cinema
Craig returns to big screen as 007Picking up where Casino Royale left off, Quantum of Solace is the first direct James Bond sequel… 27/10/08 16:51 CET
economy
Renault and Peugeot-Citroen cut productionThe credit crunch has become a car crunch. In the face of dramatically falling demand, Renault has… 27/10/08 20:45 CET
IMF ready to bail out Hungary and UkraineEurope’s financial crisis is spreading east. Hungary has reached agreement with the International… 27/10/08 20:45 CET
europa
EU fishes for answers for bluefin tunaThe EU fisheries ministers are close to an agreement on granting a stay of execution for the prized… 27/10/08 20:52 CET
RABITS train on Romanian borderFRONTEX has been training RABITS in Romania. The Rapid Border Intervention Teams (RABITS for short)… 27/10/08 20:52 CET
Taking exceptions out of laws on smoking in public spaces and work placesNo more ifs ands or buts… Exemptions from national smoking prevention rules could be stubbed out… 27/10/08 20:52 CET
hi-tech
Doctors create virtual heartDoctors in London have created the world’s first ever fully functioning virtual heart. Three… 27/10/08 17:42 CET
le mag
Leibovitz’s professional and private photosAnnie Leibovitz – A Photographer’s Life: 1990 to 2005 weaves together Leibovitz’s professional… 27/10/08 16:51 CET
world news
Livni heads polls ahead of looming electionIsraeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni’s Kadima party appears to have bounced back in the latest… 27/10/08 20:15 CET
Japan moves to calm financial volatilityJapan’s cabinet has held an emergency session to work out ways to calm the country’s volatile stock… 27/10/08 20:12 CET
Stocks still hit by recession fearsStock markets continue to take a beating with investors afraid that the efforts of governments… 27/10/08 20:12 CET
Pennsylvania – the battleground stateIt’s not by chance that Pennsylvania is a key battleground in the race to the White House. Made up… 27/10/08 19:31 CET
Saakashvili names new Georgian PMGeorgian President Mikhail Saakashvili has sacked his reformist prime minister, saying the country… 27/10/08 18:55 CET
Lithuanian parties discuss forming a coalitionThe centre-right party in Lithuania has agreed to talks with three other parties on forming a… 27/10/08 18:11 CET
US forces make rare raid into SyriaThe people of the Syrian border town of Al Bukamal have been burying their dead. Syria says eight… 27/10/08 17:26 CET
The state of Bavaria gets a new premierGerman Agriculture Minister Horst Seehofer has been appointed premier of the state of Bavaria. He… 27/10/08 16:27 CET
Livni heads polls ahead of looming electionIsraeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livnia appears to be holding her own in the latest polls after… 27/10/08 13:31 CET
Syria outraged by attack on border crossingSimply a farm, or a terrorist base? Syria has reacted furiously to a cross-border assault from Iraq… 27/10/08 13:31 CET
Obama ahead in the states that countThe latest polls in the race to the White House put Democrat Barrack Obama ahead of rival John… 27/10/08 13:31 CET
Lizcano walks out of Colombian jungleThe longest-held political hostage of Colombia’s FARC guerillas, Oscar Lizcano, has been freed… 27/10/08 12:16 CET
Japanese shares hit 26-year lowJapan has outlined steps to ease its ailing banks after stocks in Tokyo hit their lowest level… 27/10/08 11:36 CET
Europe crashes in Asia’s wakeStill no signs the bottom has been reached in the global markets slump, with Europe following Asia… 27/10/08 11:16 CET
Livni calls for early Israeli election after coalition talks failIsraeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni has requested early elections after failing to bring together… 27/10/08 07:35 CET
Lithuanian centre-right opposition wins pollThe centre-right conservative opposition in Lithuania has come first in a parliamentary election… 27/10/08 07:35 CET
Damascus fury as US helicopter raid kills 8 on Syrian soilUS attack helicopters have launched a raid on a farm in eastern Syria close to the Iraqi border… 27/10/08 07:35 CET
Kidnapped Colombian Congressman escapes captorsA former Colombian Congressman kidnapped more than eight years ago by FARC guerrillas has escaped… 27/10/08 07:35 CET
Yen’s volatility vexes G7 ministersG7 finance ministers and central bankers have expressed concern at the “excessive volatility” in… 27/10/08 06:06 CET
