cinema
The Hunger Games buzzThe Hunger Games is the latest book adaption to be filmed for the lucrative young teens market and… 14/03/12 17:59 CET
corporate
Goldman Sachs comes under fire from former VP“As toxic and destructive as I have ever seen it”. That is the situation at Goldman Sachs bank… 14/03/12 18:29 CET
Qatar buys into TotalCash-rich Qatar has become the third investor in French oil company Total after a Belgian… 14/03/12 15:23 CET
Citigroup fails US bank stress testsThe latest annual round of bank stress tests in America has thrown up a surprise casualty, with… 14/03/12 15:23 CET
economy
Petrol prices pile pain on European consumersThe centre of Paris is not the best place to buy petrol, as hypermarkets are far away in the… 14/03/12 18:29 CET
UK youth unemployment hits record highBritain’s official unemployment rate remains at a 13-year high, at 8.4% for the three months to… 14/03/12 15:23 CET
hi-tech
Spotlight on MIDOMIDO, the International Optics, Optometry and Ophthalmology Exhibition, is the leading global… 14/03/12 15:11 CET
innovation
Smart irrigation bears fruitA new irrigation system – Waterbee – is set to reduce costs and save water. John O’Flaherty, the… 14/03/12 18:08 CET
italk
Human rights in Europe is getting worse says Commissioner Thomas HammarbergChris Burns: “The Council of Europe’s Human Rights Commissioner, Thomas Hammarberg, wraps up his… 14/03/12 20:56 CET
learningworld
Unschooling: the new class of learningMany parents are taking their children out of the formal school system in favour of a freer way of… 14/03/12 15:08 CET
le mag
Degas and the nudeDegas and the Nude is a new exhibition at the Musee D’Orsay in Paris. The works on display span… 14/03/12 18:03 CET
pictureoftheday
Belgium grievesA woman and child look at condoleance notes and drawings posted on a wall outside the Sint… 14/03/12 11:40 CET
world news
Nicolas Dupont-AignanDupont-Aignan was formerly a member of Sarkozy’s UMP but quit in 2007 to enter the race for the… 14/03/12 20:01 CET
Nathalie ArthaudAlthough this is her first stand in a presidential election Arthaud is no stranger to middle-level… 14/03/12 20:01 CET
Le Pen aims high with her “new look” FNThe upcoming French presidential election, at the end of April and the start of May, is no… 14/03/12 13:05 CET
London calling, but can you afford it?As the clock counts down to the London Olympics, the tourism industry is looking forward to a… 14/03/12 20:23 CET
Swiss coach crash investigators explore causesCoach crash investigators have revealed the latest findings from their inquiries. In a joint news… 14/03/12 19:33 CET
Heverlee parents’ agonising wait for informationStaff broke the terrible news to pupils at St Lambertus school in Heverlee at morning assembly. … 14/03/12 19:14 CET
Belgium mourns 28 killed in coach crash, 22 of them childrenIt is one of the deadliest road accidents Europe has ever seen – and most of the victims are… 14/03/12 19:03 CET
China to answer rare metals complaint at WTOA dispute over rare metals which has been building for years has come to a head: China has been… 14/03/12 18:05 CET
Warmth and wisecracks on Cameron’s White House visitDavid and Samantha Cameron have been given a warm welcome at the White House as the UK and the … 14/03/12 18:03 CET
A town in mourning for its childrenThe Stekske primary school in Lommel, close to the Dutch border, lies further north than St… 14/03/12 16:47 CET
Syria troops take northwestern city of IdlibAfter forcing a rebel retreat from the city of Homs, Syrian government troops appear to have… 14/03/12 16:13 CET
Parliamentarians stand silentMembers of the European Parliament were united in grief when they stood silent in tribute to those… 14/03/12 14:45 CET
Swiss investigators look into causes of deadly coach crashA hospital in the Swiss town of Sierre is one of six that treated victims of Tuesday’s coach crash… 14/03/12 14:03 CET
Congolese warlord found guilty in ICC’s first rulingCongolese warlord Thomas Lubanga Dyilo has been found guilty of war crimes at the International… 14/03/12 13:53 CET
Swiss bus crash reports in the Belgian pressBelgium was in shock this morning after the crash that caused the death of 28 people, including 22… 14/03/12 13:38 CET
China’s new Communist Party leadersChina is in a leadership transition. The recent gatherings of the National People’s Congress and… 14/03/12 13:14 CET
Suicide bomber kills 4 at Somali presidential residenceAt least four people have been killed in a bomb attack on the presidential residence in the Somali… 14/03/12 12:13 CET
Swiss coach crash rescuers distraught at sight of child victimsRescue teams deployed to the scene of a deadly coach crash in the Swiss canton of Valais have… 14/03/12 12:03 CET
China to speed up economic reformsChina’s leadership says it will introduce economic reforms and allow its currency to float to… 14/03/12 11:43 CET
Belgians in shock after tragic Swiss coach crashResidents of the Belgian town of Heverlee say they are stunned at the news that children from one… 14/03/12 10:33 CET
Swiss bus crash kills 28 people including childrenA deadly bus crash in Switzerland has killed 28 people, 22 of them children. The bus was carrying… 14/03/12 08:03 CET
Ukraine adopts no smoking ban ahead of Euro 2012Ukraine is to join the growing list of countries banning smoking in public areas. Parliament voted… 14/03/12 07:38 CET
Maths used to predict celebrity marriagesHow long will the marriage of Prince William and Catherine Middleton last? – well until recently it… 14/03/12 07:38 CET
Doctors announce foetus surgery successSpanish doctors have announced a pioneering surgical procedure which involved operating on a foetus… 14/03/12 07:38 CET
- Dozens of children die in a bus crash in Switzerland
A bus carrying Belgium tourists has crashed inside a motorway tunnel in Switzerland killing at… 14/03/12 06:23 CET
Santorum wins in America’s Deep SouthRepublican candidate Rick Santorum has won two critical primary victories in Alabama and… 14/03/12 06:03 CET
Obama and Cameron bond over basketballAhead of getting down to more serious issues, US President Barack Obama and Britain’s Prime… 14/03/12 03:33 CET
Mayor of Italy town forbids dyingAnyone who dies in the Italian town of Falciano del Massico will be breaking a local edict, after… 14/03/12 01:04 CET
Merkel and Monti push for more economic effortItaly may officially be in recession but the mood between its premier Mario Monti and visiting… 14/03/12 01:03 CET
Turkey judge drops case against Sivas hotel fire suspectsProtesters clashed with police on the streets of Ankara after the case against five people accused… 14/03/12 00:03 CET
