interview
What is Israel voting for?Elie Barnavi is an Israeli historian and political scientist based in Brussels. He is the former… 09/02/09 18:37 CET
questions for europe
New deal on climate changeThis December the international community must agree on new climate protection measures. What is… 09/02/09 21:10 CET
Taking the pulse of Europe’s consumersThe European Union’s Annual Consumer Scoreboard Report checks out in which areas consumers are… 09/02/09 21:10 CET
science
“Primordial soup” captured on cameraPictures from the famous Swedish photographer Lennart Nilsson show what scientists from the… 09/02/09 16:55 CET
world news
Woman in Italian right-to-die case diesEluana Englaro, the woman at the centre of a right-to-die controversy in Italy, has died in… 09/02/09 21:12 CET
Obama urges it’s now or never for stimulusPresident Barack Obama has held his first press conference since taking the White House. The… 09/02/09 20:42 CET
German economy has a new man at the wheelKarl-Theodor zu Guttenberg is set to become the country’s youngest ever Economy Minister after… 09/02/09 20:01 CET
Obama urges it’s now or never for stimulusPresident Barack Obama has held his first press conference since taking the White House. The… 09/02/09 19:54 CET
ETA bomb protest at outlawing of two partiesAlthough no-one was hurt in this morning’s ETA bombing of the Ferrovial headquarters in northern… 09/02/09 19:44 CET
Israel gears up for cliff-hanger electionIn Israel, voting has started for the army on the eve of a general election, which is expected to… 09/02/09 19:35 CET
Australia stunned by southern firestormAustralia is mourning victims of the worst wildfires the country has ever witnessed. On… 09/02/09 19:24 CET
Euthanasia battle in Italy goes to the SenateThe battle continues in Italy between those in favour and those against letting a woman, who has… 09/02/09 19:15 CET
Israeli right dominates electionsOn the eve of Israel’s election, the new right is enjoying a surge in support. Much of that… 09/02/09 19:01 CET
ETA blamed for latest Madrid bombA car bomb has exploded in a business park in Madrid, without causing any casualties or injuries… 09/02/09 14:00 CET
Aid organised for burned-out Victoria survivorsHundreds of former residents of the Melbourne suburb of Kingslake have gathered at refugee shelters… 09/02/09 14:00 CET
Police say some fires in S.Australia “arson”Now officially Australia’s worst ever bushfire the flames have claimed over 130 lives, wreaked… 09/02/09 14:00 CET
Merkel forced into economic reshuffleGermany has a new man at the helm of its economy after a forced cabinet reshuffle… 09/02/09 13:54 CET
Swiss say ‘Yes’ to extending worker accessIt was a deeply divisive issue but in the end Swiss voters backed giving Romanian and Bulgarians… 09/02/09 07:49 CET
Israeli election “too close to call”In the final run-up to the Israeli election on Tuesday, many analysts believe the race is too close… 09/02/09 07:49 CET
Madagascar protests go on as death toll risesThere is no let up in the flow of bodies to Madagascar’s mortuaries, and after two weeks of bloody… 09/02/09 07:49 CET
Australia bush fires ease but death toll risesFirefighters in Australia are continuing to battle scores of blazes across a huge swathe of the… 09/02/09 07:49 CET
Slum Dog triumphs at UK film awardsThere was a touch of Hollywood style glitz and glamour in London last night at the British film… 09/02/09 06:07 CET



