cinema
Around the World in 80 Years – a travellers taleA remarkable feature film giving a unique look at the 20th century world has been put together from… 30/05/11 17:16 CET
corporate
Tavares named as Renault COORenault has named a new second in command at the carmaker to replace Patrick Pelata who resigned in… 30/05/11 16:51 CET
German utility shares slump on nuclear shut downShares of German energy producers, RWE, E.ON, Vattenfall and EnBW, declined on Monday after the… 30/05/11 16:51 CET
economy
Lagarde starts charm offensive for IMF top jobFrench Finance Minister Christine Lagarde made Brazil her first stop as she kicked off a world tour… 30/05/11 21:42 CET
Greek EU/IMF bailout verdict nearsEuropean Union and International Montary Fund officials will this week decide if Greece is doing… 30/05/11 16:51 CET
europa
EU, faith leaders reconfirm cooperationFaith leaders gathered in Brussels have expressed their readiness to work with the European Union… 30/05/11 19:29 CET
Spain blasts German E. coli stanceEurope’s number one producer of cucumbers, Spain, has slammed Germany, after Berlin cast its… 30/05/11 19:28 CET
focus
South Korea unveils world’s biggest floating islandThe South Korean capital Seoul is now home to the world’s largest artificial floating island… 30/05/11 09:20 CET
hi-tech
A big hand for Austria’s bionic armIn the Austrian capital Vienna, a young orthopaedic patient is getting used to a new bionic arm… 30/05/11 18:47 CET
le mag
A golden reopening for Georgia’s top museumThe Georgian National Museum has opened its doors again after a six year refurbishment with a… 30/05/11 18:47 CET
pictureoftheday
CN Tower struck by lightningLightning strikes the CN Tower during a thunderstorm in Toronto May 29, 2011. REUTERS/Mark Blinch 30/05/11 11:28 CET
world news
Back in the Day: Joan of Arc burned at the stake*May 30, 1431* French heroin Joan of Arc is burned at the stake by the English for heresy, aged 19… 30/05/11 10:23 CET
Ghaddafi reappears in publicLibyan leader Muammar Ghaddafi has been seen in public for the first time since May 11, when he was… 30/05/11 22:54 CET
Italian voters reject Berlusconi at local pollsSilvio Berlusconi has crashed to a heavy personal defeat in the latest Italian local elections, and… 30/05/11 22:14 CET
South Africa’s Zuma in Tripoli for talksSouth Africa’s President has arrived in Tripoli for talks with Libya’s leader on ending the… 30/05/11 19:44 CET
Germany’s nuclear shutdown: a costly gambleThe Chernobyl disaster of April 1986 plunged the planet into a state of nuclear anguish. But long… 30/05/11 19:17 CET
‘Los Indignados’ vote to continue protestSpaniards angered by the handling of their country’s economic crisis have voted to continue… 30/05/11 19:13 CET
‘Sledgehammer’ hits another Turkish generalFour star General Bilgin Balanli has been questioned and imprisoned as part of the ongoing… 30/05/11 19:12 CET
Mladic’s extradition could come within daysRatko Mladic may be sent within four days to face genocide charges in The Hague, according to… 30/05/11 18:33 CET
Activists plan aid flotilla for GazaPlans are afoot for a second aid mission to Gaza, exactly one year after nine Turkish activists… 30/05/11 18:23 CET
Berlusconi loses Milan to the leftThe count is now underway in Italy’s local elections, which are being closely scrutinised for any… 30/05/11 18:04 CET
Germany E.coli death toll rises to 14At least 14 people are now known to have been killed by a deadly outbreak of the E.coli virus in… 30/05/11 16:03 CET
Exit polls say Berlusconi era ends in MilanThe count is now underway in Italy’s local elections, which are being closely scrutinised for any… 30/05/11 15:53 CET
Germany plans nuclear phase out by 2022The German government has agreed to phase out nuclear power by 2022, which marks a radical shift in… 30/05/11 15:34 CET
Australia hit by wind and rain againAustralia is again under threat from extreme weather as tornados arrive from the Pacific bringing… 30/05/11 14:13 CET
Deadly attack on ISAF base in HeratTaliban insurgents including at least two suicide bombers have attacked a Nato base in Herat, the… 30/05/11 12:33 CET
Excessive radiation risks for Fukushima workersTEPCO claim that two workers at the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant may have exceeded the… 30/05/11 12:13 CET
Yemeni forces bomb al Qaeda held cityAt least 15 people are reported to have been killed in the latest clashes between police and… 30/05/11 11:53 CET
Mladic poised to appeal war crimes extraditionLawyers for Ratko Mladic are due to lodge an appeal to prevent his extradition to the Hague to face… 30/05/11 11:14 CET
Insurgents attack base in west AfghanistanA Nato base in Herat, the largest city in western Afghanistan has come under attack by at least two… 30/05/11 10:23 CET
NATO ‘sorry’ for deaths of Afghan women and childrenA group of senior NATO generals have apologised for an airstrike that killed 12 children and two… 30/05/11 10:11 CET
Germany to go nuclear freeAfter talks that stretched deep into the night Germany’s coalition government has agreed to shut… 30/05/11 08:27 CET
Shuttle Endeavour leaves ISS for the last timeThe US shuttle Endeavour has undocked from the International Space station for the last time before… 30/05/11 07:53 CET
Cuba’s leadership advances in yearsCuba’s President Raul Castro becomes an octogenarian this week like his older brother Fidel. He is… 30/05/11 07:53 CET
Obama visits tornado struck JoplinBarack Obama has visited the obliterated Missouri town of Joplin where one week ago America’s worst… 30/05/11 07:53 CET
High-risk day for Berlusconi in local run-offsA crucial day for Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi – his centre-right coalition risks losing its… 30/05/11 05:23 CET
Protesters refuse to move from a Madrid squareAnti-austerity protesters camping out in Madrid’s central Puerta del Sol have voted to continue… 30/05/11 03:33 CET
Gunfire and explosions heard near Yemeni capitalExplosions near the Yemeni capital plus clashes in the city of Taiz leaving four dead and scores… 30/05/11 02:03 CET
Ecstatic fans greet Barcelona heroesIt was one of the biggest parties the city had ever seen, Barcelona’s triumphant players brought… 30/05/11 00:44 CET
