cinema
From Caesar to the IntouchablesThe octagenarian Italian film director brothers Paolo and Vittorio Taviani were the stars of this… 07/03/12 16:00 CET
corporate
Adidas lowballs outlook despite big sports yearA cautious Adidas is sticking to its forecasts for a slowdown in sales growth this year. That… 07/03/12 15:44 CET
HSBC quits the insurance gameHSBC is selling its insurance businesses to France’s AXA and Australia’s QBE. The price is the… 07/03/12 15:44 CET
economy
Struggling carmakers want Europe-wide overcapacity fixAt the Geneva motor show the latest models being unveiled on stage were just window dressing for… 07/03/12 18:45 CET
Down to wire on Greek bond swapThere was more anger in Athens on Wednesday as the deadline approached for Greece’s bond swap with… 07/03/12 16:45 CET
Oil price rebounds on Chinese demand outlookOil prices rose on Wednesday from Chinese plans to increase its energy imports this year. Beijing… 07/03/12 14:46 CET
europa
Brussels issues Budapest with new ultimatumBudapest must do more to rectify its constitution before any talks can begin on a possible EU … 07/03/12 17:26 CET
EU considers women job quotasIt is International women’s day this Thursday (March 8th, 2012) but the glass ceiling for women in… 07/03/12 16:32 CET
futuris
Closing the science gender gapFor too long, scientific research has been dominated by men. Women are still under-represented in… 07/03/12 14:49 CET
Breaking science’s gender barrier“I have never seen women scientists, I’ve only seen men.” “Girls get this upbringing where they… 07/03/12 14:30 CET
hi-tech
Windows 8 talk of town at Barcelona mobile showSome of the chatter at the recent World Mobile Congress was about Microsoft Windows 8 rather than… 07/03/12 14:38 CET
le mag
Tim Burton retrospective opens in ParisTitled simply Tim Burton, a retrospective of the director’s works spanning his 27-year film career… 07/03/12 15:59 CET
newsplus
Super Tuesday galvanises candidatesSuper Tuesday is behind them but the US race for the Republican presidential nomination remains… 07/03/12 15:59 CET
pictureoftheday
India’s Holi festival starts spring with a splash of colourThe traditional Holi festival of colour gives young students at Rabindra Bharati University in… 07/03/12 13:56 CET
silentdisasters
Liberia: The trials and tribulations of travel in the West African stateLiberia bears the scars of its two brutal civil wars; burnt out and bombed buildings litter the… 07/03/12 13:46 CET
Sport
Champions League: Arsenal out, Benfica inArsenal are out of the Champions League despite beating AC Milan 3-nil in the last-16 second leg… 07/03/12 08:36 CET
world news
Apple brandishes new iPad to fend off rivalsKeep taking the tablets – that was the message from suitably-enthused Apple executives who have… 07/03/12 23:03 CET
Tymoshenko daughter in jail pleaOn the eve of International Women’s Day, the daughter of jailed former Ukrainian Prime Minister… 07/03/12 22:03 CET
Putin offers olive branch to defeated rivalVladimir Putin has dismissed opposition claims that Russia’s recent presidential election was… 07/03/12 21:53 CET
French breast implant boss jailedLawyers acting for many of the French victims of the PIP breast implant scandal said they were not… 07/03/12 19:23 CET
German workers reinforce pay claims with strikesGermany’s efforts to maintain economic growth are been undermined by strikes and worsening… 07/03/12 19:15 CET
Estonian teachers strike demanding pay hikesTeachers in Estonia have staged what commentators are calling the biggest strike in the country… 07/03/12 18:11 CET
Fashion brand provokes outrage over Breivik nameThe opening of a clothes shop in Germany called Brevik has provoked mass outrage. The name is… 07/03/12 18:11 CET
UN humanitarian chief reaches HomsThe UN humanitarian chief paid a short visit the battered city of Homs on Wednesday. While in… 07/03/12 17:44 CET
British losses mount in AfghanistanSix British soldiers have been killed in Afghanistan when their Warrior armoured vehicle hit a… 07/03/12 17:33 CET
Tripoli warns east over autonomy bidProtesters in Tripoli delivered a firm ‘no’ to a breakaway region in eastern Libya, echoing the… 07/03/12 16:53 CET
Not so Super Tuesday for Mitt RomneySuper Tuesday has been the night that settles the Republican presidential nomination in recent… 07/03/12 15:54 CET
Rival Republicans accentuate the positiveBoth main sides of the divided Republican family are taking positives from the outcome of Super… 07/03/12 15:14 CET
Norway’s Breivik formally charged with acts of terrorThe man who killed 77 people during twin attacks in Norway was formally charged with committing… 07/03/12 14:13 CET
German public sector strikes enter third dayA third day of public sector strikes in Germany spread to the country’s most populous state on… 07/03/12 12:43 CET
US looks to finalise North Korea food aid dealUS diplomats met with North Korean officials in Beijing on Wednesday to finalise a food aid deal… 07/03/12 11:24 CET
French breast implant businessman jailedThe Frenchman who aroused a global health scare over the sale of breast implants was jailed on… 07/03/12 11:23 CET
Dagestan suicide bomber kills five police officersA female suicide bomber has killed at least five police officers at a traffic checkpoint in the… 07/03/12 09:53 CET
New single mum at 66 sparks Swiss ethics rowA single woman has made headlines in Switzerland after becoming a first-time mother at the age of… 07/03/12 09:11 CET
Romney edges Santorum with Super Tuesday winsMitt Romney and Rick Santorum traded victories in the much-vaunted Super Tuesday Republican… 07/03/12 08:34 CET
A teen’s tidy winA Scottish teenager, ordered to clean up his room by his mother, has found a winning lottery ticket… 07/03/12 08:08 CET
A “super” day for the duoMitt Romney and Rick Santorum remain the top two candidates in the race for the Republican… 07/03/12 06:04 CET
A Georgia win rescues Gingrich campaignDespite being a long way behind Romney and Santorum, Newt Gingrich did what he set out to do and… 07/03/12 06:03 CET
Benghazi call for autonomy could split LibyaCivic leaders in the eastern city of Benghazi have announced plans for greater autonomy from… 07/03/12 05:03 CET
Sarkozy vows to cut the number of foreigners in FranceFrench President Nicolas Sarkozy has vowed to cut the number of immigrants and impose a minimum tax… 07/03/12 04:05 CET
Iran to hold fresh nuclear talksThe European Union’s top diplomat Catherine Ashton has accepted an Iranian offer for nuclear talks… 07/03/12 00:35 CET
Bolt wants royal rematch after Harry’s headstartJamaican champion sprinter Usain Bolt was happy to let Britain’s Prince Harry mimic his style when… 07/03/12 00:34 CET
