cinema
Dewey Cox pokes fun at ‘serious’ biopicsWalk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story is a new comedy that pokes fun at the raft of rather serious… 17/01/08 19:16 CET
corporate
Finance ministers formulate credit crisis responseFinance ministers from Europe’s four largest economies are calling for greater market transparency… 17/01/08 19:32 CET
Bernanke backs US anti-recession movesFederal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke has said he supports efforts to put together a package to… 17/01/08 19:31 CET
Nokia’s German closure sparks political angerThere has been an angry response from German politicians to Nokia’s decision to close its handset… 17/01/08 19:31 CET
europa
Germany warns against overloading industry with CO2 limitsGermany has warned that climate proposals set for unveiling in Brussels next week risk sapping… 17/01/08 19:25 CET
Egypt summons EU government reps over parliament human rights resolutionThe European Parliament has adopted a resolution calling for the immediate release of Egyptian… 17/01/08 19:25 CET
Ethically against cloning animals for foodThe European Group on Ethics in new technologies has voiced strong doubts about food products from… 17/01/08 19:25 CET
hi-tech
Researchers make dead rat’s heart beat againScientists have found a way to make a dead rat’s heart beat once again. The technique could be used… 17/01/08 19:11 CET
le mag
Flexible, high-tech furniture on show in CologneThe abundance of iPod white at the annual IMM show in Cologne indicates that the line between high… 17/01/08 19:02 CET
world news
Prodi weakened as key ally leaves governmentThe Italian government’s tenuous grip on power has been further weakened, with the party of a key… 17/01/08 19:21 CET
British Council shuts regional Russian offices as diplomatic row deepensThe British government’s cultural arm has closed its regional offices in Russia, saying… 17/01/08 19:21 CET
Presidential poll presents clear choices for SerbiaA pro-Western liberal or a staunch nationalist. Serbia makes it choice on Sunday in a presidential… 17/01/08 19:21 CET
British Airways passengers hail “hero” pilotAll 152 passengers and crew escaped safely after a plane crash-landed at London’s Heathrow Airport… 17/01/08 19:21 CET
Kenya opposition says police shot dead protestersKenya’s opposition has accused the police of shooting dead at least seven people on the second day… 17/01/08 19:21 CET
Police clash with Kenyan protesters for second dayThere has been further violence in Kenya on a second day of protests against President Mwai… 17/01/08 13:18 CET
Italian PM expected to replace justice ministerItalian Prime Minister Romano Prodi is expected to announce a replacement for his justice minister… 17/01/08 13:18 CET
Russia warns independent Kosovo can never join UNRussia has warned that Kosovo will never become a member of the United Nations or other… 17/01/08 13:18 CET
Australia tries to solve whale of a problemAustralia is to send a ship to pick up two environmental activists who have boarded a Japanese… 17/01/08 13:17 CET
Kenya: UN aid appeal after post-election turmoilThe United Nations has launched an urgent appeal for humanitarian aid to help an estimated half a… 17/01/08 08:13 CET
Italy’s government under pressure after resignationFurther strain has been heaped on Italy’s fragile 19-month government following the resignation of… 17/01/08 08:13 CET
Romanian ex-ministers to face corruption probeThe Romanian president Traian Basescu has given the go-ahead for criminal corruption inquiries into… 17/01/08 08:13 CET
Castro says he is too weak for election campaignCuban leader Fidel Castro has said in a written communiqué that he is not strong enough to speak in… 17/01/08 08:13 CET
No recognition, but no war either – Serbia on KosovoThe President of Serbia has told the UN Security Council that his country will never recognise an… 17/01/08 08:13 CET
Is Kosovo the key in Serbia’s presidential election?Kosovo’s imminent declaration of independence has turned the Albanian-majority province into a… 17/01/08 07:27 CET
