cinema

• Two war-films screen at Venice

  “Nuit de Chien” and “Hurt Locker” have both been shown at the Venice Film Festival. The two films… 05/09/08 17:35 CET

corporate

• Oil falls on slowing demand and rising dollar

  Oil prices continue to slide thanks to falling demand. Adding to the effect is the strengthening of… 05/09/08 19:33 CET

• Rouble bounces back

  Russia’s currency rose after the country’s central bank stepped into the market and sold foreign… 05/09/08 19:33 CET

economy

• US jobs toll even worse than expected.

  The US unemployment rate shot up in August as 84,000 jobs were lost during the month and the… 05/09/08 19:33 CET

le mag

• Catherine Millet – “Jour de Souffrance “

  French writer Catherine Millet made her name with a memoir of her countless sexual flings, but it… 05/09/08 17:35 CET

markets

• Growth fears pull down European stocks

  European shares fell for a third day running on Friday finishing down over 2%. It was the worst… 05/09/08 19:35 CET

parlamento

• Moroccan hinterland thirsts for closer EU ties

  The European Union is poised to grant Morocco an ‘advanced statute’ to make it the Euromed country… 05/09/08 21:24 CET

sawa

• A Syrian perspective on the Golan Heights

  The Golan Heights are at the very heart of the Middle East conflict and talks to try to resolve it… 05/09/08 17:35 CET

world news

• Biden bites back after Palin put-down

  In the Democratic camp the gloves are off. It was Obama’s running mate, Joe Biden, who led the… 05/09/08 20:12 CET

• Republican team hits the campaign trail

  After stealing presidential rival Barack Obama’s thunder over the need for root and branch change… 05/09/08 20:12 CET

• Cheney urges unity over Caucasus crisis

  American Vice President Dick Cheney is in Ukraine on the final leg of his tour aimed at bolstering… 05/09/08 20:08 CET

• Whose fault was the South Ossetia conflict?

  Several European Union countries have called for an international enquiry into the Russia-Georgia… 05/09/08 20:08 CET

• Libya travels a long road to redemption

  Libya’s long journey towards international acceptance began four years ago. It was in 2004 that… 05/09/08 20:08 CET

• Rice visit completes restoration of US-Libya ties

  US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has arrived in Libya at the start of what she herself has… 05/09/08 19:13 CET

• Third US naval ship takes aid to Georgia

  The US Navy has sent a third ship to Georgia to deliver humanitarian aid. The USS Mount Whitney… 05/09/08 19:07 CET

• Spanish ministers back pedal over visa claims

  The Spanish Government has acted to calm fears over plans to stop issuing visas to unskilled… 05/09/08 18:36 CET

• Claims of “chaos” in Angola’s election

  An historic election in Angola has been marked by complaints about disorganisation and delays. In… 05/09/08 16:16 CET

• Spain wants crackdown on foreign labour

  Spain is planning to stop issuing visas to unskilled migrant workers. Posposals aimed at stemming a… 05/09/08 13:55 CET

• McCain rings the changes

  Change, says John McCain, will be the hallmark of his administration if he is elected President of… 05/09/08 13:52 CET

• Street protests as McCain makes speech

  Police and protesters clashed near the convention hall shortly before John McCain accepted the… 05/09/08 13:52 CET

• Bhutto’s widower poised for Pakistan’s presidency

  It is against a backdrop of security fears, political instability and a sagging economy that… 05/09/08 13:52 CET

• US aid ship arrives at Russian-patrolled Georgian port

  A third US naval ship has been delivering humanitarian aid to Georgia. However, unlike the two… 05/09/08 13:08 CET

• French uproar over Taliban ambush trophy photos

  The security of NATO troops in Afghanistan is being widely debated again in France after a magazine… 05/09/08 07:53 CET

• Spain appoints panel to consider unrestricted abortion

  Spain has taken a first step towards relaxing its stringent laws on abortion, but the Socialist… 05/09/08 07:53 CET

• More than 100 dead in storm-hit Haiti

  Few in Haiti will forget hurricane season 2008. In the port city of Gonaives, hungry people are… 05/09/08 07:53 CET

• Angolan election expected to maintain status quo

  For the first time in 16 years, Angolans vote today in an election widely expected to extend the… 05/09/08 07:53 CET

• McCain accepts Republican Presidential nomination

  Republican presidential hopeful John McCain has formally accepted his party’s nomination as… 05/09/08 06:13 CET

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