cinema
WantedWanted staring Angelina Jolie, James McAvoy and Lorna Scott premiers at LA film festival. Wanted is… 27/06/08 16:48 CET
corporate
Costly oil and profit warnings hit European sharesOil prices held near a record high of more than $142 a barrel on both sides of the Atlantic on… 27/06/08 20:53 CET
More evidence of UK slowdownThe UK economy grew more slowly than previously thought in the first quarter according to the… 27/06/08 19:55 CET
Bill Gates reboots his lifeThe world’s most famous – and richest – computer geek has effectively retired. Bill Gates is… 27/06/08 19:55 CET
Gazprom aiming to be world’s energy leaderGazprom’s chief executive Alexei Miller has told the Russian state-owned energy giant’s… 27/06/08 19:55 CET
europa
Moscow hosts EU-Russia summit in oil-rich Siberian hubThe choice of the venue for the EU-Russia summit speaks volumes – the booming hub of… 27/06/08 20:04 CET
EU and Russia off to a good start at Siberia summitAs expected, Russia has announced the start of long-delayed talks on a new partnership pact with… 27/06/08 14:52 CET
europeans
Drugs’ long road from lab to pharmacyMedicines seem such simple things. But the journey of a new drug, from the lab to the pharmacy, is… 27/06/08 19:47 CET
le mag
Jazz a Vienne: great music, great venue, great timeThe 28th Vienne Jazz Festival in the South of France is one of the most respected and enjoyed in… 27/06/08 16:48 CET
parlamento
Counterfeit drugs: Europe’s bitter pillMillions of fake medical treatments are finding their way into the EU each year. Many of them are… 27/06/08 19:47 CET
space
Jason 2 to monitor global climate changesSea levels are rising everywhere, but in some areas they are rising quicker than others, bringing… 27/06/08 18:38 CET
world news
Support builds for European Immigration pactThe meeting in Zaragoza between French Prime Minister Francois Fillon and his Spanish counterpart… 27/06/08 19:56 CET
North Korea blows up reactor cooling towerNorth Korea has destroyed the cooling tower at its plutonium-producing Yongbyon nuclear plant… 27/06/08 19:50 CET
London hosts 90th birthday concert for MandelaA concert paying tribute to Nelson Mandela is being held in London’s Hyde Park. The event is being… 27/06/08 19:45 CET
Sex workers strut their stuff for right to work in central MadridRolling out the red carpet, sex workers in Spain have put on a fashion show in central Madrid, in a… 27/06/08 19:36 CET
Basque parliament supports self-determination referendumThe Basque regional parliament has voted to carry out a controversial referendum on self-… 27/06/08 19:28 CET
Obama and Clinton rally in UnityThe name could not have been more appropriate: Hillary Clinton has decided to join her former rival… 27/06/08 19:15 CET
By-election woes spoil Brown’s first anniversary as Britain’s PMIt has been a very unhappy anniversary for British Prime Minister Gordon Brown. Exactly a year… 27/06/08 18:09 CET
Turn-out low in “sham” Zimbabwe electionVoting has been slow in today’s Zimbabwean run-off election, which has been dismissed by the EU as… 27/06/08 15:36 CET
Basque assembly gives self-determination plan green lightThe parliament of the Basque region in Spain has approved a proposal for a referendum on… 27/06/08 14:52 CET
Italy wants EU ambassadors out of ZimbabweAs voting continues in Zimbabwe’s run-off presidential election, Italy has called for the… 27/06/08 14:52 CET
North Korea brings down reactor towerNorth Korea has demolished a cooling tower at its Yongbyon nuclear plant. The move is part of a… 27/06/08 14:52 CET
Ballot box blow as UK’s Brown marks first year as PMThings are going from bad to worse for Britain’s leader Gordon Brown. As he marks his first year as… 27/06/08 14:52 CET
Brown under pressure after a difficult first yearGordon Brown was smiling and full of optimism as he entered Downing Street a year ago, but he is… 27/06/08 14:52 CET
Colombia’s Uribe seeks vote on new electionsIn a tug of war with the legal system, Colombia’s president wants the people to decide whether new… 27/06/08 14:52 CET
New domain names to suit usersInternet regulators have voted to allow the creation of thousands of new domain names. ICANN (the… 27/06/08 07:42 CET
Zimbabwe votes in discredited presidential electionDespite an international outcry and the withdrawal of the opposition candidate Zimbabweans vote… 27/06/08 07:40 CET
New high for oil as Libya signals production cutOil has gushed to a new record, at one stage topping 140 dollars a barrel after Libya raised the… 27/06/08 07:38 CET
Obama and Clinton bury the hatchetsDemocratic presidential candidate Barack Obama has been holding a joint fund-raising dinner in… 27/06/08 07:36 CET
Russia/EU begin talks on energy, trade and tiesHaving broken the ice over dinner last night it is down to business today for Russian and … 27/06/08 07:34 CET
military action urged over rocket attacksIsraeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert is coming under pressure to order a military response after… 27/06/08 01:45 CET
