cinema
‘Gnomeo & Juliet’ set to be half-term hitWilliam Shakespeare may be turning in his grave over the idea of remaking his ‘Romeo and Juliet‘… 07/02/11 13:08 CET
corporate
Santander goes for the whole PoleSpain’s top lender Santander it looking to gain full control of Polish Bank Zachodni WBK. It is… 07/02/11 15:34 CET
Bad loans wipe out Denmark’s AmagerbankenThe Danish taxpayer is going to have to stump nearly two billion euros after the collapse of… 07/02/11 15:34 CET
economy
Greece confident of more bailout moneyGreece’s finances have again been in the spotlight as officials from the International Monetary… 07/02/11 18:59 CET
Egypt counts the cost as banks reopenNearly two weeks after the political unrest started in Egypt, the country’s shops, banks and petrol… 07/02/11 15:57 CET
ECB to hike rates unless inflation slowsThe European Central Bank will have to raise interest rates if the rate of inflation does not begin… 07/02/11 15:34 CET
europa
Sarkozy, Merkel defend euro exclusivityAt a summit resuscitating the so-called Weimar Partnership between France, Germany and Poland, the… 07/02/11 16:01 CET
le mag
Twin shows of modern art in CroatiaMontenegrin artist Boris Dragojevic is exhibiting his paintings at the “Kula” gallery in Split… 07/02/11 15:25 CET
pictureoftheday
Fires near Perth, AustraliaFlames from a bushfire illuminate the night in Roleystone, near Perth. Fire authorities in Western… 07/02/11 09:47 CET
science
Striving to save the Red-Breasted GooseThe Red-Breasted Goose is one of Europe’s most threatened birds. A project aiming to monitor the… 07/02/11 13:08 CET
world news
Google executive released after detention in EgyptEgyptian authorities have released a senior Google executive who has been missing since violent… 07/02/11 20:54 CET
Egyptian police film own brutalityAnger against daily abuse and torture by the police was one of the elements that triggered the… 07/02/11 20:06 CET
Extradition hearing for Julian AssangeJulian Assange has attended court in London for the first of a two-day hearing to decide whether he… 07/02/11 19:33 CET
Spain: Cautious govt reaction to new Basque partyThe Spanish government has reacted cautiously to the announcement of a new Basque political party… 07/02/11 18:43 CET
Cameron reacts to report on Lockerbie bomberIn the UK, an official report has concluded that the previous Labour government did all it could to… 07/02/11 18:13 CET
Rio blaze destroys carnival preparationsThe dreams of thousands of participants in Rio de Janeiro’s world famous carnival have gone up in… 07/02/11 17:34 CET
Tahrir Square braces for more protestsThe wave of demonstrations in and around Tahrir Square is showing no signs of stopping. More mass… 07/02/11 17:05 CET
Egypt’s Tahrir Square activists dig inThey are bracing for the long haul in what some have called the ‘Nile Revolution.’ Two weeks into… 07/02/11 16:04 CET
Four children dead in blaze at illegal Roma campThe Mayor of the Italian capital has demanded special powers to rehouse Roma families after four… 07/02/11 15:53 CET
New Basque separatist party rejects ETA violenceThe founders of a new Basque separatist party have condemned the use of violence in the struggle… 07/02/11 14:33 CET
Bashir ready to accept south Sudan’s secession voteSudan’s President, Omar Hassan al-Bashir, says he will accept the vote of the south to secede. His… 07/02/11 13:34 CET
Tunisia suspends ex-ruling party amid fresh unrestThree weeks after protesters in Tunisia ousted its President Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali, authorities… 07/02/11 12:34 CET
Egypt’s Tahrir Square protesters vow to stay putKeen to get traffic moving, the Egyptian army tried to squeeze the burgeoning tent city around… 07/02/11 11:44 CET
Talks fail to break deadlock in Egyptian crisisTwo weeks into their protest, Egyptians demanding regime change are staying put in Tahrir Square… 07/02/11 11:03 CET
Guitar legend Gary Moore dies aged 58Tributes have poured in after the death of legendary rock guitarist Gary Moore. He was 58. … 07/02/11 09:33 CET
Man tries to set fire to himself during Algeria protestThere have been fresh signs of social tension in Algeria where a man tried to set himself on fire… 07/02/11 08:34 CET
Mubarak still in power as protesters keep up the pressureThousands of Egyptians stood their ground in Tahrir Square overnight while President Hosni Mubarak… 07/02/11 05:33 CET
WikiLeaks founder to argue against extraditionWikiLeaks founder Julian Assange will appear in a London court today as his lawyers attempt to… 07/02/11 02:53 CET
English forest sell-off not written in stoneA plan to sell-off English forests as a cost-cutting measure has caused such a public outcry that… 07/02/11 01:44 CET
