cinema
Woody Allen’s sensual Spanish summerWoody Allen’s 43rd picture Vicky Cristina Barcelona follows two American friends, played by Rebecca… 19/09/08 17:33 CET
corporate
Lehman Brothers blunder costs KfWTwo board members and a junior manager at German state owned lender KfW have been suspended over… 19/09/08 20:34 CET
Telecom Italia to cut jobsThe three main unions at Telecom Italia say that an agreement has been reached for 5,000 job cuts -… 19/09/08 20:34 CET
Slim chance of Alitalia rescue dealObservers say the chance of another 11th hour rescue deal for Alitalia seems remote. It is an… 19/09/08 20:15 CET
Alitalia staff and passengers kept in the darkAlitalia flights are still running, but passengers are being kept in the dark about how long that… 19/09/08 20:15 CET
economy
China challenges US at WTOChina has lodged a complaint against the United States at the World Trade Organisation. It wants… 19/09/08 20:34 CET
IMF urges action to avoid worse downturnA gloomy assessment from the International Monetary Fund which says that most of the world’s… 19/09/08 20:34 CET
Barroso and Fillon call for EU unity on crisesThe president of the European Commission has warned that the coming months will pose significant… 19/09/08 07:26 CET
europa
ESA shortens list of bidders for GalileoThe European Space Agency has whittled down to 11 the number of industrial groups invited to… 19/09/08 20:09 CET
Russia confound’s EU efforts to speak with single voice on foreign policyThe EU countries are split over dealings with Russia after talks collapsed over where it will let… 19/09/08 20:09 CET
le mag
Metallica has released a new album, Death MagneticIt’s their first studio album since 2003’s St Anger, which sold nearly six million copies worldwide… 19/09/08 17:33 CET
markets
Paulson’s toxic debt poulticeA US government plan to resolve Wall Street’s financial crisis has prompted a surge in shares… 19/09/08 07:26 CET
world news
Brown calls for unity ahead of Labour conferenceBritain’s beleaguered Prime Minister has called for unity ahead of his party’s annual… 19/09/08 20:07 CET
China called to account over baby milk scandalChina’s baby milk crisis has prompted the EU to call for a full investigation into how milk… 19/09/08 19:42 CET
Anger at “anti-Islamisation” conference in CologneTension has been growing in the centre of the German city of Cologne as a far right group began… 19/09/08 19:42 CET
US moves to counter credit crisisPresident Bush has been explaining why the US government needs to spend hundreds of billions of… 19/09/08 19:37 CET
Austria’s far-right parties pull ahead in pollsAs Austria prepares to let 16-year-olds vote for the first time in a general election, polls… 19/09/08 18:04 CET
Livni and Kadima party bosses talk tacticsIsrael’s Foreign Minister has held a meeting with her Kadima party executive to discuss the best… 19/09/08 13:51 CET
Alitalia facing prospect of imminent liquidationUnless there is a last-minute breakthrough, the failing Italian airline Alitalia is facing the… 19/09/08 13:27 CET
Pyongyang snubs West and restarts nuclear plantNorth Korea has restarted its nuclear research plant, in defiance of aid-for-disarmament talks with… 19/09/08 13:27 CET
Livni and Kadima party bosses talk tacticsIsrael’s Foreign Minister has held a meeting with her Kadima party executive to discuss the best… 19/09/08 13:25 CET
Markets rally after US plan to halt money crisisWorld stock markets are in a buoyant mood, after US policymakers unveiled plans to fix the crisis… 19/09/08 13:25 CET
Indian police shoot suspected terroristsPolice hunting the bombers who struck last week in the Indian capital, New Delhi, have shot dead… 19/09/08 13:25 CET
Fresh milk now contaminated with Chinese melamineLeading Chinese dairies are now being investigated in connection with the tainted milk scandal… 19/09/08 07:26 CET
Spain bans another suspected ETA allySpain’s Supreme Court has banned another Basque group, the PCTV party. The move comes just days… 19/09/08 07:25 CET
UN delegates assess war damageA UN delegation is touring South Ossetia to assess the damage caused during clashes between… 19/09/08 07:25 CET
Livni leads Kadima political bartering in IsraelThe political horse-trading in Israel looks sets to be a round-the-clock affair as Ehud Olmert’s… 19/09/08 07:25 CET
