cinema
Venice Film Festival highlightsMadonna is at the Venice film festival to promote her second feature film ‘W.E.’ which is screening… 02/09/11 16:18 CET
corporate
AT&T to try to save T-Mobile dealAT&T is reportedly moving on two fronts to try to salvage its planned acquisition of smaller rival… 02/09/11 14:55 CET
US housing agency to sue banksThe US federal agency that oversees mortgage lending is set to sue more than a dozen big banks for… 02/09/11 11:27 CET
economy
Zero job growth in US for AugustMore bad economic news for President Obama as US employment growth ground to a halt in August… 02/09/11 18:09 CET
Spain’s lower house backs budgetary ‘golden rule’Spanish MPs have overwhelmingly backed moves to put a so-called ‘golden rule’ on budgetary… 02/09/11 17:43 CET
Portugal’s PM wants Lufthansa to consider TAP danceGerman airline Lufthansa should consider investing in TAP, Portugal’s troubled state carrier. So… 02/09/11 14:56 CET
Greece and EU/IMF pause deficit talksTalks have been put on hold between Greece and international inspectors over whether it has met… 02/09/11 14:55 CET
focus
Focus: quenching the world’s water thirstThe Horn of Africa is facing its worst drought for decades. The need for fresh water for people… 02/09/11 10:33 CET
learningworld
Atypical schools for different childrenFor people living traditional lives in the jungles of Indonesia, nature can be a challenge. One… 02/09/11 11:26 CET
Building bridges through educationEducation plays a key role in connecting cultures and fostering tolerance. Our first report takes… 02/09/11 11:24 CET
le mag
Katsushika Hokusai expo opens in BerlinA new art exhibition has opened at the Martin Gropius Bau Museum in Berlin. Katsushika Hokusai was… 02/09/11 16:03 CET
pictureoftheday
Indian communists rally against corruptionActivists from the Communist Party of India (Marxist) shout slogans during a protest rally against… 02/09/11 12:43 CET
reporter
Counting the cost of 9/11Ken George, in his house in New York’s Long Island, takes 32 pills a day. He was a 9/11… 02/09/11 10:59 CET
Sport
Albasini claims stage 13 of VueltaSwitzerland’s Michael Albasini handed HTC-Highroad their second Vuelta stage this edition by… 02/09/11 19:36 CET
A Maori welcome for Webb Ellis trophyAnother principle actor of this year’s Rugby World Cup arrived in Auckland ready for the show to… 02/09/11 19:34 CET
u talk
Empowering e-consumersThis week in U Talk, Luc from Brussels posts the question on our website: “What are my rights when… 02/09/11 00:00 CET
world news
Libya: New post-Gaddafi army starts to take shapeLibya is awash with weapons. Tripoli’s new masters are using their guns to guarantee order. But… 02/09/11 20:34 CET
Libyan prisons struggle with African influxIt is a very dangerous time to be a black African in Libya. Although tens of thousands were… 02/09/11 12:14 CET
Suzanne Niederer, mother of a soldier killed in IraqSuzanne Niederer’s son was killed by a roadside bomb in Iraq. She believes the army recruiters who… 02/09/11 10:40 CET
Christie Coombs, 9/11 widowChristie Coombs lost her husband Jeff in the 9/11 attacks. He was a passenger on the plane that hit… 02/09/11 10:40 CET
John Devlin 1st responderJohn Devlin volunteered to work as a first responder at Ground Zero in the immediate aftermath of… 02/09/11 10:35 CET
Ken George 1st responderKen George was a first responder at Ground Zero. A former New York Department of Transportation… 02/09/11 10:35 CET
Lithuania’s ethnic Poles protest at new lawProtesting at the presidential palace, Lithuania’s ethnic Poles are outraged at a new language law… 02/09/11 23:15 CET
Nuclear watchdog “increasingly concerned” about IranThe UN nuclear watchdog is said to be voicing “increasing concern” about the possibility of Iran… 02/09/11 23:03 CET
Unrest in Bahrain over death of teenagerTension remains high in Bahrain, a day after the funeral of a teenager allegedly killed after being… 02/09/11 22:03 CET
EU increases pressure on AssadThe EU is gradually ratcheting up the pressure on Syrian President Bashar al-Assad with a raft of… 02/09/11 19:04 CET
Hamas welcomes Turkish move against IsraelThe Hamas movement in Gaza is applauding Ankara’s move to downgrade relations with Israel… 02/09/11 19:03 CET
Clashes kill 22 in central Nigerian cityViolent clashes in the Nigerian city of Jos have left at least 22 people dead. Jos straddles… 02/09/11 17:17 CET
Back on strike in Greece now holidays overWith some economists now saying even the second aid package to Greece will not be enough to save… 02/09/11 17:17 CET
Libya’s rulers vow quick return to normal daily lifeLibya’s new leaders say they will not wait for the end of battles with pro-Gaddafi fighters before… 02/09/11 17:03 CET
UN report on Israel’s flotilla raid fuels Turkish wrathTurkey’s dispute with Israel over its refusal to apologise for a raid on a Gaza-bound aid flotilla… 02/09/11 16:43 CET
Gaddafi fleeing south, says tribal leaderAs the hunt continues for the ousted Libyan leader, an appeal has gone out to tribes and desert… 02/09/11 15:34 CET
20th Enescu festival raises the curtainThe 20th anniversary George Enescu music festival has opened in Bucharest with a performance of… 02/09/11 15:13 CET
Turkey hits Israel with diplomatic sanctions over Gaza raidTurkey has imposed diplomatic sanctions against Israel, including the exclusion of top embassy… 02/09/11 13:33 CET
Gebrehaileselassie wins Asturias sports prizeThis year’s Prince of Asturias Award winner in the sporting field has been revealed by the… 02/09/11 13:13 CET
Toxic cloud causing health problems in RussiaAn alarming sight but ‘don’t panic’ is the message from Russian authorities as they battle to… 02/09/11 12:53 CET
Gaddafi says ‘Let Libya burn’ in oil threatBroadcasting via a television station run by his son Saif, Muammar Gaddafi has threatened to… 02/09/11 10:23 CET
Noda names new Japanese governmentJapan’s new prime minister has named his first cabinet, and the indications are Yoshihiko Noda will… 02/09/11 08:33 CET
Dozens held in Ibiza drugs raidsSpanish police investigating drugs trafficking in Ibiza have arrested 73 people. At least nine… 02/09/11 07:22 CET
Kurdish protesters clash with police in IstanbulKurdish protesters have clashed with Turkish police during a rally in Istanbul. About a… 02/09/11 07:21 CET
Wanted cow caught after three months on the runIn Germany a runaway cow that has made front page news has been found safe and well. Yvonne… 02/09/11 07:21 CET
Leaders agree to unblock funds for LibyaWorld leaders have agreed to release more than 10 billion euros worth of frozen funds for Libya… 02/09/11 06:33 CET
EU lifts sanctions against Libyan businessesThe European Union is easing its sanctions against Libyan ports, oil firms and banks – unfreezing… 02/09/11 02:04 CET
Fugitive Gaddafi warns Libya ‘will not surrender’Driven into hiding but still defiant, Libya’s Colonel Gaddafi is urging his supporters to fight on… 02/09/11 01:13 CET
