cinema
Moscow International Film Festival OpensThe Moscow International Film Festival opened this weekend at the Pushkinsky cinema to the delight… 22/06/09 17:48 CET
corporate
Lufthansa gets Brussels go-aheadLufthansa has got permission from the European Commission to buy Brussels Airlines. The… 22/06/09 19:36 CET
economy
World Bank issues pessimistic forecastThe World Bank is warning that prospects for the global economy remain “unusually uncertain“… 22/06/09 19:34 CET
German future business confidence improvesAnother sign that Europe’s largest economy is stabilising after suffering its sharpest slump since… 22/06/09 19:34 CET
Xstrata woos Anglo AmericanShares in Anglo American have jumped after rival Xstrata asked for talks about a tie up… 22/06/09 19:34 CET
europa
British conservatives create new euro groupBritish Conservative leader David Cameron’s efforts to create a new anti-federalist group within… 22/06/09 20:04 CET
Road safety improving across EuropeRoad safety across the European Union is improving steadily but not by enough to meet targets set… 22/06/09 19:53 CET
Bilt pledges to pursue Turkey membership talksSweden which takes over the European Union’s rotating presidency in July has been setting out its… 22/06/09 19:53 CET
hi-tech
Special house for companion robotA new companion robot has been designed by a team at Hertfordshire University as part of a European… 22/06/09 17:48 CET
le mag
Michelangelo – did he or didn’t he?A small picture called “The Torment of St Anthony” is on display at New York’s Metropolitan Museum… 22/06/09 17:48 CET
markets
Monday 22nd JuneEuropean shares finished the day down three percent as investors reacted to a pessimistic forecast… 22/06/09 19:36 CET
world news
Speaker’s role in UK CommonsThe new Speaker of the House of Commons will play a pivot role in restoring the reputation of the… 22/06/09 19:53 CET
Caucasus Islamists still thorn in Russia’s sideIn Grozny, last 16 April, against a peaceful urban backdrop in a capital previously reduced to… 22/06/09 19:53 CET
UK Parliament votes on new speakerBritain’s MPs are voting to select a new speaker for the lower house. In the first round ballot, as… 22/06/09 19:34 CET
Sarkozy hails French economic modelNicolas Sarkozy has ruled out introducing tough new austerity measures to ease France’s economic… 22/06/09 19:33 CET
Protest rally in Tehran broken upA rally in Tehran to commemorate protesters who died in unrest at the weekend has reportedly been… 22/06/09 18:59 CET
Russia’s Ingushetia leader hurt in bombingThe head of Russia’s Muslim region of Ingushetia is fighting for his life after being seriously… 22/06/09 18:58 CET
Future of whale hunting debated in MadeiraThe organisation that looks after the world’s whales, has begun its annual meeting in Madeira… 22/06/09 18:57 CET
Weekend escalation of violence in IranThe situation in Iran began deteriorating rapidly over the weekend with the death toll rising… 22/06/09 16:43 CET
Iran’s Revolutionary guard signals crackdown on protestsIran’s Revolutionary guards have issued a warning they will crackdown on any further unrest over… 22/06/09 13:29 CET
Sarkozy making history at VersaillesPresident Nicolas Sarkozy will today make an historic speech before a joint session of the French… 22/06/09 13:27 CET
UK Government denies influencing Speaker voteThe British government has denied putting pressure on parliamentary members to vote for Margaret… 22/06/09 13:27 CET
Obama pressed to speak out on Iran electionWith Iranian opposition supporters stepping up their campaign around the world US President Barack… 22/06/09 13:27 CET
Ingush president injured in bomb attackThe president of the Russia Ingushetia is recovering after being seriously wounded in a bomb attack… 22/06/09 11:44 CET
Whale catchers under scrutiny at IWCThe organisation that looks after the world’s whales is holding its annual meeting on the island of… 22/06/09 07:43 CET
Greenland celebrates self ruleGreenland has introduced self-rule and moved a step closer towards independence from Denmark… 22/06/09 07:42 CET
Berlusconi in new sex scandalJust weeks before he hosts a G8 summit 72-year-old Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi is… 22/06/09 07:41 CET
MPs to decide new Commons SpeakerBritain’s MPs decide later who will take over in one the hottest seats in UK politics – the… 22/06/09 07:40 CET
Iranian opposition keep up calls for protestsIn Iran, the opposition leader Mirhossein Mousavi has urged his supporters to continue the protests… 22/06/09 07:39 CET
