cinema
Pirates 4 premieres at CannesThe latest installment of the Pirates of the Caribbean will premiere at the Cannes Film Festival… 10/05/11 12:49 CET
corporate
Microsoft call in SkypeMicrosoft is buying phone network company Skype for almost six billion euros – in cash. Skype -… 10/05/11 19:47 CET
EasyJet hit by fuel price riseRising fuel prices and tough economic conditions caused low-cost airline easyJet losses to almost… 10/05/11 15:17 CET
Adecco sees strong demand for flexible workersAdecco, the world’s employment agency, says it expects strong demand for temporary workers in the… 10/05/11 15:17 CET
economy
Greece: more aid needed?Europe’s Economic and Monetary Affairs Commissioner Olli Rehn says a new plan to help Greece with… 10/05/11 18:16 CET
China trade surplus surgesChina has a hefty trade surplus in April as exports hit a record – up 30 percent on a year ago -… 10/05/11 15:17 CET
europa
Europe: The state of Unioneuronews explores the concerns of political figures and experts during a two day conference in… 10/05/11 20:14 CET
What future for Schengen?Germany has backed France’s bid for member states to overrule Europe’s Schenegen border treaty in… 10/05/11 20:02 CET
hi-tech
Seeing is believing: DIY glasses bring sight to thousandsSee how people in poor countries, who have limited or no access to expensive optical equipment and… 10/05/11 16:13 CET
learningworld
Learning lessons in jailIn prison, education can be the window that lets hope in. More and more prisons are offering not… 10/05/11 12:40 CET
le mag
Bluegrass’s Krauss and Union Station reuniteAlison Krauss and Union Station are back together after seven years, on her new bluegrass album… 10/05/11 12:49 CET
life
Exploring Russia’s Urals*Traveller’s diary* _Denis Loktev – Magnitogorsk, 4 May 2011_ The Ural mountain’s (the eastern… 10/05/11 16:09 CET
pictureoftheday
Worker install canvas covers on Germany’s highest mountainWorkers install canvas covers on the glacier ice on top of Germany’s highest mountain, the 2,962… 10/05/11 12:06 CET
world news
Turkey prepares for Syrian influxTurkey is bracing itself for an influx of refugees as unrest continues in neighbouring Syria. So… 10/05/11 01:13 CET
Violence continues in SyriaForeign reporters may be banned from entering Syria but people are continuing to upload video onto… 10/05/11 23:13 CET
Back to school for Libyan children in BenghaziThe Almajd school in the rebel-controlled eastern city of Benghazi is a chance for Libyan children… 10/05/11 22:13 CET
Israel’s BirthdayCelebrations have started to mark Israel’s 63rd year of independence. The state was founded on… 10/05/11 20:23 CET
Wife of Belgian paedophile could be freedThe ex-wife of Marc Dutroux, the Belgian paedophile who was sentenced to life in prison for a… 10/05/11 20:23 CET
Russian suicide attackA suicide bomber has killed a police officer in the capital of Russia’s troubled Dagestan region… 10/05/11 20:23 CET
Terminator might not be backFormer governor of California, ex-Holywood actor Arnold Schwarzenegger and his wife Maria Shriver… 10/05/11 20:23 CET
NATO deny Gaddafi assassination attemptThe Libyan government has accused NATO of deliberately targeting Colonel Muammar Gaddafi after the… 10/05/11 20:03 CET
Ukrainian nationalist protests anger MoscowRussia wants Ukrainian nationalists punished for their part in clashes that marred World War Two… 10/05/11 18:54 CET
Italian divers continue search for missing migrantsItalian diving teams are continuing a search for bodies after a boat with more than 500 migrants on… 10/05/11 18:43 CET
International sanctions as pressure builds on SyriaThe European Union has announced a series of sanctions against Syria in an attempt to force the… 10/05/11 17:56 CET
Japan to reassess energy plan after FukushimaJapan is to reassess the role nuclear power plays in meeting the country’s energy needs following… 10/05/11 16:44 CET
French grain farmers damn droughtThe strawberry harvest is already under way in Britain. An unusually warm April jump-started the… 10/05/11 16:43 CET
France arrests seven suspected militantsSeven people have been arrested in France following an investigation into terror networks in… 10/05/11 16:43 CET
Back in the Day: machine beats chess grandmasterMay 11, 1997. IBM’s Deep Blue wins the deciding sixth game of a chess match against Garry Kasparov… 10/05/11 16:35 CET
Tribute stage of race to honour Wouter WeylandtTuesday’s stage of the Giro d’Italia began with a minute of silence to honour Wouter Weylandt, who… 10/05/11 16:03 CET
Italian Army clears rubbish in NaplesThe Italian Army has been brought in to clear tonnes of rubbish from the streets of Naples. It… 10/05/11 15:33 CET
Ex-F1 boss loses privacy caseThe European Court of Human Rights has said ‘no’ to Max Mosley (pictured), the former chief of… 10/05/11 14:50 CET
Microsoft buys Skype in six billion euro dealMicrosoft has agreed to buy the phone network company Skype for almost six billion euros – in cash… 10/05/11 13:14 CET
Mississippi River rises close to record levelsTennessee authorities have warned residents to leave their homes in Memphis as the Mississippi… 10/05/11 12:33 CET
Take your gun to university – in TexasNo need for Superman to rescue victims in Texas universities as the State’s senate is to allow… 10/05/11 12:13 CET
Fracking: let’s think before we drillFracking is being hailed by its supporters as a clean solution to our energy needs. Its critics say… 10/05/11 11:54 CET
Police officer killed in suicide bombing in DagestanOfficials say a suicide bomber killed a police officer in the capital of Russia’s violence-plagued… 10/05/11 11:13 CET
NATO night strikes blast targets in TripoliNATO aircraft conducted raids over Tripoli overnight with government buildings bearing the brunt of… 10/05/11 11:03 CET
Japanese evacuees escorted homeAround 100 people evacuated from their village near the Fukushima nuclear plant in Japan have been… 10/05/11 10:13 CET
Pakistan may allow US access to bin Laden wivesPakistan may be ready to allow the US to interview the wives of Osama bin Laden. The three women… 10/05/11 09:13 CET
Five blasts rock central TripoliLarge explosions thought to have come from NATO air strikes have been heard once again in central… 10/05/11 04:33 CET
Hundreds flee as Syria continues its crackdownGovernment forces backed up by snipers have tightened their grip on Syria’s third largest city of… 10/05/11 02:33 CET
More mass graves found in Ivory CoastUnited Nations investigators have found 11 mass graves thought to contain the bodies of 68… 10/05/11 01:03 CET
yourquestionsondisasters
Does the media influence our view of climate change?These are some of the questions you asked Nicholas Mirzoeff: 1- Does the media influence our… 10/05/11 12:07 CET
