cinema
Sherlock Holmes: A Game of ShadowsThe new Sherlock Holmes movie is an action-packed thriller – which is no surprise as it is directed… 08/12/11 17:34 CET
economy
Geithner praises Italian debt effortsUS Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner says the US and all economies have a very strong interest in… 08/12/11 19:11 CET
ECB cuts rate but won’t buy more bondsThe European Central Bank is pinning its hopes of keeping the euro zone economy out of recession… 08/12/11 17:03 CET
Going down: ECB cuts rate to 1.0%The European Central Bank is pinning its hopes of keeping the euro zone economy out of recession… 08/12/11 15:13 CET
Oil prices to remain around $100As the World Petroleum Congress ended in Doha, Qatar oil prices were forecast to remain at around… 08/12/11 15:02 CET
Greek output slumps, jobless near record highsMore evidence of the collapse of Greek economy in the latest government data from Athens. In… 08/12/11 14:55 CET
europa
Europe’s treaty nightmareIn order to make sure greater fiscal discipline is set in stone, Germany and France want treaty… 08/12/11 12:04 CET
Close up: the rise of Europe’s far-rightIs Europe taking the threat of right-wing extremism seriously enough? Anders Breivik’s killing… 08/12/11 07:58 CET
europeweekly
Europe Weekly: Riding to the euro’s rescueYet again, another summit in Brussels to save the euro; how many more will we need, and what, if… 08/12/11 20:39 CET
hi-tech
Techno-zombiesSmartphones rule. People walk and connect, eat and phone, and often even update their Facebook… 08/12/11 14:00 CET
le mag
The European Book PrizeThe European Book Prize was founded in 2007 by the Esprit d’Europe association as a way of… 08/12/11 17:22 CET
pictureoftheday
The show goes on at La ScalaGuests attend Mozart’s “Don Giovanni” at La Scala opera house in Milan. Outside anti-austerity… 08/12/11 11:49 CET
reporter
Portuguese youth exodusThe queues outside African and South American consulates in Lisbon are getting longer by the day as… 08/12/11 17:17 CET
Sport
Rooney Euro ban reducedUEFA has reduced Wayne Rooney’s ban at next year’s European championships from three to two games… 08/12/11 18:34 CET
Champions League: suspicious mindsSuspicions of match mixing during Wednesday night’s Champions League have been raised by Spanish… 08/12/11 18:34 CET
United and City crash out of Champions LeagueItalian side Napoli reached the knockout stages of the Champions League with a convincing 2-0 away… 08/12/11 08:16 CET
thenetwork
Toy safety on The NetworkParty killjoy? Or justified safety cop? The European Union draws ridicule and criticism for a… 08/12/11 21:24 CET
world news
Human rights groups urge Russia to show restraintWith Russian opposition forces planning a protest on Saturday several human rights groups have… 08/12/11 22:58 CET
USA: Two killed in another Virginia Tech shootingTwo people have been shot dead at Virginia Tech University, the site of one of the worst massacres… 08/12/11 21:43 CET
Brussels talks begin to save the euroEuropean leaders have begun arriving in Brussels for a crucial summit aimed at resolving the… 08/12/11 21:42 CET
Iran displays captured US droneIt is a precious prize for the Islamic Republic. State television has been showing pictures of a … 08/12/11 20:13 CET
Deutsche Bank on high alert over letter bombGermany’s Deutsche Bank is on high alert after a letter bomb was sent to its chief. The envelope… 08/12/11 20:03 CET
Japan shines bright at Lyon’s festival of lightsWhat is billed as France’s biggest and best festival of lights begins in earnest tonight. “La fete… 08/12/11 19:25 CET
Remembering the USSR and its fallWhen the red flag bearing the hammer and sickle was thrown to the ground in a crowd, it was an… 08/12/11 18:34 CET
Tempers fray as time runs out in climate talksTime is running out and tempers are boiling over. Supporters of South African President Jacob Zuma… 08/12/11 18:03 CET
Merkel and Sarkozy renew appeal for new EU treatyThe European People’s Party is the largest and most influential European-level political party of… 08/12/11 17:14 CET
NATO-Russia fail to agree on missile defenceNATO and Russia have failed to reach an agreement on missile defence after a meeting in Brussels… 08/12/11 16:03 CET
Syrian oil pipeline reportedly sabotagedAn oil pipeline in Syria has been blown up according to a British-based activist group. The… 08/12/11 14:23 CET
Russia accuses US of stirring election protestsA war of words has erupted between Moscow and Washington with the Russian prime minister accused… 08/12/11 14:13 CET
Putin lashes out at Clinton over protestsRussian prime minister Vladimir Putin has accused the US of encouraging protests against his… 08/12/11 12:34 CET
The euro: where it all beganIt was twenty years ago this week that the goal of a single European currency was born in the… 08/12/11 12:24 CET
‘Explosive’ powder sent to Deutsche Bank chiefSecurity has been tightened around Deutsche Bank headquarters in Frankfurt after apparently… 08/12/11 11:23 CET
Back in the Day: Man kills disease*December 9, 1979* The World Health Organisation (WHO) certifies the eradication of smallpox… 08/12/11 11:18 CET
NATO-Russia tensions over missile defenceNATO says Russian rhetoric suggests a fundamental misunderstanding of the scale and purpose of its… 08/12/11 09:43 CET
Tokyo tops most expensive expat city listThe Japanese capital Tokyo has retained its title as the most expensive city in the world for… 08/12/11 08:09 CET
Death sentence dropped for Abu-JamalFormer Black Panther Mumia Abu-Jamal faces life in prison and not the death penalty after shooting… 08/12/11 08:02 CET
Parcel bomb sent to Deutsche Bank bossAn envelope containing explosives addressed to the head of Deutsche Bank has been intercepted… 08/12/11 07:49 CET
US governor gets 14 years in jail for corruptionFormer Illinois governor, Rod Blagojevich has been sentenced to 14 years in prison for political… 08/12/11 05:43 CET
Crunch time for the euro at vital Brussels summitAll roads lead to Brussels today as Europe’s leaders meet for a high-stakes summit to save the… 08/12/11 04:03 CET
US says Syrian leader has lost all credibilityCritics of Syrian President Bashar al Assad have described his interview on US television as… 08/12/11 02:33 CET
Pearl Harbor remembered 70 years laterCeremonies commemorating the 70th anniversary of the Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor have been… 08/12/11 00:44 CET
The show goes on at La Scala despite Italy’s woesAnti-austerity protesters made their voices heard as Italy’s world-famous La Scala theatre staged… 08/12/11 00:43 CET
