cinema
Indie film world flocks to GijonThe International Film Festival of Gijon in northern Spain has built a name as one of the most… 26/11/08 17:25 CET
Rio stars in Evora short film festThe FIKE international short film festival is in its seventh year, bringing a buzz to the… 26/11/08 17:25 CET
corporate
Porsche puts brakes on VW plansThe German sports car maker Porsche is playing down the possibility that it will take majority… 26/11/08 20:51 CET
Lufthansa announces foray into Italian marketThe German airline Lufthansa has announced it is putting a toe into Italy’s market, by launching… 26/11/08 20:51 CET
economy
Fourth interest cut in six weeks for ChinaChina’s central bank has cut key lending and deposit interest rates by more than 1 percentage point… 26/11/08 20:51 CET
europa
Czech court paves way for ratification of EU reform treatyThe Czech Constitutional Court has ruled that the EU reform treaty conforms with Czech law… 26/11/08 21:14 CET
Cheaper text messages in Europe on the cardsEuropean Union governments look set to back price caps on the cost of sending text messages and… 26/11/08 21:14 CET
EU approves a 200 billion euro boost to ease recessionThe European Commission has approved a package aimed at giving the sagging European economy a… 26/11/08 15:59 CET
fly
Air industry tries to clean up its actAir transport is having a growing effect on the environment. How can technological development and… 26/11/08 12:16 CET
markets
European bourses have a flat dayEuropean stock markets ended the day broadly flat in sharp contrast to Monday’s record nine and ten… 26/11/08 20:51 CET
world news
Mumbai stricken by terrorist attackPolice in the Indian city of Mumbai say at least 80 people have been killed and 250 injured in… 26/11/08 20:52 CET
Second night for Bangkok castawaysThailand enters another night of tension, after Prime Minister Somchai Wongsawat spoke to the… 26/11/08 20:06 CET
Man gets life for fathering 19 with daughtersBritain’s social services are again in the pillory following the conviction of a man for raping his… 26/11/08 20:06 CET
Greenland looks to oil to fund life without DenmarkGreenlanders have overwhelmingly voted for heightened autonomy in a referendum that takes the… 26/11/08 20:05 CET
Russian war games in GeorgiaWar has broken out again between Russia and Georgia, with Poland and Ukraine dragged into the… 26/11/08 20:04 CET
EU/China summit cancelled over Dalai LamaFury over a European welcome for the Dalai Lama has led China to cancel an EU summit which could… 26/11/08 20:04 CET
Shinawatra’s political spectre haunts ThailandThe ousted prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra inspires both devotion and revulsion in Thailand… 26/11/08 20:03 CET
Barroso boosts recession hit Europe with a 200 billion injectionIt is billed as a short, sharp boost aimed at reviving the sagging European economy. European… 26/11/08 20:03 CET
Merkel sets limits on economy rescue spendingThe German Chancellor has again warned that she will not write blank cheques to save her country’s… 26/11/08 17:01 CET
China deepens Dalai Lama diplomatic freezeThe European Union Council says China has postponed its upcoming economic summit with the EU, due… 26/11/08 14:19 CET
EU launches three-pronged attack on economic crisisEurope’s economic rescue plan has consumers firmly in its sights, targeting as it does three basic… 26/11/08 14:10 CET
Iraq to vote on US withdrawal pactThe planned withdrawal of American forces from Iraq faces its final hurdle today, when parliament… 26/11/08 14:10 CET
Russian mayor shot deadThe mayor of one of the biggest cities in Russia’s turbulent North Caucasus has died after being… 26/11/08 13:34 CET
Czech judges ok Lisbon TreatyEurope’s controversial Lisbon Treaty, designed to smooth out much of the EU’s affairs, has passed a… 26/11/08 12:05 CET
Thai army calls on government to quitThailand’s embattled Prime Minister has rejected calls that he dissolve parliament and call new… 26/11/08 11:35 CET
Anti-government protestors take over Bangkok airportHundreds of anti-government protestors have overwhelmed police at Thailand’s main international… 26/11/08 08:15 CET
Aubry confirmed as French Socialist leaderThe confirmation of Martine Aubry as the new leader of France’s opposition Socialists seems to have… 26/11/08 08:15 CET
Consumer spending hits 28-year low in USThe US economy continues to shrink as consumer spending plunges to a 28-year low according to the… 26/11/08 08:15 CET
Moscow and Kiev reach gas debt dealMoscow and Kiev have reached a deal on Ukraine’s gas debt to Russia, warding off a new crisis for… 26/11/08 08:15 CET
Brussels to outline its economic recovery planThe European Commission will today urge the bloc’s 27 members to unite on a two-year recovery plan… 26/11/08 06:06 CET
Greenland votes to extend autonomy from DenmarkOfficial results show that more than 75 percent of people living in Greenland have voted “Yes” in a… 26/11/08 04:56 CET
