cinema

• Return of the Madagascar gang

  Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa continues the tale of the group of animals who broke out of New York’s… 03/11/08 16:48 CET

corporate

• German engineering workers strike over pay

  Thousands of German engineering union members have been on strike, in an increasingly bitter pay… 03/11/08 19:59 CET

• SocGen’s quarterly profit drops

  French bank Societe Generale has reported an almost 84 percent drop in third-quarter net profit… 03/11/08 19:58 CET

economy

• EU says euro zone already in recession

  The 15 countries using the euro are already in a technical recession the European Commission has… 03/11/08 19:58 CET

europa

• EU-US relations put strained Bush years behind them, but what next?

  Nothing that happens in America is viewed with indifference in Europe. The old and new worlds have… 03/11/08 20:04 CET

le mag

• “Holy Grail” on display in London

  Tracing the rise and fall of the Byzantine Empire, a ground-breaking exhibition has opened at the… 03/11/08 16:48 CET

markets

• Credit freeze thaw boosts shares

  After a day of choppy trading, European shares finished up on Monday, as signs emerged that the… 03/11/08 19:59 CET

• US investors await election outcome

  As Americans prepared to vote, US investors were waiting anxiously to see who their new president… 03/11/08 19:58 CET

world news

• McCain pleads for help to win

  Republican John McCain launched his last full day of campaigning in Tampa, Florida, pleading with… 03/11/08 19:29 CET

• US turnout record expected to be smashed

  Record participation is being predicted in this year’s US presidential election. Hence questions… 03/11/08 19:22 CET

• Obama launches final round of rallies in Florida

  Frontrunner Democrat Barack Obama started his final day of campaigning in Florida – the scene of… 03/11/08 19:09 CET

• Anti-US protests in Iran

  Just a day before Americans elect a new president, anti-US protests have taken place in the Iranian… 03/11/08 19:01 CET

• Presidential sidekicks could one day run America

  In the shadow of the presidential candidates are their all-important running mates. Opinions may… 03/11/08 18:55 CET

• Obama and McCain in final sprint

  There is just one day to go to chase the crucial votes that will decide their fate. The … 03/11/08 18:47 CET

• Aid convoy finds Congolese refugee camps empty

  Where have all the refugees gone? The question is being asked after a UN aid convoy entered a… 03/11/08 18:38 CET

• French aid worker seized in Kabul

  Police in the Afghan capital Kabul have been carrying out vehicle searches after gunmen captured a… 03/11/08 18:31 CET

• Pahor nominated as Slovenia’s prime minister

  After success in September’s elections, Slovenia’s centre-left leader Borut Pahor has been asked to… 03/11/08 16:45 CET

• US elections: Expats’ vote could play a crucial role

  Gathered at a bar in Brussels, American expatriates backing Democrat Barack Obama have been… 03/11/08 15:47 CET

• UN aid convoy enters east Congo rebel zone

  Amid growing warnings that a humanitarian catastrophe is unfolding in the Democratic Republic of… 03/11/08 13:41 CET

• Young voters may hold key to White House

  Young people are among those expected to vote in the US presidential election in larger numbers… 03/11/08 13:31 CET

• French aid worker kidnapped in Afghanistan

  A French aid worker has been kidnapped in Kabul, just days after arriving in Afghanistan. An Afghan… 03/11/08 11:17 CET

• McCain campaigning hard in crucial swing states

  Republican candidate John McCain is battling to overcome a strong challenge from Obama in a dozen… 03/11/08 11:11 CET

• US: candidates gear up for final campaign day

  There is just a day to go before polls open in the United States to elect a new president. In the… 03/11/08 11:05 CET

• UN aid convoy to set out from Goma in DRC

  The UN is to send much-needed humanitarian aid to the tens of thousands of people displaced by… 03/11/08 07:36 CET

• “Cash” Gordon on Gulf states tour

  The British Prime Minister Gordon Brown has taken the search for a way out of the global financial… 03/11/08 07:36 CET

• Obama gets in the swing in Ohio

  With little more than hours to go before the US election, Democrat Presidential hopeful Barack… 03/11/08 07:36 CET

• McCain still believes as US election hits the home straight

  John McCain continues to believe despite the polls giving Obama a clear lead, as the clock ticks… 03/11/08 07:36 CET

• Storms cause chaos in France and Spain

  Heavy rain and strong winds have caused chaos across a swathe of central France and Northern Spain… 03/11/08 02:46 CET

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