cinema
Inception premieres in London to rave reviewsOne of the summer’s most eagerly awaited films, sci-fi heist movie Inception, directed by… 13/07/10 17:26 CET
corporate
Bunny battle shapes upHugh Hefner’s offer to take Playboy private by buying up all the shares he does not already own has… 13/07/10 19:03 CET
economy
UK and French inflation slipUK inflation fell for a second month running in June to 3.2 percent. But underlying pressures… 13/07/10 18:54 CET
Euro zone emergency fund ready soonEU finance ministers, meeting in Brussels, say that the euro zone’s emergency loan facility for… 13/07/10 18:54 CET
Moody’s downgrades Portugal’s debtMoody’s Investor Service has cut Portugal’s debt rating by two notches to A1, with a stable… 13/07/10 18:54 CET
europa
EU in talks with TurkeyCatherine Ashton, the EU’s foreign policy chief, has been in Istanbul for talks with her Turkish… 13/07/10 19:34 CET
GMOs divide EuropeCalled by some a wonder of biotechnology and by others a ticking time bomb for our health and… 13/07/10 15:49 CET
EU deadlocked over GMOsIn an effort to break the EU deadlock over GMOs which has seen just two GM crops authorised in the… 13/07/10 15:48 CET
GM crops: both sides of the debateTo go further into the GM crop debate, we’re joined by two people with plenty of knowledge on the… 13/07/10 15:45 CET
europeans
EU checks Danube natural habitatsThe European Union’s healthcheck of habitats and species shows that biodiversity across Europe is… 13/07/10 09:21 CET
hi-tech
What impact will technology have on society?Exploring the links between technology and society through innovation is the aim of the Lift… 13/07/10 17:41 CET
Techno-pioneers of the world unite in MarseilleOne of the highlights of the technophile calendar, the latest edition of Lift was held in the old… 13/07/10 17:37 CET
le mag
Dennis Hopper retrospective opens in LAPassionate about all aspects of art, Dennis Hopper, although best known as an actor and filmmaker… 13/07/10 17:32 CET
musica
Opera legend Plácido DomingoPlácido Domingo needs the stage like air to breath. The Spanish tenor is no stranger to London’s… 13/07/10 19:39 CET
terraviva
Safe as houses: building with strawA house made out of straw. It’s perhaps a surprising concept but this type of ecological… 13/07/10 15:49 CET
world news
Belfast govt criticised over riotingThe government in Northern Ireland is being urged to do more to find a long-term solution to annual… 13/07/10 20:45 CET
Scores arrested in Italy mafia raidsItalian police are calling it one of their biggest anti-mafia operations in 15 years. More than… 13/07/10 20:45 CET
Cuban dissidents welcomed to MadridThey are speaking freely in public for the first time after years in jail. Some of the 52… 13/07/10 20:45 CET
France divided over Muslim veils Just two thousand of France’s female Muslims wear full-face Islamic veils but President Nicolas… 13/07/10 20:08 CET
French MPs back burqa banA bill banning the wearing of a full Islamic veil in public in France has been passed by the lower… 13/07/10 20:07 CET
Sarkozy’s French African ‘rupture’Troops from France’s former African colonies joined today’s Bastille Day celebrations for the first… 13/07/10 20:07 CET
Mixed reaction to Sarkozy TV defenceThe start of the French summer holidays did not stop six million people from watching Nicolas… 13/07/10 17:33 CET
French MPs back burqa banA law banning the wearing of a full Islamic veil in public in France has been adopted by the lower… 13/07/10 17:30 CET
Freed Cuban dissidents arrive in SpainSix political prisoners freed by Cuba have arrived in Madrid. The six men and their families landed… 13/07/10 16:14 CET
Freed Cuban dissidents arrive in SpainSix political prisoners freed by Cuba have arrived in Madrid. The six men and their families landed… 13/07/10 15:19 CET
Eight held in Dagestan security raidSecurity services in Russia have arrested eight people including six women in an anti-terrorist… 13/07/10 14:12 CET
Acropolis closed again in temporary strikeThe Acropolis has been closed for four hours because of a walkout by workers in Athens. It is… 13/07/10 13:31 CET
- Acropolis closed again in temporary strike
The Acropolis has been closed for four hours because of a walkout by workers in Athens. It is… 13/07/10 12:54 CET
Unexploded ‘suicide belt’ found in UgandaPolice in Uganda have discovered an unexploded suicide belt and made several arrests after 74… 13/07/10 11:44 CET
Hundreds arrested in Calabrian mafia crackdownPolice in Italy have made 320 arrests in an operation against the Calabrian mafia, in one of the… 13/07/10 10:34 CET
Nationalist rioters clash with police in BelfastSecurity forces in Northern Ireland have clashed with nationalist demonstrators for a second night… 13/07/10 10:22 CET
Seven freed dissidents leave Cuba for SpainThe first seven of a group of 52 dissidents to be freed by Cuba have boarded a flight for Spain to… 13/07/10 08:34 CET
Fidel Castro makes rare TV appearanceFormer Cuban President Fidel Castro has made his first appearance on state television a day after… 13/07/10 07:36 CET
Spain’s World Cup fiesta goes onSpain’s victorious World Cup squad have been given a heroes’ welcome on their return to Madrid as… 13/07/10 07:35 CET
Somalian Islamists say they bombed UgandaUgandan President Yoweri Museveni has visited survivors in hospital of Monday’s twin bombings as… 13/07/10 07:35 CET
Swiss set Polanski freeThe US has vowed to continue to pursue film director Roman Polanski for unlawful sex with a… 13/07/10 07:33 CET
