2010-03-04

The biggest engineering project ever made by man is flying 400 kilometres overhead. The International Space Station has been 12 years in the

The buzz at biggest computer fair in the world has been all about 3-dimensional imaging. And at CeBIT in Hannover there were plenty of exhibitors

Unemployment in France jumped to its highest level in 10 years in the final three months of last year, as companies cut jobs in reaction to sluggish

Russia is back in Europe’s top human rights court, accused by executives of the bankrupt oil company YUKOS of destroying the firm through illegal

The European Central Bank’s policymakers have started to take steps towards reversing the loose monetary policy brought in to help the euro zone

The world’s biggest brewer, Anheuser-Busch InBev, has said says it is facing a challenging start to the year, with sales in the United States under

A strike by civil servants has hit schools, courts, hospitals and social security offices across Portugal. The stoppage is in protest at a freeze

Investors defrauded by US swindler Bernard Madoff will not be able to pursue Swiss bank UBS for compensation. They had put their money into the

Fresh from a strong showing in local elections, the head of the far right party in the Netherlands has vowed to dominate the upcoming national

Two people have been killed and at least seven injured, after giant waves hit a cruise ship in the Mediterranean Sea. Amateur video footage shows

Today the public had its first chance to get inside and drool over the cars on display in Geneva. Organisers are saying this year’s motor show is all

15 people have been arrested across Belgium in an operation against Turkish Kurd separatist group the Kurdistan Worker`s party or PKK. Police

Sunday’s election is being seen as a test of Iraq’s potential for stability as US troops prepare to leave. The poll will be the second for a full

Police in India say 63 people have been killed in  a crowd stampede in Uttar Pradesh in the north of the country.   More than half of the victims

A series of deadly attacks in Baghdad have marred early voting in parliamentary elections in Iraq. They came as tens of thousands of soldiers

The European Central Bank held interest rates at a record low level of one percent on Thursday while deciding the next steps in a gradual withdrawal

For centuries, bullfighting has formed part of the very essence of Spain. But the debate over cruelty is gathering momentum and leading to

Local election results from the Netherlands are sending shockwaves through the country after the far-right PVV party of Geert Wilders made strong

Hundreds of demonstrators have blockaded the Greek Finance Ministry in Athens to protest against harsh new austerity measures aimed at pulling the

Four men who admitted planning bomb attacks on US targets in the country have been convicted of conspiracy to murder. The group, three Germans and

Indian police say at least 60 people have died in a stampede after the gate of a Hindu temple collapsed in Uttar Pradesh. Devotees had gathered for

Voting has begun in Iraq’s parliamentary elections for members of the security forces, civil servants, and the prison population. Ordinary Iraqis

Search for Uganda landslide victims continues, with rudimentary tools.

South African President Jacob Zuma and his wife receive a ceremonial welcome to London, and are formally greeted by the UK’s Queen Elizabeth, at the

Pensioners in Athens scuffled with police on Wednesday on their way to the prime minister’s office to protest against painful new spending cuts to

Thousands more troops were deployed Wednesday across quake-ravaged Chile as armed vigilantes patrolled neighbourhoods to ward off looters and

A walk in the woods has produced more than was bargained for – around 200 Russian tanks have been discovered abandoned in the Ural mountains. The

Five days after Chile was wracked by an 8.8 magnitude earthquake, more huge aftershocks and a fresh tsunami alert have spread terror and panic once

A major investigation is underway after a seven-year-old child apparently directed air traffic at New York’s JFK international airport. The