archive 25·01·2011

cinema

• French Comedy Film Festival awards Finnish movie

  The jury at the Alpes d’Huez International Comedy Film Festival was unanimous this year in awarding… 25/01/11 16:53 CET

corporate

• Emerging markets boost Siemens profit

  Siemens says it managed to beat profit forecasts for the three months to the end of last year. Net… 25/01/11 16:12 CET

economy

• Food crisis warning from FAO

  The UN’s food agency is calling for rules to curb speculation in surging commodity prices. The… 25/01/11 15:46 CET

• Davos policymakers address ‘global burnout syndrome’

  World leaders and top business executives gathered for the World Economic Forum in Davos… 25/01/11 18:29 CET

• IMF: Europe should beef up financial rescue fund

  The International Monetary Fund has told Europe that it needs to strengthen its financial rescue… 25/01/11 17:38 CET

europa

• NATO troops ‘should have probed organ claims in Kosovo’

  A yellow painted house in northern Albania has become linked with gruesome allegations of… 25/01/11 20:13 CET

• Kosovo’s prime minister targeted by report

  Audrey Tilve, euronews: “Dick Marty, you are a man with a reputation for shocking revelations … 25/01/11 20:06 CET

• Thaci implicated in Kosovo organ trafficking

  Kosovo’s prime minister is fighting to protect his reputation after the Council of Europe called… 25/01/11 18:34 CET

futuris

• Bomb-proof textiles take off

  Aviation safety is a worldwide concern. European researchers want to prevent further catastrophes… 25/01/11 17:52 CET

hi-tech

• New fuel cell could mean cleaner, greener boats

  Researchers in Europe have come up with a cleaner alternative to power some of the world’s biggest… 25/01/11 18:02 CET

le mag

• Marilyn Manson launches exhibition in Vienna

  US shock-rocker Marilyn Manson has launched his first show as a painter in the Austrian capital… 25/01/11 16:34 CET

pictureoftheday

• The lonely shareholder

  A shareholder awaits the start of Siemens annual shareholders meeting n Munich in Germany… 25/01/11 12:28 CET

world news

• Thousands march in Egypt protests

  Tens of thousands of protesters have taken part in an unprecedented anti-government demonstration… 25/01/11 19:04 CET

• Arrest warrant for ex-Tunisian president

  Tunisia’s new government has issued an international arrest warrant against deposed president Zine… 25/01/11 23:14 CET

• Cairo’s Tiananmen Square moment?

  This is amateur footage from the clashes taking place in the Egyptian capital of Cairo. 25/01/11 21:54 CET

• Discontent simmers in Egypt

  Discontent has been simmering for months in Egypt, but only a few dare show it – like the people… 25/01/11 19:53 CET

• Chechnya – a bloody history of conflict

  For more than a decade, the blame for terrorist attacks in Russia has been laid at the feet of… 25/01/11 19:53 CET

• Muscovites mourn bomb attack victims

  One day after the attack at Domodedova airport, people have been honouring those killed in the… 25/01/11 19:04 CET

• Medvedev vows action on blast culprits

  Russia’s president has vowed to crack down hard on those responsible for Monday’s deadly bomb blast… 25/01/11 17:55 CET

• Nasrallah calls for Lebanese partnership government

  With the balance of power shifting to their side, Hezbollah supporters have taken to the streets of… 25/01/11 17:44 CET

• La SNCF exprime ses regrets pour son rôle dans la Shoah

  Lors d’une cérémonie organisée à Bobigny (Seine-Saint-Denis), le président de la SNCF, Guillaume… 25/01/11 17:37 CET

• “The King’s Speech” leads Oscar nods

  British historical drama “The King’s Speech” leads the field in the race for the Oscars with a… 25/01/11 17:33 CET

• Lebanon PM appointment prompts protests

  The backlash against the appointment of Najib Mikati as prime minister-designate has been felt… 25/01/11 17:19 CET

• Qantas jet plunges 25,000ft in mid-flight

  All is well that ends well but the 99 passengers of a Qantas jet have had one heck of a fright… 25/01/11 16:15 CET

• Shock Q4 contraction for UK economy

  The harshest December weather on record meant Britain’s economy shrank by 0.5 percent in the final… 25/01/11 15:58 CET

• Hezbollah candidate asked to form Lebanon’s government

  A Hezbollah-backed billionaire businessman has been asked to form Lebanon’s next government, in a… 25/01/11 15:03 CET

• Tunisia plans council to monitor government

  Politicians in Tunisia plan to create a council to monitor the country’s interim government. It… 25/01/11 14:04 CET

• Moscow tries to move on after attack

  Despite traumatic events and the threat of another attack, the people of Moscow have been going… 25/01/11 13:04 CET

• Clashes on Egypt’s ‘day of protest’

  Tens of thousands of Egyptian protesters have taken to the streets in angry protests to denounce… 25/01/11 12:58 CET

• Shi’ite pilgrims mark Arba’een

  Hundreds of thousands of Shi’ite pilgrims are gathering in the Iraqi city of Karbala for the… 25/01/11 11:05 CET

• Turkish report on Gaza aid ship contradicts Israel

  Turkey has released details of its own report into what happened when Israel seized a Turkish ship… 25/01/11 04:44 CET

• Witnesses speak of horror at Domodedovo

  Those who survived the attack at Domodedovo airport will still be scarred by the memories of what… 25/01/11 03:35 CET

• Putin promises aid for bomb survivors

  Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has promised to do everything in his power to find those responsible… 25/01/11 03:35 CET

• Security tightened in Russia following bomb blast

  Russian investigators are still focusing on a probable suicide bomber attack on Monday in Moscow’s… 25/01/11 03:34 CET

• Spain waters down Internet piracy bill

  Spain’s Socialist government has watered down parts of its anti-internet piracy bill to win… 25/01/11 00:34 CET

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