cinema
Headhunters rides on wave of Nordic noirHeadhunters, adapted from Norwegian crime writer Jo Nesbø‘s bestseller, is an intense… 04/04/12 16:50 CET
corporate
Yahoo shrinks to growYahoo is to lay off 2,000 people, that is 15 percent of its workforce. The web company’s deepest… 04/04/12 18:06 CET
Daimler upbeat on rising salesGerman car maker Daimler says rising vehicle sales and revenue have it on track to meet its… 04/04/12 13:54 CET
Burger King to go public againA change of status for Burger King as the private equity group 3G Capital, which bought the… 04/04/12 13:54 CET
economy
No change in eurozone interest ratesThe European Central Bank left interest rates unchanged at a record low of one percent on… 04/04/12 18:06 CET
Big contrast in Iberian debtSpain’s tough austerity budget has failed to reassure the financial markets, and at its latest… 04/04/12 18:06 CET
europa
EU to simplify crossborder vehicle re-registrationLife for those wishing to re-register their car in another part of Europe may soon be about to get… 04/04/12 18:09 CET
EU development aid fallsAfter a decade of steady increases, EU development aid fell for the first time last year, latest… 04/04/12 13:38 CET
le mag
Shocking sharks: Hirst retrospective at Tate ModernDamien Hirst’s infamous Shark in Formaldehyde is on display once again, at his first major… 04/04/12 16:48 CET
Sarajevo’s tunnel of lifeThis tunnel in the Bosnian capital of Sarajevo is a museum and a tribute to the city which was… 04/04/12 16:47 CET
pictureoftheday
Stricken cargo ship breaks up on reef off New ZealandThe bow section of the stricken container ship Rena remains above water about 14 nautical miles… 04/04/12 11:58 CET
science
‘Seeds of Literacy’ sown at dyslexia projectDyslexia is rarely diagnosed in children before they start school. But in Australia, researchers… 04/04/12 14:44 CET
Sport
Barca and Bayern through to Champions League semisBarcelona kept themselves on track to retain their champions league title on Tuesday after the… 04/04/12 13:07 CET
world news
UN to urge Syria to comply with Annan planA UN Security Council resolution drafted by US diplomats will order Syria to comply with an April… 04/04/12 23:33 CET
Tension in Greece after pensioner’s public suicideA Greek pensioner has committed suicide outside the parliament building in Athens because he could… 04/04/12 23:13 CET
US charges 9/11 suspectsThe US has issued formal charges against the alleged mastermind of the September 11 attacks, Khalid… 04/04/12 21:14 CET
Islamist arrests change French election narrativeA sweep by French police to arrest ten suspected Islamists on Wednesday could have a profound… 04/04/12 20:34 CET
Mali’s parties reject offer of talks from JuntaThe Malian military Junta’s offer of a national convention to discuss any hand-over of power to… 04/04/12 20:03 CET
German Nobel laureate’s Israel-Iran policy poem causes stormNobel prize-winning German author Gunther Grass has drawn anger for a poem criticising Israel’s… 04/04/12 19:33 CET
Portugal on thin rationsPortugal seems to be taking austerity steps in the right direction but it is does not have cause to… 04/04/12 19:00 CET
Iran casts doubts on Istanbul nuclear meeting with alternative venuesIran would rather hold talks on its nuclear programme in Iraq or China, rather than the most-likely… 04/04/12 18:34 CET
Top French college mourns anti-elitist academicThe French education world is in mourning after the death of one of its most prominent academics… 04/04/12 18:33 CET
Heyday of Turkish military recedesTurkish General Kenan Evren broadcast on 12 September 1980 that the army had seized power at dawn… 04/04/12 17:11 CET
No sign of Syria ceasefire despite Annan peace planEven with the agreement to Kofi Annan’s peace plan for Syria, the violence continues and videos… 04/04/12 17:04 CET
Turkey: 1980 coup ringleaders must face trial in personFormer Turkish President Kenan Evren is standing trial for leading a 1980 coup that shaped the… 04/04/12 17:03 CET
Israel evicts settlers from disputed Hebron buildingIsraeli security forces have evicted Jewish settlers from a building they said they had bought from… 04/04/12 16:13 CET
Somali sports officials die in theatre suicide blastSomalia’s prime minister has survived a suicide attack that killed at least 10 people at the… 04/04/12 15:03 CET
Ban on night flights at Frankfurt upheldThere will be no flights between 11 o’clock at night and five in the morning at Frankfurt Airport… 04/04/12 14:53 CET
Rescue off UK coast, fuel leak fears growPollution fears are a growing concern after a cargo ship ran aground off north Wales. A dramatic… 04/04/12 14:13 CET
Serbian President makes tactical resignationSerbian President Boris Tadic is resigning, 10 months before the end of his mandate but intends to… 04/04/12 13:04 CET
France arrests more suspected Muslim extremistsAnother day has brought another crackdown on suspected Islamists in France where police have… 04/04/12 12:03 CET
Coup leaders stand trial in TurkeyA landmark trial is underway in Turkey as the leaders of the 1980 coup are called to court. Now 30… 04/04/12 11:53 CET
Texas tornadoes leave trail of destructionUp to a dozen tornadoes have ripped through Texas, leaving a trail of destruction in their wake… 04/04/12 10:23 CET
French police arrest more suspected IslamistsAfter raids targeting suspected Islamists last Friday, French police have swooped again, taking at… 04/04/12 08:33 CET
Romney passes halfway mark in Republican raceRepublican front runner Mitt Romney made a clean sweep of it on Tuesday, taking all three… 04/04/12 05:53 CET
French academic found dead in New York hotelThe prominent French academic Richard Descoings who has ties to the country’s political leadership… 04/04/12 04:33 CET
UN monitors to go to Syria as UN struggles to agreeFighting continues in Homs according to the latest unverified footage. Activists claim Syrian… 04/04/12 02:54 CET
Mali Junta refuses to quit as rebels advanceMali’s junta ignored a Tuesday deadline set by its neighbours to quit power, instead they repeated… 04/04/12 01:23 CET
Ukraine’s hurdles to closer EU tiesSeveral hurdles remain before Ukraine can take the next step to joining the European Union… 04/04/12 01:13 CET
