cinema
Julia’s Eyes: who can’t you see?Julia’s Eyes by Spanish director Guillem Morales is about twin sisters who are both going blind… 25/05/11 12:15 CET
corporate
Spain privatising state lotterySpain is to part privatise its state lottery. The sell-off would make it the world’s largest listed… 25/05/11 16:24 CET
AIG proves poor investment for US governmentThe US Treasury has made a small profit on the sale of a portion of its shares in insurer American… 25/05/11 16:24 CET
Chrysler repays bailout loans earlyChrysler has paid back 5.4 billion euros worth of loans to the US and Canadian governments from its… 25/05/11 16:24 CET
economy
Greek austerity plans under scrutiny againInspectors from the European Union, the European Central Bank and the International Monetary Fund… 25/05/11 19:06 CET
OECD at 50 considers happinessThe Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development is marking its 50th anniversary… 25/05/11 18:25 CET
OECD sees firm growth but also risksGlobal economic recovery is on track – with the US and euro area economies growing faster than… 25/05/11 16:24 CET
europa
Arab spring and global economy to top G8 agendaSeveral issues are expected to top the agenda during the two-day annual Group of Eight summit which… 25/05/11 18:44 CET
EU agrees ‘stress tests’ for nuclear reactorsAfter months of wrangling the EU has struck a deal on so-called ‘‘stress tests’‘ for the… 25/05/11 17:41 CET
hi-tech
A flying car and a building that knitsAn Israeli company is working on a design for a flying car. They hope it will have the… 25/05/11 15:11 CET
le mag
Graffiti: not a blot but pricy art in StockholmDespite the Swedish capital’s zero tolerance approach to graffiti, a large auction of graffiti… 25/05/11 12:15 CET
life
The Baikal diary*Traveller’s diary* _Denis Loktev – Ulan-Ude, 15-18 May 2011_ Baikal’s Eastern shore is one of… 25/05/11 11:09 CET
A look at life in and around Russia’s Lake BaikalIn South-Eastern Siberia there is an amazing wonder of nature – Lake Baikal. It is so vast and deep… 25/05/11 10:01 CET
my no comment
Violence escalates after football match between RCKouba and NAHDFootball fans clash with police in Kouba, suburb of the city of Algiers in northern Algeria (filmed… 25/05/11 12:20 CET
pictureoftheday
Taiwanese “planking” women pose in TaipeiGirls pose for a photograph while demonstrating planking during an interview with Reuters at the… 25/05/11 11:40 CET
world news
Profile: Christine LagardeShe has come a long way since representing France in synchronised swimming as a teenager. Now aged… 25/05/11 18:16 CET
Back in the Day: the evacuation of Dunkirk*May 26, 1940.* Surrounded by German troops, Allied soldiers began an evacuation from the beaches… 25/05/11 15:51 CET
British expat uproar as Denmark bans MarmiteIt is one of those British culinary curiosities that keeps expats happy abroad. Or for Brits in… 25/05/11 12:31 CET
France’s Lagarde applies for IMF top jobFrench Finance Minister Christine Lagarde has put herself forward for the post of head of the… 25/05/11 11:31 CET
Outraged Greek youth follow Spanish exampleFirst the Arab world, then Madrid, now Athens. Outraged Greek youth has taken its lead from the… 25/05/11 23:03 CET
Search continues for US tornado victimsThere appears to be no end to mid-west America’s torture by tornado as the deadly storms are… 25/05/11 22:34 CET
Calls for IMF boss to be chosen ‘on merit’Despite Christine Lagarde’s promise to give greater weight to developing countries if she is chosen… 25/05/11 22:13 CET
Yemenis flee fighting across the capitalSporadic gunbattles are increasingly turning parts of the Yemeni capital, Sanaa, into a warzone… 25/05/11 20:21 CET
Obama rebuilds Washington’s bridge to LondonOne of Barack Obama’s first acts on becoming the US president was to return a bust of Winston… 25/05/11 19:03 CET
Egypt’s Hosni Mubarak in the dockOn February 11 this year, it was time to say goodbye for long-time Egyptian leader Hosni Mubarak… 25/05/11 18:58 CET
