2010-05-14

There are signs of a rapprochement in the so-called “special” relationship between the US and the UK. Barack Obama was the first world leader to

Atlantis has blasted off from the Kennedy Space Centre in Florida for the last time. It is the space shuttle’s final trip to the International

Indonesian police say they have foiled a plot to assassinate the country’s president and carry out attacks on hotels to kill foreigners

It’s what members of the media are warned about. Some journalists and camera crews in Bangkok have found that they have become the story rather

High-profile Spanish judge Baltasar Garzon has been suspended as he faces court over allegations he abused his powers. The charge sheet claims the

With hundreds of films showing at Cannes, it would be easy to miss a good one. But critics say a real gem has premiered at the Festival’s “Director’s

It is a visit that many hope will lead to improved relations between Turkey and Greece. The Turkish Prime Minister is in Athens for talks with his

Judge Baltasar Garzon’s crusades against dictators and terrorists have made him a polarising figure in his native Spain. He is lauded by human

NATO members Greece and Turkey have come to the brink of war on several occasions in the last 50 years. Now both Ankara and Athens have said they

Anti-government protesters have clashed with security forces in the Thai capital of Bangkok in a wave of violence that has killed 10 and injured 125

There are new scenes of street violence in Kyrgyzstan. At least two people are reported dead as authorities maintain they have reasserted control

It was a black Friday for the euro and Europe’s stock markets which slumped 3.5 percent because of fears that euro zone countries’ austerity measures

It was October 3 1985 when Atlantis, America’s fourth space shuttle, blasted off on its maiden voyage. Its name pays tribute to an illustrious and

Spanish airline Iberia has posted a narrower than expected first-quarter operating loss of 75.5 million euros. It credited more stable passenger

British insurer Prudential is reportedly to tell investors that it will sell off assets in Australia, New Zealand, South Korea and Taiwan following

Shares in Europe’s largest aerospace firm EADS rose on Friday to their highest in eight months despite sharply lower first-quarter earnings. That

Germany has denied a report that French President Nicolas Sarkozy had threatened to pull his country out of the euro zone. The report in Spain’s El

Cardio-vascular problems, muscle-loss and osteoporosis are some of the conditions which affect astronauts during long space flights. Space medicine

Günther Oettinger, the former governor of the southwest German state of Baden-Württemberg, is Germany’s representative in the European Commission

Has Algeria turned the page on terrorism? Has the national reconciliation plan of President Abdelaziz Bouteflika done what it set out to do? And what

Michael Douglas is at the Cannes Film Festival to promote his new film “Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps”, a sequel to the 1987 hit directed by Oliver

Fashion Week in Lodz Poland attracted designers from Russia, Ukraine, France, Italy, Spain and Portugal as well as Poland. The director of Polish

The Nuits Sonores urban music festival in Lyon France was spread across some 50 venues in the city. The festival has been running since 2003 and

Anti-government protestors target the security forces with fireworks in the Thai capital, Bangkok, in escalating violence which has left at least

Crusading Spanish judge Baltasar Garzon will face trial in Madrid for over-reaching his powers by ordering a 2008 inquiry into alleged killings

The danger of further explosions in a Russian coal mine has forced authorities to call off the rescue effort to find 24 missing workers. A methane

The Turkish Prime Minister has arrived in Athens for a visit that many hope will lead to improved Turkish-Greek ties. Recep Tayyip Erdogan was

Supporters of Kyrgyzstan’s interim government are reported to have retaken control of a key state building in the southern city of Osh. The