futuris

• Digital technology at a cinema near you

  Cinema of the future is coming to a theatre near you: The introduction of digital technologies… 27/08/08 17:05 CET

hi-tech

• Rat’s brain powers robot

  Scientists in the UK have developed a robot whose movements are controlled by biological brain… 27/08/08 16:14 CET

le mag

• The Automatic hope for second Monster hit

  Welsh pop rockers The Automatic are hoping to shake off the tag of ‘that Monster band’ with the… 27/08/08 16:14 CET

world news

• Democrats await Joe Bidon and Bill Clinton

  Staking out the territory, vice-presidential hopeful Joe Bidon has done a test run ahead of his big… 27/08/08 19:56 CET

• More US aid for Georgia as East-West tensions rise

  A second US naval vessel has docked in Georgia, delivering more humanitarian aid. Its arrival came… 27/08/08 19:56 CET

• Can Biden rebuild broken Democratic bridges?

  Hillary Clinton has made it clear that the past is the past and her party must now come together if… 27/08/08 19:56 CET

• Clooney and Pitt star at Venice Film Festival

  Brad Pitt and George Clooney; for at least half the world it doesn’t come much better, and the… 27/08/08 19:56 CET

• OSCE monitors patrol Georgia/S.Ossetia border

  It is generally peaceful, but tension is rising in villages along the border between South Ossetia… 27/08/08 19:56 CET

• Ukraine reacts angrily to Russia’s move on Georgia regions

  The Ukrainian port of Sevastopol is the latest potential clash point between Russia and its… 27/08/08 18:16 CET

• Kouchner says Russia broke international law

  French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner has called Moscow’s recognition of the independence of… 27/08/08 16:05 CET

• Medvedev defiant in face of international condemnation

  Despite a barrage of international criticism, Russia remains defiant over its decision to recognise… 27/08/08 13:51 CET

• Deadly Gustav hits Haiti and Dominican Republic

  Hurricane Gustav turned deadly as it smashed into Haiti and the Dominican Republic. Local officials… 27/08/08 13:46 CET

• Hillary: Now’s the time to back Obama

  Hours before the Democrats choose their candidate for November’s US presidential election, there… 27/08/08 12:07 CET

• Deadly chemical plant blasts spark environmental fears in China

  A series of explosions at a chemical plant in southwest China has triggered fears of a major… 27/08/08 11:25 CET

• Europeans concerned over Moscow’s Georgian policy

  “Very dangerous” is how French foreign minister Bernard Kouchner has described Moscow’s recognition… 27/08/08 10:35 CET

• Russia sidelines UN on Georgia

  Before the UN has had time to act on the crisis in Georgia, the Russian president’s recognition of… 27/08/08 07:28 CET

• Hollywood films low key at Venice Film Festival

  Last minute preparations are underway for the Venice International Film Festival in Italy. The… 27/08/08 07:28 CET

• Clinton calls for an Obama presidency and blasts McCain

  Hillary Clinton has had her day at the Democrat convention in Denver. Not the day she had been… 27/08/08 06:07 CET

• Kouchner claims ethnic cleansing in Georgia

  European foreign ministers have been outraged by Russia’s actions in Georgia, and France’s Bernard… 27/08/08 03:05 CET

• Russian President defiant in face of West’s censure

  Russia is not frightened of another Cold War. That is the word from its President Dmitry Medvedev… 27/08/08 02:36 CET

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