cinema

• Fatenah hits the festival circuit

  Palestinian short film “Fatenah” is about to start the rounds of the world’s film festivals. The… 02/07/09 18:00 CET

economy

• Eurozone interest rate stays put as expected.

  The European Central Bank has kept its interest rates at the current record low of one percent… 02/07/09 19:43 CET

• US hit by dismal jobless figures

  Another 467,000 Americans were laid off in June, many more than had been feared. The figures came… 02/07/09 19:43 CET

• German car sales hit record high

  Germans bought more cars in the first half of 2009 than ever before. Nearly 2.06 million new… 02/07/09 19:43 CET

• Bad news on the European job front

  The unemployment rate in the 16-nation Eurozone has hit its highest level since the euro currency… 02/07/09 19:43 CET

europa

• EP awaits Council clarity on Barroso

  New Liberal leader in the European Parliament Guy Verhofstadt has placed the ball firmly in the … 02/07/09 19:28 CET

• Fruit and vegetable rules lifted

  The red tape of “unnecessary marketing standards” has fallen — that is: no more European Union… 02/07/09 19:28 CET

le mag

• Koons talks Popeye

  US artist Jeff Koons has opened his first solo exhibition in London’s Serpentine Gallery with a… 02/07/09 18:00 CET

markets

• Markets hit by unemployment rises

  Markets took something of a battering on Thursday as high unemployment figures made an end to the… 02/07/09 19:43 CET

reporter

• Building Guadeloupe

  France is looking for ways to rebuild its overseas territory of Guadeloupe, after strong social… 02/07/09 20:06 CET

science

• Treatment hope for alcoholics

  Researchers in Gothenburg, in Sweden, have discovered that the hormone ghrelin seems to be… 02/07/09 17:59 CET

world news

• Disarmament veteran new head of IAEA

  Yukiya Amano is a 62 year-old Japanese multilateral disarmament specialist, a diplomatic branch in… 02/07/09 20:14 CET

• West battles Taliban and opium economy

  Musa Qala in the north of Helmand province has been one of the key battle grounds in the fight for… 02/07/09 20:06 CET

• Comoros crash miracle survivor flown home

  The sole survivor of the Comoros air crash has been flown home to France and is being treated in… 02/07/09 19:14 CET

• Major Afghan surge aims to squeeze Taliban

  The goal of Operation Strike of the Sword is all of the Lower Helmand River valley. Two… 02/07/09 18:47 CET

• The nuclear debate reaches boiling point in Spain

  The government of Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero is to decide whether to allow an… 02/07/09 18:46 CET

• Italian Senate approves immigration crackdown

  Tough new laws against illegal immigration are set to come into force after being approved by the… 02/07/09 18:03 CET

• US Marines lead ‘Strike of the Sword’ against Taliban

  Thousands of US Marines have poured into Taliban territory in Afghanistan on a lightning mission to… 02/07/09 18:02 CET

• A new head for the IAEA

  Japanese diplomat Yukiya Amano has been elected to head the UN nuclear watchdog, the International… 02/07/09 17:03 CET

• First report delivered into AF447 crash

  French investigators looking into the Air France crash over the Atlantic a month ago have delivered… 02/07/09 16:33 CET

• Delhi court ruling decriminalises gay sex in India

  The High Court in Delhi has made an important ruling that could strengthen moves to legalise… 02/07/09 14:13 CET

• US troops storm Taliban strongholds

  Thousands of US Marines have plunged into Taliban controlled territory in the Helmand river valley… 02/07/09 13:31 CET

• Calls to boycott criminal suspects in Bulgarian election

  Bulgaria’s upcoming general election on Sunday is a chance for suspected criminals to escape legal… 02/07/09 13:31 CET

• Jacko’s final resting place still unclear

  Plans to bury Michael Jackson at his flamboyant Neverland ranch in California have faded. The… 02/07/09 13:31 CET

• North Korea fires two missiles: Seoul

  North Korea has test-fired two more short-range missiles according to military sources in South… 02/07/09 13:13 CET

• Miracle air crash survivor back in France

  The only survivor of the Yemeni plane that crashed into the sea off the Comoros Islands last… 02/07/09 13:04 CET

• France cuts food tax

  The government in France is hoping a move to cut taxes for restaurants and cafes will help boost… 02/07/09 07:37 CET

• Miracle girl flies home

  A 14-year-old girl who is the only known survivor of the Yemenia Air plane crash in the Indian… 02/07/09 07:36 CET

• Hunt for Comoros crash black box

  Off the Comoros Islands, the search is continuing, but there is little hope of finding any more… 02/07/09 07:35 CET

• Honduras refuses to reinstate ousted leader

  In Honduras, protestors supporting the ousted President Manuel Zelaya have once more taken to the… 02/07/09 07:34 CET

• US launches major Afghan assault

  The United States says it has launched a major offensive against the Taliban in the southern Afghan… 02/07/09 06:03 CET

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