cinema
Neuchatel International Fantastic Film FestivalAt The Neuchatel International Fantastic Film Festival, organisers are busy behind the scenes on… 30/06/08 19:15 CET
corporate
Europe stocks down 20% in first half of 2008After a day of volatile trading, European stocks finished the session higher, tracking Wall Street… 30/06/08 19:57 CET
ECB rate rise almost certain as inflation hits 4%Euro zone inflation jumped to a new record high of 4% in June. That was higher than economists had… 30/06/08 19:57 CET
Don’t blame speculators for high prices say oil bossesOn the day that crude touched new records above $143 a barrel, the heads of some of the world’s… 30/06/08 19:57 CET
hi-tech
Swirling skyscrapers planned for Dubai and MoscowA swirling skyscraper – a building that is in constant motion and presents an ever-changing… 30/06/08 18:42 CET
le mag
Virtuoso pianist Martha Argerich plays LuganoReclusive Argentine pianist Martha Argerich takes to the stage at the annual Lugano festival in… 30/06/08 18:59 CET
world news
Tough tests ahead for Sarkozy as France takes EU presidencyFrench President Nicolas Sarkozy’s major headache as France takes up the EU presidency will be… 30/06/08 20:28 CET
France adopts a fragile EUFrance takes on the rotating presidency of the EU at midnight, with the Union in a fragile state… 30/06/08 20:28 CET
New truckers’ strike causes chaos on French roadsLorry drivers in France have been staging protests against the high cost of fuel, causing hundreds… 30/06/08 20:15 CET
Polish court gives go-ahead for Jaruzelski trialPoland’s last communist leader could face up to ten years behind bars after a court ruled legal… 30/06/08 20:15 CET
Boy killer’s police torture claim rejectedA man jailed for life for the kidnap and murder of a young German boy has seen his accusations of… 30/06/08 18:33 CET
eBay fined 40,000,000 euros for fake goods’ salesThe on-line auction house eBay has been find 40 million euros by a court in Paris for allowing fake… 30/06/08 18:14 CET
Lyon-Turin rail link clears its final hurdleSeven and a half years after the initial agreement between France and Italy to build a high-speed… 30/06/08 18:05 CET
AU split over Mugabe’s controversial re-electionSplits have appeared in the African Union over Zimbabwe’s President Robert Mugabe. Meeting in… 30/06/08 17:47 CET
Fresh fuel protests halt French trafficLorry drivers in France have staged a second wave of fuel protests, paralysing traffic up and down… 30/06/08 13:54 CET
Sarkozy denounces “negligence” at army shootingsThe French President Nicolas Sarkozy has denounced as “unacceptable negligence” the shooting of… 30/06/08 13:54 CET
Israel/Hezbollah prisonner swap “in two weeks”Israeli defence sources say they hope a prisonner swap with Hezbollah will go ahead within the next… 30/06/08 13:54 CET
Zimbabwe’s Mugabe attends African Union summitFresh from victory in an election widely-condemned as a sham, Zimbabwe’s veteran president Robert… 30/06/08 13:42 CET
Pre-Olympic stability drive in China after riotsBeijing has launched a nationwide campaign to de-fuse tensions ahed of the Olympic Games, two days… 30/06/08 13:42 CET
Mugabe sworn in for sixth termRobert Mugabe has been sworn in for a sixth term as Zimbabwe’s president after an election… 30/06/08 07:03 CET
Energy giants meet in Madrid for WPCWith the oil price still soaring, the most influential figures in the world’s oil and gas… 30/06/08 07:03 CET
Bolivian president’s blues at new election defeatIn yet another blow to President Evo Morales, Bolivians in Chuquisaca have elected an opposition… 30/06/08 07:03 CET
Spain celebrates Euro 2008 winThere were jubilant scenes in Madrid as Spaniards thronged the streets to celebrate their football… 30/06/08 06:07 CET
