* BNP Paribas beats forecasts
* EADS posts strong results despite Airbus delays

The nice decade is over, according to the Bank of England which painted a
bleak view of the immediate future in its ...   more »

Sean Penn calls U.S.President George Bush "evil" as he arrives in
Cannes to head the jury of the world's most famous film festival.

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U.S. actor-turned-director and screenwriter Sean ...   more »

A Perfect Link
By Sharon Housley

Webmasters are given the advice that they must attract links, but the key is not just to attract links... they need to attract good links. But what is the ...   more »

Residents in a village some 20 kilometres from the epicentre of the
deadliest earthquake to hit China in decades desperately wait for aid
supplies, particularly water.

 VILLAGE NEAR MIANYANG CITY, YUEJIN COUNTY, SICHUAN PROVINCE,
CHINA ...   more »

"Star Wars: The Clone Wars" promises to carry on the battle to
save the universe,

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The trailer for the upcoming film, "Star Wars: The Clone
Wars" is now online, offering fans ...   more »

The 2008 Cannes Film Festival promises to be a battle of the Hollywood
vs the art house directors.

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Hollywood legends and obscure arthouse directors descend on Cannes
from ...   more »

"The Sound of Music", one of Hollywood's greatest money-spinners,
will scale new heights when the original von Trapp family villa near Salzburg
opens as a hotel in July.

SALZBURG, AUSTRIA (MAY 13, 2008) REUTERS-

You ...   more »

Painting by British artist, Lucien Freud, sells for more than $30 million
at Christie's, New York.

 NEW YORK, NEW YORK, USA (MAY 13, 2008) POOL -

Eight records were broken at Christie's auction house on ...   more »

The Israel Museum in Jerusalem put the Great Isaiah Scroll on display in
honour of Israel's 60th anniversary. The ancient scroll, exhibited for the
first time in over 40 years contains the prophet Isaiah's well ...   more »

Acclaimed American artist Robert Rauschenberg dies at his home in Florida.-

REUTERS -Acclaimed American artist Robert Rauschenberg died at his home on
Captiva Island, Florida on Monday night (May 12) at the age of 82, ...   more »

U.S. President George W Bush and First Lady Laura Bush are welcomed by
Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and Israeli President Shimon Peres upon
their arrival into Israel.

BEN GURION AIRPORT, ISRAEL (MAY 14, 2008) ...   more »

Carlos Ghosn, also chief executive at Renault, calls the global auto
alliance the only one that worked, adding key conditions are essential for any
change.

Nissan CEO Carlos Ghosn says there's no rush to expand ...   more »

An 39-year-old Austrian man has admitted murdering five members of his own
family, including his wife and daughter.

 VIENNA, AUSTRIA (MAY 14, 2008) APA AUSTRIA -

 Police in the Austrian capital Vienna say a man ...   more »