cinema
George Lucas’ Red Tails prepares for take-offThe latest George Lucas production focuses on a group of African American pilots during World War… 18/01/12 15:33 CET
corporate
Yahoo’s Yang resignsYahoo’s co-founder Jerry Yang has quit the struggling internet firm he started in 1995. Yang’s… 18/01/12 14:16 CET
economy
Monti’s moves praised by CameronItalian Prime Minister Mario Monti has been meeting his British counterpart David Cameron during… 18/01/12 18:35 CET
Costa Concordia to deal financial blow to cruise industryThe deadly Costa Concordia accident is likely to further damage the cruise ship industry which was… 18/01/12 18:35 CET
Stock markets merger looks doomed despite lobbyingThe merger of Germany’s Deutsche Boerse and the US-European stock exchanges NYSE Euronext looks set… 18/01/12 15:38 CET
UK jobless at new 17 year highThe number of Britons out of work rose to its highest level in more than 17 years in November as… 18/01/12 14:16 CET
Grim growth forecast from World BankThe World Bank has sharply cut its global economic growth expectations to just 2.5 percent this… 18/01/12 14:15 CET
europa
Hungarian PM feels EU parliament backlashEmbattled prime minister Viktor Orban has come under renewed fire over Hungary’s recently reformed… 18/01/12 20:03 CET
‘Too much emphasis on austerity’ says Laszlo Andor“The crisis has lasted for too long and there is too much emphasis on austerity measures. We need… 18/01/12 18:51 CET
Demand for Schulz to visit Ukraine’s TymoshenkoFreedom for Ukraine’s opposition leader Yulia Tymoshenko must be a priority for the newly elected… 18/01/12 17:06 CET
Denmark not ‘daunted’ by debt crisis, says Danish PMDanish Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt has outlined her government’s EU presidency priorities… 18/01/12 15:32 CET
innovation
Shine a light! Indoor solar cells!Scientists are putting the finishing touches to a new way of harvesting electricity from light. … 18/01/12 18:58 CET
interview
Diplomats in the danger zoneFollowing the withdrawal of US troops from Iraq can France play a greater role as Iraq struggles to… 18/01/12 12:47 CET
le mag
Etro, Versace and Prada on show in MilanDesigner Kean Etro had his head in the clouds with his menswear collection – putting feathers on… 18/01/12 15:33 CET
pictureoftheday
It’s not Iron Man, it’s Fortune Man!Hindu devotees wearing headsets listen to a fortune-telling machine at Sangam in Allahabad… 18/01/12 11:59 CET
science
Depression researchers pinpoint brain anomalyScientists in London believe certain parts of the brain shrink when patients are suffering from… 18/01/12 15:34 CET
Sport
The Special One has nothing to proveReal Madrid coach Jose Mourinho to reporters he has nothing more to prove ahead of his sides King’s… 18/01/12 07:16 CET
world news
EU considering easing sanctions against MyanmarWith Myanmar’s pro-democracy leader now officially standing in forthcoming elections, the EU is… 18/01/12 23:39 CET
Back in the Day: Europe produces its last VW Beetle*January 19, 1978* The last Volkswagen Beetle to be made in Europe rolls off the production line at… 18/01/12 20:46 CET
Ethiopian attack survivors arrive in Addis AbabaSurvivors of a deadly attack in Ethiopia’s remote Afar region have arrived back in the capital… 18/01/12 20:14 CET
Cruise crew unpreparedThe chaotic organisation of passengers on the Concordia, with deadly consequences for some, raises… 18/01/12 19:48 CET
White House joins criticism of US online piracy billA day without access to some information exchange websites has been a major worry for millions of… 18/01/12 19:14 CET
Sarkozy woos unions ahead of electionNicholas Sarkozy, battling to regain popularity ahead of a coming presidential election, has been… 18/01/12 19:05 CET
Captain gives more details about shipwreckMore details are emerging about the night of terror on board the Costa Concordia, and from Captain… 18/01/12 19:03 CET
Morocco is Rajoy’s first foreign visitThe two new leaders of Morocco and Spain have met for the first time as Prime Minister Mariano… 18/01/12 17:13 CET
Suu Kyi to return to politicsMyanmar’s pro-democracy leader has been registered as a candidate in the country’s partial… 18/01/12 17:04 CET
Protestors told to quit St. Paul’s‘Occupy London’ protestors are facing eviction from a camp outside the capital’s St Paul’s… 18/01/12 17:03 CET
Germany plans ‘neo-Nazi database’Germany’s cabinet has adopted plans to establish a national database of active neo-Nazis. The… 18/01/12 15:53 CET
Ukrainian women rage against Indian prostitute ‘slur’Feminist activists braved freezing temperatures in Kyiv in a protest against a report that Indian… 18/01/12 15:13 CET
Turkish embassy in Baghdad hit by rocketsThe Turkish embassy in Baghdad has been attacked with at least two rockets. Witnesses said only… 18/01/12 14:03 CET
Italy turns on cruise captainItaly is transfixed by the Costa Concordia tragedy, and in the eye of the media storm are Captain… 18/01/12 13:43 CET
Rescue teams halt search of Italian vesselItalian divers on Wednesday suspended their search for missing people from a stranded cruiser ship… 18/01/12 12:24 CET
Five dead, four missing in Ethiopia attackEthiopian security forces are hunting gunmen who kidapped four people including two German tourists… 18/01/12 11:33 CET
Austrian TV journalists slam ‘political interference’Journalists at Austria’s public broadcaster are angry about alleged political interference… 18/01/12 11:04 CET
US web firms protest anti-piracy billUS Internet firms protested on Wednesday against an anti-piracy bill they say will encourage web… 18/01/12 09:53 CET
White House locked down by smoke bomb attackOccupy DC protesters are believed to have thrown a smoke bomb onto the White House grounds during a… 18/01/12 08:13 CET
White House hit by smoke bomb attackThe White House was locked down on Tuesday night after what appeared to be a smoke bomb was tossed… 18/01/12 07:14 CET
Wikipedia goes on strike in piracy law protestThe online encyclopedia, Wikipedia’s English-language service is going offline for 24-hours on… 18/01/12 07:14 CET
German tourists killed in EthiopiaFive foreign tourists have been killed in Ethiopia’s remote northern Afar region. It is believed… 18/01/12 05:54 CET
Anger in Istanbul over Dink murder trialDemonstrators in Istanbul marched in anger over the conviction of a second man for the killing… 18/01/12 05:13 CET
Concordia captain under house arrestThe man at the centre of the investigation into the Italian cruise ship disaster, Captain Francesco… 18/01/12 03:43 CET
Pinochet judge faces Madrid courtInternationally known as the Spanish judge who indicted the Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet… 18/01/12 00:43 CET
