cinema
Theron stars in The Burning PlainCharlize Theron’s latest film The Burning Plain opens this week in Europe. Directed by Guillermo… 11/03/09 17:40 CET
corporate
Continental to close tyre plantsFaced with falling demand, the German car parts company Continental plans to cut nearly 1,900 jobs… 11/03/09 21:09 CET
economy
ITB travel industry fair under an economic cloudThe world’s biggest travel trade fair, ITB, is underway in Germany’s capital Berlin with the… 11/03/09 21:09 CET
UK prints money to battle recessionBritain has officially started quantitative easing – effectively printing money – as a way of… 11/03/09 21:09 CET
Recession stunts Norway’s pension fundNorway’s sovereign wealth fund lost the equivalent of 72 billion euros last year as its investments… 11/03/09 21:09 CET
europa
Ship passenger compensation under Erika IIIErika III has been passed. The law package approved in the European Parliament provides for a… 11/03/09 21:09 CET
New Eurovignette for more trucks, more roadsThe proposed Eurovignette directive that charges goods vehicles of more than 3.5 tonnes according… 11/03/09 21:09 CET
Netherlands criticised over asylum stanceA human rights report by the Council of Europe shows the Netherlands in a critical light over its… 11/03/09 21:09 CET
futuris
Europeans pioneer ocean acidification researchEuropean scientists are carrying out pioneering research into ocean acidification. As CO2 is… 11/03/09 18:15 CET
hi-tech
US scientists develop new cementScientists at a laboratory in North Carolina are working on new construction methods and materials. 11/03/09 17:44 CET
le mag
Fonda opens on Broadway in musical mysteryJane Fonda has opened in a play on Broadway for the first time in 45 years – 33 Variations. It… 11/03/09 17:33 CET
markets
Wednesday 11 MarchEuropean shares finished higher after a day of choppy trade. Financial stocks were strong, helped… 11/03/09 21:09 CET
world news
‘We Don’t Wanna Put In’Georgia has pulled out of the Eurovision Song Contest in Moscow after organisers banned its song… 11/03/09 22:16 CET
Disbelief in Germany after deadly school shootingGermany is in shock after a school shooting which has left 16 people dead. A 17-year-old opened… 11/03/09 19:52 CET
Gunman kills 10, then himself, in AlabamaIn the United States, a gunman went on a deadly killing spree in Alabama. After a 20 kilometre car… 11/03/09 19:52 CET
Thousands rally for peace in N.IrelandSeveral demonstrations have taken place in Northern Ireland in protest at the recent deadly attacks… 11/03/09 19:52 CET
Merkel speaks of “shock” over Winnenden killingsGermany’s Chancellor has been speaking of her shock at the gun rampage in Winnenden. She called it… 11/03/09 19:52 CET
Madrid remembers deadly train bombingsRelatives and victims of the Madrid train bombings have been holding ceremonies to mark the fifth… 11/03/09 19:52 CET
NATO role central to Sarkozy’s Atlantic visionFrance quit the NATO command and ordered the organisation to close its headquarters in France after… 11/03/09 19:52 CET
German school shooting sparks row over gun controlAs more grizzly details emerge about the teenager behind the attack, questions are being raised… 11/03/09 19:16 CET
Sarkozy wants France back at the heart of NATOThe French President has confirmed that he wants his country to become a full member of NATO again… 11/03/09 19:07 CET
Seven hurt in grenade attack in KievAuthorities in Ukraine have launched a manhunt after a grenade attack on Kiev’s main railway… 11/03/09 17:47 CET
Ex-student blamed for German school shootingMore than a dozen firearms are reported to have been recovered at the gunman’s home. Police say the… 11/03/09 14:40 CET
At least 16 dead in German school shootingA school shooting in Germany has left at least 16 people dead. The victims are reported to include… 11/03/09 14:40 CET
Spain marks Madrid bombing anniversaryMemorial ceremonies have been taking place across Spain to commemorate the fifth anniversary of the… 11/03/09 13:35 CET
US Congress eases some Cuba sanctionsThe U.S. Senate has passed a bill that eases some sanctions against Cuba. The move allows… 11/03/09 13:35 CET
Gunman kills fifteen people at school in GermanyMedia reports in Germany say fifteen people have been killed at a school by a person in combat… 11/03/09 11:30 CET
Italian parliament launches fingerprint votingItaly’s lower house of parliament has ushered in fingerprint recognition voting in a bid to stamp… 11/03/09 08:09 CET
Gunman goes on killing spree in southern USAt least ten people have been killed in a shooting spree and car chase in the southern United… 11/03/09 08:09 CET
Angolan leader in Lisbon for two-day state visitAngolan President Jose Eduardo Dos Santos has begun his first state visit to Portugal, hoping to… 11/03/09 08:09 CET
Madoff facing 150 years behind bars if found guiltyBernard Madoff, the investor accused of an unprecedented 40 billion euro financial swindle, has… 11/03/09 08:09 CET
Don’t underestimate dissident IRA, warns AhernFormer Irish Prime Minister Bertie Ahern has said dissident Republican groups in Northern Ireland… 11/03/09 08:09 CET
