cinema

• Realistic look at US youth hits Europe

  “American Teen” won the best directorial award for a documentary to Nanette Burstein at this years‘… 10/11/08 17:01 CET

corporate

• Deutsche Post cutting 16,000 DHL jobs

  Deutsche Post is to layoff 9,500 more people at its loss-making DHL division in the United States… 10/11/08 20:13 CET

• Santander in shock capital move

  Spain’s biggest bank, Santander, surprised the markets by saying it is to sell 7.2 billion euros… 10/11/08 20:08 CET

economy

• China to boost economy with spending package

  The Chinese government has approved a massive spending package, with 450 billion euros being… 10/11/08 20:08 CET

• AIG gets more help as Fannie Mae wanes

  The US Treasury has nearly doubled its rescue package for the massive insurance firm American… 10/11/08 20:08 CET

europa

• EU to resume partnership talks with Russia

  The European Union says it is ready to resume partnership talks with Russia. These talks on a… 10/11/08 21:23 CET

• EU to deploy force against piracy

  From December, the European Union will deploy ships and aircraft off the coast of Somalia to guard… 10/11/08 20:13 CET

hi-tech

• ESA prepares re-entry research vehicle

  With space exploration projected to expand rapidly, including the possibility of space tourism… 10/11/08 17:01 CET

interview

• Sargsyan: Armenia joining NATO is “not on the agenda”

  Since April this year, Serzh Sargsyan has been President of the Republic of Armenia. A former… 10/11/08 19:29 CET

le mag

• Legend gets new vibes from Estelle collaboration

  “Evolver” is the third studio album by R&B/soul singer John Legend, and he says it’s a… 10/11/08 17:01 CET

markets

• China move lifts markets

  Europe’s stock markets – and commodity prices – enjoyed an early boost on Monday thanks to a… 10/11/08 20:13 CET

world news

• Bush greets Obama for White House tour

  US President-elect Barack Obama has arrived at the White House for talks with President Bush and a… 10/11/08 20:35 CET

• German police force through nuclear shipment

  Environmental protesters trying to block the route of a shipment of nuclear waste in Germany have… 10/11/08 19:35 CET

• Strike action brings headache for Italian commuters

  A one day strike by rail and transit unions has brought widespread disorder to Italy’s transport… 10/11/08 19:27 CET

• Spain to maintain troop levels in Afghanistan

  Spain has made it clear that it will maintain its troop levels in Afghanistan. It comes after two… 10/11/08 17:14 CET

• Serbian police swoop on factory in Mladic hunt

  Serbian police have searched premises in the centre of the country as the hunt for war crimes… 10/11/08 16:48 CET

• Anit-terror police investigate rail network attacks

  French anti-terror police are on the hunt for vandals after several attacks on France’s rail… 10/11/08 16:41 CET

• Turkey marks 70th anniversary of Republic’s founder

  Turks have been paying tribute to the founder of their republic on the 70th anniversary of his… 10/11/08 13:14 CET

• German riot police break up nuclear train protests

  A train with a cargo of nuclear waste has finally arrived at its destination near a storage… 10/11/08 12:47 CET

• Italy’s transport unions begin 24-hour strike

  Italy has been brought to a standstill after transport unions began a one-day strike over pay and… 10/11/08 12:41 CET

• Legendary singer Miriam Makeba dies of heart attack

  The music world has been rocked by the death of legendary South African singer Miriam Makeba, who… 10/11/08 12:25 CET

• French authorities step up hunt for rail vandals

  France’s high speed TGV trains have been affected by further acts of vandalism after concrete… 10/11/08 12:17 CET

• Suicide bombers bring renewed bloodshed to Iraq

  Suicide bombers, one of them reportedly a girl of 13, have shattered Iraq’s relative stability of… 10/11/08 09:44 CET

• Protestors block German nuclear waste transfer

  Thousands of anti-nuclear protesters have been spending the weekend doing what they can to disrupt… 10/11/08 08:01 CET

• DR Congo gets troop pledge from southern neighbours

  Southern African countries say they are ready to sent a peacekeeping force to the Democratic… 10/11/08 08:01 CET

• Payouts begin for US relatives of Lockerbie victims

  Almost twenty years after the 1988 bombing of Pan Am flight 103 over Lockerbie in Scotland, the… 10/11/08 08:01 CET

• G20 calls for an expanded role to combat the global financial crisis

  Developing countries are calling for a more coordinated and global action plan to fight the… 10/11/08 08:01 CET

• Haiti school operation no longer rescue but recovery

  Emergency crews at a collapsed school in Haiti are to end their search for survivors and will soon… 10/11/08 01:46 CET

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