cinema

• Good friendships between men

  Two men fall in like, in a new film comedy “I Love you Man”. A man gets engaged and realises he has… 16/04/09 18:06 CET

corporate

• Nokia profit slumps but shares rise

  Nokia, the world’s dominant mobile phone maker, has reported its worst quarterly profit in more… 16/04/09 19:34 CET

economy

• Chinese GDP growth weaker

  It has been confirmed that China just suffered its weakest quarter of economic growth on record… 16/04/09 19:34 CET

• Euro zone inflation and industrial output fall

  The recession continues to effect both purchasers and producers. Inflation in the euro zone… 16/04/09 19:34 CET

• European car sales still weak

  Car production lines keep on rolling but buyers remain scarce and sales in Europe tumbled again in… 16/04/09 19:34 CET

europa

• Longer EU minimum maternity leave proposed

  The minimum period of maternity leave in the EU should go up by almost 50 per cent according to the… 16/04/09 19:48 CET

• European Liberals launch election campaign

  The European Liberals have launched their election campaign putting the fundamental civil liberties… 16/04/09 19:48 CET

world news

• Police stop assassination of Morales

  Bolivia’s President Evo Morales says security forces have thwarted an assassination attempt against… 16/04/09 20:24 CET

• First ballots close in India election

  Voting has ended in the first stage of India’s general election. In all, more than 700… 16/04/09 19:15 CET

• Military exercise will not be cancelled, says NATO

  NATO says planned war games in Georgia will still go ahead, despite Moscow’s demands to call them… 16/04/09 19:05 CET

• Chechens celebrate but NGOs remain wary

  There was jubilation outside the Chechen parliament in Grozny at the announcement that Russia was… 16/04/09 19:04 CET

• Obama begins Latin American tour

  Barack Obama has headed to Mexico, kicking off the first part of an official tour to Latin America… 16/04/09 18:27 CET

• Gordon Brown apologises for smear e-mails

  Gordon Brown has said sorry for offensive e-mails sent by one of his closest advisors that targeted… 16/04/09 18:25 CET

• Mission accomplished for Moscow in Chechnya

  Russia has ended its decade-long tight security operation in Chechnya. Moscow says the mainly… 16/04/09 18:15 CET

• Spain set to drop Guantanamo torture probe

  A Spanish investigation into alleged torture of inmates at the Guantanamo Bay prison camp is less… 16/04/09 18:14 CET

• US envoy makes first visit to Israel

  America’s special Middle East envoy has held talks with Israel’s ultra-nationalist Foreign Minister… 16/04/09 17:04 CET

• Fishermen end port blockade

  French fishermen have lifted their blockade on all cross-channel ports. Earlier, trawlermen… 16/04/09 14:10 CET

• Mexico to welcome Obama visit

  US President Barack Obama arrives in Mexico today on his first trip to Latin America. The… 16/04/09 13:12 CET

• Moscow lifts anti-terror regime in Chechnya

  After a decade, Moscow has lifted its tight anti-terror regime in Chechnya. Russia fought… 16/04/09 12:42 CET

• Voting starts in India’s month-long general election

  Indians have begun voting in a general election which will stretch over one month. It is the… 16/04/09 12:23 CET

• Russia calls on NATO to cancel war games

  Russia has urged NATO to call off planned military exercises in Georgia saying they counter efforts… 16/04/09 11:05 CET

• Fans heckle minister over Hillsborough tragedy

  The people of Liverpool have stood in silence for the 96 football supporters who died in the… 16/04/09 07:55 CET

• Blockade of Channel ports enters third day

  French fishermen are set to continue their blockade of Channel ports for a third successive day… 16/04/09 07:55 CET

• General election gets underway in India

  India is going to the polls in the first stage of a staggered general election. The ruling… 16/04/09 07:55 CET

• Illegal immigrant protesters burst in on EU Liberals

  It was all going according to plan. Launching their campaign for June’s European elections… 16/04/09 07:55 CET

• Notorious “drug baron” captured in Colombia

  Colombia’s most wanted drug trafficker has been arrested, according to government officials… 16/04/09 07:55 CET

• German protests against “super pig” patent

  A giant carnival-style pig, displayed by protesters in Munich, was marked with the words “There is… 16/04/09 07:55 CET

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