France’s Lagarde throws hat into IMF ringFrench Finance Minister Christine Lagarde has joined the race to head the International Monetary… 25/05/11 18:53 CET
Airports re-open as volcano eruption easesGeologists in Iceland say the volcano eruption that has been disrupting European air traffic is… 25/05/11 18:36 CET
French town in lockdown for G8The north-west French town of Deauville became a veritable fortress ahead of the G8 summit on… 25/05/11 18:35 CET
New use found for Bulgarian dictator’s planeThe plane used by Bulgaria’s former communist dictator, Todor Zhivkov, has been sunk in the waters… 25/05/11 18:04 CET
TV marks the end of the Oprah eraAfter 25 years Oprah Winfrey, America’s most famous day-time talk show host, has taped the final… 25/05/11 18:04 CET
Tito still revered in SerbiaThousands of people have gathered in Belgrade to celebrate the birthday of former communist leader… 25/05/11 18:04 CET
Concern over ‘scary’ German poison outbreakGermany’s health minister Ilse Aigner has said she is “really concerned” about a poisoning outbreak… 25/05/11 17:04 CET
Obama and Cameron talk tough on jobs and LibyaThere will be “no let up” in pressure on Libya’s leader Muammar Gaddafi. That is just one of the… 25/05/11 17:03 CET
Fifth day of protests against Georgian presidentDemonstrations to oust President Mikhail Saakashvili are continuing in Georgia for a fifth… 25/05/11 16:15 CET
Abbas will go to UN for recognition of PalestinePresident Mahmoud Abbas plans to seek UN recognition for a Palestinian state in September, despite… 25/05/11 15:14 CET
Egypt FM: ‘law will be upheld’ in Mubarak caseEgyptians have welcomed the news that ousted President Hosni Mubarak and his two sons are to be… 25/05/11 15:03 CET
Obama gets down to business in BritainAfter a day of ceremonial engagements, talks over tough challenges are dominating day two of Barack… 25/05/11 13:46 CET
Lagarde launches bid to head IMFChristine Lagarde has entered the race to be the next head of the International Monetary Fund and… 25/05/11 12:33 CET
G8 summit set to approve money for Arab democraciesThe French beaches of Normandy may be a fitting setting for world leaders to bolster their support… 25/05/11 12:15 CET
Yemen’s president ‘wants peace’, rules out concessionsThere have been fresh clashes in the Yemeni capital, Sanaa, between government forces and fighters… 25/05/11 11:33 CET
Volcanic ash cloud closes German airportsAirports in northern Germany closed on Wednesday due to the volcanic ash cloud emanating from… 25/05/11 10:53 CET
Clashes erupt in Yemeni capitalYemeni loyalist forces have clashed with tribal gunmen leaving at least 21 people dead. … 25/05/11 09:24 CET
Joplin braces itself for more tornadoesThe number of people who have been killed in the tornado devastated town of Joplin in the US has… 25/05/11 09:24 CET
Death toll rises after US tornadoesAt least 123 people are dead in the tornado-struck US city of Joplin, with some 750 injured… 25/05/11 09:03 CET
Taliban bomb a Peshawar police stationA car bomb driven by suspected militants has exploded outside a Pakistani police station in… 25/05/11 06:13 CET
Lagarde to mount her challenge for IMF top jobFrance’s Finance Minister Christine Lagarde is set to announce her candidacy to become the new… 25/05/11 03:43 CET
Egyptians welcome moves to try ousted MubarakOusted Egyptian president, Hosni Mubarak is to stand trial for the killing of protesters and could… 25/05/11 02:23 CET
Obama toasts ‘special relationship’ with the UKUS President Barack Obama and his wife Michelle are currently on a state visit to Britain. At a… 25/05/11 01:04 CET
Reaction split over Israeli PM speechThere has been a predictable split in opinion over the Israeli prime minister’s speech to the … 25/05/11 01:03 CET
Ash cloud shrinking, end of eruption in sightThe ash cloud rising from Iceland’s Grimsvotn volcano is reducing say experts and the eruption… 25/05/11 00:03 CET
