This is the latest in a polarising crisis that has been brewing for years. Two men represent the two camps: exiled former prime minister Thaksin

Catapults and fireworks against bullets. It is an unequal struggle in the Thai capital Bangkok. Fighting has spread after three days of clashes

There are tough times ahead as Greece embarks on its unprecedented belt-tightening plan. But Prime Minister George Papandreou knows he has the

Afghan President Hamid Karzai has become the first foreign leader to meet the new UK Prime Minister David Cameron. Karzai stopped off in London on

A three million euro fine has been slapped on the low-budget Irish airline Ryanair by Italian authorities. The Italian Civil Aviation Authority

Anger has spilled over after a mining disaster in Russia that has killed at least 66 workers. Video footage has emerged of riot police breaking up

The streets of Athens became a sea of red earlier when the Greek Communist Party staged a huge protest. Tens of thousands of demonstrators took

A day of mourning is being observed in the Russian region where a coal mine disaster killed at least 66 workers. The rescue effort to find 24 men

There are fresh scenes of death and violence on the streets of Bangkok. Three people are reported to have been shot dead by soldiers on Saturday

South Africa is the country that has suffered the most from the AIDS epidemic. Out of a population of 45 million, the disease killed 350,000 people

An English actress has claimed she was sexually abused by the director Roman Polanski in Paris in the early 1980s. Charlotte Lewis, who’s now 42

Anti-government protesters have clashed with security forces in the Thai capital of Bangkok in a wave of violence.

At least one person was killed in Kyrgyzstan on Friday (May 14) in clashes between interim government supporters and backers of ousted President

There are fresh scenes of death and violence on the streets of Bangkok.   Three people are reported to have been shot dead by soldiers on Saturday

Oil companies have been told they will no longer have a free ride with regulators in the wake of the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. President

Greece and Turkey have signed more than 20 bilateral agreements on issues ranging from tourism, energy and immigration. The Turkish Prime Minister