cinema

• Baaria: an epic story of Sicilian life

  The Venice Film Festival is showcasing “Baaria”, an epic autobiographical tale told by Italian… 03/09/09 15:55 CET

corporate

• BMW to build new Mini models in UK

  The British government has welcomed BMW’s decision to build two new Mini models at its factory near… 03/09/09 20:11 CET

• Lufthansa’s Austrian takeover completed

  Lufthansa has become Europe’s biggest airline with its takeover of Austrian Airlines, but the… 03/09/09 20:11 CET

• Pernod talks of tough year

  Pernod Ricard is predicting a tough year as the drinks market stagnates and says it will focus on… 03/09/09 20:11 CET

• Opel unions angry over sale uncertainty

  The idea that General Motors might keep Opel and Vauxhall rather than selling its European division… 03/09/09 20:11 CET

economy

• ECB keeps borrowing costs unchanged

  The European Central Bank has -for the fourth month running – kept interest rates at a record low… 03/09/09 20:11 CET

europa

• Reactions to Barroso persuasion

  European Parliament members are not to be easily won over by Jose Manuel Barroso. His bid to stay… 03/09/09 19:05 CET

• Cowen gung-ho (almost) on Lisbon

  Ireland’s prime minister says the EU’s Lisbon reform Treaty is about “the survival of the country“… 03/09/09 17:03 CET

• Barroso kindles EP’s interest

  Jose Manuel Barroso has unveiled the policy document he will take up with the European Parliament… 03/09/09 17:03 CET

europeans

• europeans: Europe’s green footprint

  Measuring the “ecological footprint” of towns and villages – even monastries…and then comparing… 03/09/09 17:25 CET

hi-tech

• Super magnet project underway in Cambridge

  A super magnet – strong enough to lift a seven-tonne truck – is being developed by engineers at… 03/09/09 15:31 CET

le mag

• Radiohead steal the show at Reading festival

  The UK’s annual three day Reading festival played host to 80,00 dedicated rock fans over August… 03/09/09 15:55 CET

markets

• Thursday 3rd September

  European shares finished the day slightly down with the biggest bourses – London, Frankfurt and… 03/09/09 20:29 CET

reporter

• Landmines: childhood forbidden

  Colombia is among the world’s countries with the most landmines. The children have grown up with… 03/09/09 17:25 CET

world news

• Editor quits over Berlusconi row

  One of Italy’s most influential Catholic opinion makers has resigned amid a morality battle with… 03/09/09 22:03 CET

• Merkel’s woes increase as key ally steps down

  A senior ally of Angela Merkel has stepped down as state premier of Thuringia in a move which could… 03/09/09 19:55 CET

• Jackson inner circle gathers for final farewell

  Family and friends of Michael Jackson are preparing to say their final farewell to the iconic star… 03/09/09 18:53 CET

• Iran plays cat and mouse

  His apparent re-election as President is still being vehemently disputed by a large proportion of… 03/09/09 18:44 CET

• Italian teachers vent anger at reforms

  Italian teachers have taken their protests against job cuts and the treatment of temporary staff to… 03/09/09 18:10 CET

• Death toll mounts after Indonesia earthquake

  The rescue effort continues in Indonesia to find more survivors of yesterday’s powerful earthquake… 03/09/09 18:09 CET

• First woman in Iran cabinet since revolution

  In a break from tradition, Iran’s parliament has approved a cabinet that includes a woman minister… 03/09/09 18:08 CET

• Injury to opposition leader fuels Gabon unrest

  Unrest is reported to have intensified in Gabon after election officials gave their verdict on the… 03/09/09 17:33 CET

• Ethnic tensions erupt again in Xinjiang

  Ethnic tensions have boiled over again in China’s Xinjiang region over a series of syringe… 03/09/09 16:15 CET

• Greece gears for early poll

  In Greece the country is gearing for a snap election. It’s a high stakes gamble for… 03/09/09 16:03 CET

• Bongo leads Gabon election

  Ali Ben Bongo is on course to follow in his father’s footsteps and become President of Gabon… 03/09/09 14:03 CET

• Greek PM gambles on early election

  Greece is preparing itself for up to a month of political campaigning following its prime… 03/09/09 13:03 CET

• Iran parliament approves first post-revolution female minister

  Iran’s President, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, has succeeded in having most of his cabinet line up… 03/09/09 12:52 CET

• Italian teachers protest over job cuts

  With less than two weeks before seven million pupils go back to school in Italy, thousands of staff… 03/09/09 12:37 CET

• A final resting place fit for a King of Pop

  Michael Jackson will be buried later in one of LA’s most prestigious and expensive cemeteries… 03/09/09 12:35 CET

• Indonesia expects quake death toll to rise

  At least 46 people are already known to have died, but authorities in Indonesia expect the death… 03/09/09 12:34 CET

• Venice opens with “Baaria”

  The world’s oldest film festival, the Venice jamboree, has opened with the jury steeling itself for… 03/09/09 07:33 CET

• Body in Iraq believed to be British hostage

  A body believed to be one of four British security guards who were seized by Shia militia in… 03/09/09 07:25 CET

• Drugmaker Pfizer slapped with record fine for fraud

  The world’s biggest drugmaker Pfizer has agreed to pay a record fine of over 1.6 billion euros in… 03/09/09 07:24 CET

• EU moves to share out the burden of immigration

  Immigration has raced up the European agenda following Silvio Berlusconi’s outburst at Brussels‘… 03/09/09 07:23 CET

• Greek premier calls snap poll for October

  Beleaguered Greek premier Costas Karamanlis has called a snap general election which is expected to… 03/09/09 07:22 CET

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