cinema
Easter rabbits and parrots populate new animationsTwo homegrown US animation movies hit the screens this Easter season. “Hop” by “Alvin and the… 05/04/11 11:25 CET
corporate
Pringles sold to Diamond FoodsProcter & Gamble has sold its last remaining food brand – Pringles – freeing up the household… 05/04/11 20:59 CET
Tokyo Electric shares slumpShares of Tokyo Electric Power tumbled to a record low on Tuesday amid mounting investor concerns… 05/04/11 15:52 CET
economy
Oil at 2-1/2 year highThe cost of crude remains near its highest in two and a half years on unrest in oil exporting… 05/04/11 19:28 CET
Portugal downgrade increases bailout pressureThere has been another ratings downgrade for Portugal. Moody’s cut its creditworthiness rating to… 05/04/11 15:53 CET
OECD upbeat on growth, warns on inflationWith economic recovery taking root in major economies the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and… 05/04/11 15:52 CET
europa
Gates on aid drive in EuropePhilanthropist and Microsoft founder Bill Gates has been urging the European Union and its member… 05/04/11 20:53 CET
Arab revolutions, Israeli fearsWhat the wave of revolutions in the Mediterranean might change for Israel has been under debate… 05/04/11 17:24 CET
hi-tech
Mega memory for next generation USB sticksFor several years now, research has focused on computer storage capacity and processor speed… 05/04/11 12:13 CET
interview
‘Bunga bunga’ just a Berlusconi joke – Lele MoraLele Mora is one of the best-known casting agents in Italy, but this close friend of Silvio… 05/04/11 13:50 CET
le mag
Pompeii exhibition opens in New YorkThe biggest ever collection of preserved body casts and objects from Pompeii is now on display in… 05/04/11 11:25 CET
my no comment
A car in display at Geneva motor show 2011By Favarger 05/04/11 11:08 CET
pictureoftheday
Angela Merkel opens women’s soccer exhibition in BerlinGerman Chancellor Merkel visits the exhibition “Women Write Soccer History” at Chancellery in… 05/04/11 13:28 CET
world news
Colonial aftershock of French strikes in Ivory Coast“A colonial power even several decades afterwards is always unjustified in pronouncing a judgment… 05/04/11 21:07 CET
Rubygate revelations rumble onShe is the young woman at the origin of the scandal that has hit Silvio Berlusconi like no other… 05/04/11 17:35 CET
Misrata: no food, no water, just snipersThe situation in Misrata – the rebels’ last major stronghold in western Libya – is increasingly… 05/04/11 16:13 CET
Abidjan resident tells euronews of city under siegeeuronews spoke to a French businessman living in Abidjan about the atmosphere in the city as… 05/04/11 13:03 CET
Chad refugees still stranded in LibyaHundreds of workers from Chad are still stranded in Libya. When the fighting started, their… 05/04/11 00:23 CET
Ivorian leader Gbagbo refuses to step downIn Ivory Coast, Laurent Gbagbo appears to be on the brink of finally agreeing to step down. The… 05/04/11 22:56 CET
Gbagbo on the brink of going?In Ivory Coast, Laurent Gbagbo appears to be on the brink of finally agreeing to step down. The… 05/04/11 22:02 CET
Civilians suffer in Yemen conflictFor people caught up on the conflict in Yemen the situation is deteriorating rapidly, with basic… 05/04/11 19:53 CET
UN climate conference in BangkokAt the UN Climate Conference in Bangkok, representatives from 200 countries have discussed how to… 05/04/11 18:13 CET
More violence in YemenThere have been more deaths and injuries in Yemen as violent clashes continue between opposition… 05/04/11 18:04 CET
France says Gbagbo preparing to step downIvory Coast’s bitter and bloody four month old power struggle appears to be in its final act… 05/04/11 17:03 CET
Berlusconi sex trial due to get underwaySex, cash and starlets – it sounds like a film but for Silvio Berlusconi it is a court case that is… 05/04/11 16:15 CET
Ivory Coast: France says Gbagbo about to stand downIvory Coast’s incumbent leader is on the verge of surrendering power, according to France’s Prime… 05/04/11 15:45 CET
UK MPs criticise governments for arms exportsBritish parliamentarians of the “Committees on Arms Export… 05/04/11 14:59 CET
Are Gaddafi peace proposals genuine?As Colonel Gaddafi’s envoys travel across Europe proposing a whole raft of peace settlements… 05/04/11 14:43 CET
Civilians flee as Libyan rebels battle for BregaThe battle for Brega continues to be a key point on the frontline in Libya. Control of the… 05/04/11 14:03 CET
Nuclear fears spark school testsRadiation levels in school playgrounds in the Fukushima area are being checked to try to reassure… 05/04/11 13:13 CET
From pop star to president: Haiti’s election winnerSupporters of “Sweet Micky” are celebrating his landslide win in last month’s election in Haiti… 05/04/11 11:43 CET
Ivory Coast: Gbagbo’s palace comes under heavy attackIt is the fiercest fighting yet in the battle for Abidjan. After UN and French intervention… 05/04/11 10:03 CET
Misrata “hell” captured on videoEvacuees describe Misrata as hell. ==Pictures of the besieged city from YouTube== gives some idea… 05/04/11 08:23 CET
Music star Martelly wins Haiti presidential pollOfficial preliminary results from Haiti suggest that flamboyant singer Michel Martelly has won the… 05/04/11 07:42 CET
Japan asks Russia for help with FukushimaJapan’s Fukushima nuclear crisis continues with the plant’s operators now asking Russia to send its… 05/04/11 05:53 CET
Gaddafi regime says ready for changeMore evidence has come to light that Muammar Gaddafi is seeking a way out of the stalemate… 05/04/11 04:13 CET
Lift-off, 50 years after Gagarin’s first space tripHalf a century after the first manned flight into space, a Soyuz rocket has blasted off from… 05/04/11 02:33 CET
UN and French airstrikes rock AbidjanUnited Nations attack helicopters have fired rockets near Laurent Gbagbo’s official residence in… 05/04/11 01:33 CET
US climb down on Guantanamo CampThe alleged and self-confessed mastermind of the 9/11 attacks in 2001, will be tried by a military… 05/04/11 00:43 CET
