Evangile de Jésus-Christ selon Saint Luc 22,14-71.23,1-56 Quand l'heure du repas pascal fut venue, Jésus se mit à table, et les Apôtres avec lui. Il leur dit : « J'ai ardemment désiré manger cette Pâque avec vous avant de souffrir ! Car je vous le d… more »

British Airways said that the first in a series of strikes by cabin crew had cost it a less-than-expected £21m ($31m) over three days and that three-fifths of staff had turned up for work. The employees’ union disagreed with the figures. The airline canc… more »

After a year of bitter debate in Congress, and a vote to approve a bill by a razor-thin margin in the House of Representatives, Barack Obama finally got to sign a health-care reform act into law. Lauded as the most significant piece of social legislation… more »

Evangile de Jésus-Christ selon Saint Jean 8,1-11 Jésus s'était rendu au mont des Oliviers ; de bon matin, il retourna au Temple. Comme tout le peuple venait à lui, il s'assit et se mit à enseigner. Les scribes et les pharisiens lui amènent une femm… more »

Tensions between America and China over exchange-rate policy intensified. One hundred and thirty American lawmakers demanded sanctions unless China allows the yuan to appreciate. Meanwhile Wen Jiabao, the Chinese premier, warned that any attempt by other… more »

America's envoy to the Middle East, George Mitchell, pointedly put off a visit to Israel after senior people in Barack Obama's administration accused Israel's prime minister, Binyamin Netanyahu, of insulting the vice-president, Joe Biden. The Americans h… more »

Evangile de Jésus-Christ selon Saint Luc 15,1-3.11-32 Les publicains et les pécheurs venaient tous à Jésus pour l'écouter. Les pharisiens et les scribes récriminaient contre lui : « Cet homme fait bon accueil aux pécheurs, et il mange avec eux ! » Alo… more »

EADS, the European maker of Airbus aircraft, and Northrop Grumman decided not to proceed with their joint bid for a $35 billion contract to build new flying tankers for America’s air force. The pair criticised the Pentagon’s selection criteria, which, th… more »

Dozens of bombs in Baghdad, most of them non-lethal, heralded Iraq’s general election on March 7th. Turnout was lower than in 2005 but most Iraqis were determined to exercise their democratic rights. Rival alliances led by the prime minister, Nuri al-Mal… more »

Evangile de Jésus-Christ selon Saint Luc 13,1-9Un jour, des gens vinrent rapporter à Jésus l'affaire des Galiléens que Pilate avait fait massacrer pendant qu'ils offraient un sacrifice. Jésus leur répondit : « Pensez-vous que ces Galiléens étaien… more »

Prudential, a British financial company, announced plans to buy the Asian life-insurance business of American International Group for $35.5 billion. AIG will use the money to help it repay some of the remainder of the $182 billion bail-out it received fr… more »

More than 800 people were confirmed dead and hundreds more were missing after an enormous earthquake, followed by a tsunami, struck south-central Chile. The government declared a state of catastrophe in two regions and sent troops to keep order after loo… more »