cinema
Glitz, glamour and parties at Cannes festivalThe Cannes film festival is the place where people come to see and to be seen. Actors… 18/05/11 15:22 CET
corporate
Private business plane travel recoveringMore business travelers are taking to the air on privately owned and chartered planes. The… 18/05/11 20:47 CET
Philips corruption trial ‘due’ in PolandTwenty three Poles, including two former employees of Philips Electronics, are reportedly to stand… 18/05/11 15:01 CET
economy
IMF warns Greece, ECB cool on debt restructuringThe IMF has said Greece must redouble its reform efforts otherwise it will not be able to cut its… 18/05/11 16:19 CET
Merkel wants southern Europeans to work moreGermany’s Chancellor Angela Merkel has said people living in southern European countries – such as… 18/05/11 15:01 CET
Portugal jobless up, pays more to borrowPortugal’s unemployment has hit its highest in 30 years. It jumped to 12.4 percent of the workforce… 18/05/11 15:01 CET
le mag
Ai Weiwei exhibit opens without jailed artistA major retrospective of works by one of China’s best-known artists has opened in London in his… 18/05/11 13:59 CET
East and West meet in South Asian-jazz fusionIt’s a gem of musical fusion: “Sachal Jazz: Interpretations of Jazz Standards & Bossa Nova“… 18/05/11 13:53 CET
pictureoftheday
Pillow Fighting World Championships in New YorkTwo men fight during an exhibition round of the first Pillow Fighting World Championships in New… 18/05/11 12:01 CET
space
The Space TruckThe European cargo spacecraft ATV, is the most complex vehicle ever built to re-supply an… 18/05/11 16:28 CET
world news
Europe and China symbiosisRivals or partners, confrontation or collaboration, Europe’s complicated relationship with China is… 18/05/11 19:39 CET
Back in the Day: Happy Birthday…Mr. President*May 19, 1962.* At a birthday tribute to President John F. Kennedy at Madison Square Garden in New… 18/05/11 15:48 CET
Photographers at Cannes – 6/8: “I’m fatigued and stressed… but fine!”*Media coverage of the Cannes festival requires an army of photographers. Some stand on duty… 18/05/11 14:30 CET
Photographers at Cannes – 5/8: “I morph into a runner”*Media coverage of the Cannes festival requires an army of photographers. Some stand on duty… 18/05/11 11:05 CET
Falcao fires Porto to Europa League gloryColumbian striker Radamel Falcao scored a stunning header to settle the Europa League final in… 18/05/11 23:44 CET
Obama cranks up pressure on AssadThe US is stepping up pressure on the regime in Damascus, targeting Syrian president Bashar al… 18/05/11 22:43 CET
Al Qaeda names new interim leader – media reportsAl Qaeda has reportedly named a temporary leader in the wake of Osama bin Laden’s death… 18/05/11 22:23 CET
‘Bodies are in the streets’, say Syrian refugeesSome Syrian refugees who have managed to cross into Lebanon have told stories of widespread… 18/05/11 21:03 CET
Pressures for IMF chief to quitWhile Dominique Strauss-Kahn sits in prison facing serious criminal charges, on the outside there… 18/05/11 20:42 CET
A Yemen deal at last?Some scepticism surrounds the latest deal in Yemen said to have been agreed between its president… 18/05/11 20:30 CET
French outrage over DSK handcuff imagesAs certain French voices question the absence of a picture of the alleged victim in the Dominique… 18/05/11 20:09 CET
Von Trier Nazi remarks rattle CannesDanish director Lars von Trier has once more stirred strong emotions, at the Cannes film festival… 18/05/11 19:45 CET
US to impose direct sanctions on Syria’s AssadReports from Washington say the US is to impose sanctions directly on President Assad of Syria for… 18/05/11 19:13 CET
Queen Elizabeth visits scene of British massacre in IrelandIt was one of the most daring diplomatic engagements of her reign of nearly 60 years. Britain’s… 18/05/11 19:03 CET
Japan must rethink nuclear regulation says PMAnother part of Japan’s tsunami-crippled Fukushima nuclear plant has been entered by workers – for… 18/05/11 17:43 CET
Scant details emerge of DSK’s alleged victimSince the claims of her assault at the weekend the alleged victim of Dominique Strauss-Kahn has not… 18/05/11 17:30 CET
Germany to cut size of militaryGermany plans to slim down its armed forces in what is described as the most radical reform since… 18/05/11 17:04 CET
Topless Ukrainian investors say they were fleecedIn the latest topless protest in Ukraine a group of investors demonstrated outside a government… 18/05/11 17:04 CET
UK minister under fire for rape commentsThere are calls for Britain’s Justice Minister to be sacked after controversial comments he made on… 18/05/11 17:04 CET
Endeavour reaches ISS in penultimate missionThe space shuttle Endeavour has reached the International Space Station in NASA’s last-but-one… 18/05/11 16:42 CET
Strauss-Kahn could wait ‘months’ for trialAs the crow flies, it is not too far from a luxury hotel suite in midtown Manhattan to a cell at… 18/05/11 16:24 CET
On the ground with Libya’s rebelsPutting their lives on the line and their faith in their weapons, Libyan rebels are moving into… 18/05/11 15:53 CET
Royal Society wins Asturias prizeThe Asturias Prize for Communication and Humanities has been won by the Royal Society, based in… 18/05/11 15:43 CET
Tunisia protests Libyan ‘enemy action’Libya’s internal war is inflaming neighbouring Tunisia. Tunis has warned Tripoli it considers the… 18/05/11 14:13 CET
Medvedev coy over candidacyRussian president Dmitri Medvedev has not ruled out running in next year’s presidential race, but… 18/05/11 12:43 CET
Majority of French think DSK was ‘set up’According to the first French opinion poll since Dominique Strauss-Kahn was arrested, a majority of… 18/05/11 12:04 CET
US Treasury chief calls on IMF to replace DSKThe media frenzy continues to swirl around Dominique Strauss-Kahn. The pressure has mounted to such… 18/05/11 09:33 CET
Sardinia says no to nuclear powerVoters on the Italian island of Sardinia have overwhelmingly rejected the use of nuclear power in a… 18/05/11 07:46 CET
Slovak police find two ‘cannibalism’ victimsSlovak police discovered two female corpses near the town of Kysak on Tuesday where a suspected… 18/05/11 07:46 CET
Norway celebrates Constitution DayNorwegians have been celebrating their national holiday, known as Constitution Day. The Royal… 18/05/11 07:46 CET
Cannes pays tribute to French great BelmondoCannes has paid tribute to one of France’s most famous actors, Jean-Paul Belmondo, presenting the… 18/05/11 06:03 CET
Pressure grows on jailed IMF boss to quit his jobThe head of the International Monetary Fund is said to be on suicide watch in prison as pressure… 18/05/11 04:53 CET
Irish protesters make themselves heard during royal visitNot everyone was happy for Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II to make her historic visit to the Irish… 18/05/11 03:24 CET
Social networks used to call thousands to protest in SpainHoping to repeat the success of Egyptian people power, various groups in Spain have occupied… 18/05/11 02:03 CET
Women decry the French silence around Strauss-Kahn’s behaviourThe events surrounding the IMF chief and the attempted rape charges have provoked accusations in… 18/05/11 00:53 CET
