Two explosions in Iran’s southeastern city of Zahedan were caused by a suicide bomb attack one of them at the city’s Grand Mosque. The blasts

China’s economy cooled between April and June. Gross domestic product was up by 10.3 percent from the same period in 2009. In the first quarter it

Mixed news about Turkey’s economic recovery. The unemployment rate hit its lowest level since October 2008, falling to 12 percent of the working

Spain sold three billion euros of 15-year government bonds on Thursday, demonstrating that fears of a sovereign debt catastrophe are easing. That

Cuban dissident Pablo Pacheco has been tasting freedom for the first time since the spring of 2003. The freelance journalist is in Madrid with his

The EU and Georgia today formally opened negotiations for an Association Agreement aimed at reinforcing links between the ex Soviet satelite state

BP is planning critical tests on its ruptured oil well in the Gulf of Mexico after a delay to fix a leaking pipe. Its hoped the latest attempt at

EU immigration ministers have been meeting in Brussels to discuss the thorny issue of a common EU immigration policy. Currently the Member State via

A Libyan ship carrying aid to the Hamas controlled Gaza Strip has docked at Egypt’s El-Arish port and its cargo is being unloaded.   The Israeli

The newly liberated Cuban activists who arrived in Spain earlier this week are grateful for their newfound freedom, yet fear for their future legal

Keen to fend off accusations of high-level complacency, the Vatican has updated its rules on dealing with abuse by priests. Investigations will be

The Slovak government has approved the signing of the euro zone’s emergency loan facility. It was a U-turn by the new centre-right cabinet of Prime

European car sales fell in June for the third straight month as the artificial boost from scrapping schemes across the continent faded. New

The top boss at British clothing and food retailer Marks & Spencer has survived shareholder anger over his sizable pay package. New chief executive

Fire broke out at Russia’s oldest and largest art restoration center, killing two people. Many works of art from various Russian museums were inside

Four people associated with French L’Oreal heiress Liliane Bettencourt have been detained for questioning by police over alleged tax evasion and

Ever wanted to play at being a real life rock and roll star – following in the footsteps of the Beatles and Pink Floyd by recording at the Abbey Road

A group of elite warriors are hunted by members of a merciless alien race. “Predators” is a remake of the 1987 film with Adrien Brody taking the

Scientists at London’s King College say they’ve carried out encouraging tests on a new treatment that promises to shrink breast cancer tumours and

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Farnborough is a biennial event that takes place in Hampshire, south England The show this year runs from 19-25 July 2010 It is open to

The Farnborough International Airshow is one of the biggest in the world and takes place every two years during the month of July. At the last

Air traffic controllers in Greece joined hospital workers and other public sector employees in striking against pension and labour

Tens of thousands of Parisians turned out on July 14 for a gigantic fireworks display to mark the end of Bastille Day, the anniversary of the

Greek civil servants, including air traffic controllers, stage a four hour work stoppage over government labour and pension reform.

Argentina has approved same-sex marriage, the first country in South America to do so. Debate on the bill began on Wednesday afternoon and spilled

A former Israeli defence force commander and a soldier have been convicted over the shooting of a blindfolded prisoner at close range with a rubber

Egyptian officials say a Libyan ship which docked in one of its ports carrying aid supplies for Gaza is awaiting instructions before unloading. The

Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi’s ruling coalition has won a confidence vote on an unpopular 25-billion euro austerity package designed to shore up