisbane failed to reach the catastrophic levels forecast on… 13/01/11 06:03 CET
Obama urges calm after Arizona shootingsUS President Barack Obama travelled to Tucson, Arizona late on Wednesday to mourn the victims of… 13/01/11 05:14 CET
Haiti pays silent tribute to quake deadHaitians on Wednesday observed a minute’s silence to remember their compatriots who died in a… 13/01/11 05:04 CET
Union vote holds key to Fiat’s Italian futureWorkers at Fiat’s historic Mirafiori plant in Turin face a key vote on Thursday aimed at boosting… 13/01/11 03:04 CET
- Nightmare goes on for Haiti quake survivors
For those who survived the dreadful events of January 12, the nightmare continues. Around one… 13/01/11 01:34 CET
Lebanon eyes uncertain future as ministers quitThere are fears that the collapse of the Lebanese coalition government could lead to sectarian… 13/01/11 00:35 CET
