cinema
Daniel Bruhl stars in German football fever movie“Goodbye Lenin” revelation Daniel Bruhl is starring in a brand new biopic about the man who brought… 24/02/11 17:04 CET
corporate
Toyota recalls more vehicles over pedal issuesToyota has expanded a recall over floormats to nearly 2.2 million vehicles. It said there is a risk… 24/02/11 19:46 CET
BASF back on dividend trackGermany’s BASF has pleased its shareholders with an improved dividend payout for last year as its… 24/02/11 17:27 CET
GM back in annual profitGeneral Motors has reported its first full-year profit since 2004 of 4.7 billion dollars (3.4… 24/02/11 17:27 CET
RBS recovery undermined by bad loan lossesRoyal Bank of Scotland returned to profit in the final months of 2010 and said its turnaround plan… 24/02/11 17:27 CET
economy
Economic recovery threatened by oil price spike?The spike in oil prices from the uprising in Libya is hitting people’s pockets at the petrol pumps… 24/02/11 17:27 CET
europa
EU sluggish on Italian migration helpThe home affairs ministers of Germany, Sweden and Belgium have expressed scepticism over Italy’s… 24/02/11 18:24 CET
EU, Russia slam Libyan bloodshedThe European Union and Russia have jointly condemned the bloody suppression of the Libyan people’s… 24/02/11 17:48 CET
le mag
Young Moroccan artist on show in CasablancaThe paintings of young Morrocan artist Narjiss Eljoubari are on show in Casablanca. Her works… 24/02/11 17:04 CET
my no comment
Shooting on Pearl Square during the nightSecurity forces shooting protestors while they are asleep on Pearl Square in Manama in… 24/02/11 14:51 CET
pictureoftheday
Burnt vehicles in a state security building in TobrukA man gestures in front of burnt vehicles in a state security building in Tobruk, east of Libya. In… 24/02/11 12:03 CET
world news
Footage claims to show Libyan mercenaryFootage has emerged which, it is alleged, shows anti-government demonstrators in Libya capturing a… 24/02/11 22:33 CET
Benghazi committee attempts to restore orderThe Libyan army in the east has melted away, abandoning tanks and deserting or joining the people… 24/02/11 20:14 CET
Official guided tours begin of ChernobylOfficial guided tours have begun of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in Ukraine, closed since the… 24/02/11 20:10 CET
Calls for popular protests in UgandaUganda’s opposition leader Kizza Besigye has called for peaceful anti-government protests, and is… 24/02/11 20:10 CET
Ivory Coast residents flee fighting in AbidjanHundreds have fled Abidjan after two days of clashes between factions of the presidential rivals in… 24/02/11 20:10 CET
Five Spanish soldiers die during bomb trainingFive Spanish soldiers were killed when a device exploded during a training session at this… 24/02/11 20:10 CET
Few Libyans looking to leave chaos – for nowWith at least 30,000 foreign workers now estimated to have fled Libya, the border with Tunisia has… 24/02/11 18:34 CET
EU mulls Libya sanctionsThe EU has been criticised for its handling of the Libyan revolt. Some accuse Europe of being too… 24/02/11 18:32 CET
Gaddafi blames al-Qaeda for revoltMuammar Gaddafi has blamed al-Qaeda for the uprising that currently has Libya in its grip. In… 24/02/11 17:43 CET
Rebels claim gains in Western LibyaThe proof of events in Benghazi has finally arrived with agency pictures showing the damage from… 24/02/11 17:24 CET
Bin Laden to blame for Libya’s revolt: GaddafiThe Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi has given an extraordinary interview by phone with Libyan state… 24/02/11 16:24 CET
Assange criticises ‘rubber-stamp’ extraditionA British court has agreed to extradite Julian Assange to Sweden where the Wikileaks founder is… 24/02/11 16:13 CET
US closer to recognising gay marriagesFor 15 years, a law in the United States defined marriage to be between a man and a woman. But in a… 24/02/11 14:59 CET
Gaddafi loses control of western townsAfter 10 days of protests in Libya there are few signs of the regime restoring control, even in the… 24/02/11 13:04 CET
Sweden’s extradition of Assange approvedA British judge has ruled that WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange should be extradited to Sweden to… 24/02/11 12:53 CET
UK report calls for more women in top jobsWomen should occupy at least a quarter of jobs on the boards of the UK’s top companies within four… 24/02/11 12:00 CET
Bahrain protesters set for long haulPearl Square in the centre of Bahrain’s capital, Manama, remains besieged by people firmly… 24/02/11 11:24 CET
Julian Assange to be extradited to SwedenA British judge has ruled that WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange should be extradited to Sweden to… 24/02/11 11:15 CET
Gaddafi ‘personally ordered’ Lockerbie bombingThe Lockerbie bombing was ordered personally by Colonel Gaddafi, according to quotes attributed to… 24/02/11 10:53 CET
New Zealand police: ‘it remains a rescue operation’The official death toll from the earthquake in Christchurch, New Zealand has risen to 98. There… 24/02/11 09:14 CET
Bayern triumph while United grind out drawBayern Munich bagged a late goal from striker Mario Gomez to secure a narrow 1-0 away win over… 24/02/11 07:49 CET
Discovery’s final flight good to goGood weather is forecast for the final flight of space shuttle Discovery and everything appears… 24/02/11 07:34 CET
Russia marks Day of Motherland DefenderRussia marks the “Day of Motherland Defender,” a ceremony where Moscow commemorates its fallen… 24/02/11 07:33 CET
German defence minister stripped of doctorateDr Who? Well certainly not Karl Theodor zu Guttenberg. The German defence minister has been… 24/02/11 07:33 CET
Gaddafi battles to keep hold of TripoliClashes in Tripoli between pro- and anti-Gaddafi supporters have been reported as the Libyan leader… 24/02/11 06:03 CET
Foreigners’ tales: ‘we were chased by the Libyan army’Governments around the world are rushing to get their nationals out of Libya to escape the… 24/02/11 04:13 CET
Cuban dissident arrested on key anniversaryPolice in Cuba have detained the former hunger striker Guillermo Fariñas on the anniversary of the… 24/02/11 01:53 CET
EU and US condemn Libyan violenceThe European Union looks set to prepare a raft of sanctions against Libya following Muammar’s… 24/02/11 01:13 CET
- British court to rule on Assange case
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange will find out today whether he is to be extradited to Sweden on… 24/02/11 00:53 CET
