The Chinese yuan is rising again, but too slowly for America’s comfort and there were signs today patience with Beijing is wearing thin, despite

British, German and Dutch advertising agencies have won 10 out of the 14 top Euro Effies at the annual gala in Brussels. The eighth edition of the

Japan’s Prime Minister Naoto Kan has said the Bank of Japan is ready and willing to intervene on the money markets again to drive down the yen. It

The European Union’s Foreign Ministers have reached agreement on a free trade deal with South Korea. It’s one of the most ambitious trade pacts the

France’s President has come out of an EU summit with fellow leaders his head high on the question of expelling Roma people. This followed an

France’s top court has banned an art exhibition that features human corpses with the skin removed. Judges in Paris ruled that ‘Our Body’ cannot go

Pope Benedict has warned Britain must protect its Christian roots and stave off the threat of what he called “aggressive forms of secularism.” The

Iran’s supreme leader has reaffirmed his support for the country’s President during the six-monthly meeting of the Assembly of Experts. Ayatollah

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has met Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas with no resolution in sight for the region’s revived peace

Chelsea began their bid for a first Champions League crown on Wednesday night with a solid 4-1 win at competition debutants Zilina of Slovakia. The

The UN-backed genocide tribunal in Cambodia has formally indicted the four surviving leaders of the infamous Khmer Rouge regime. Brother Number

French nuclear company Areva says two of its workers are among seven people kidnapped in northern Niger. Five french nationals were seized this

Sandra Heredia is a labour consultant at the Roma organisation Hamuradi-Falaki in Seveille:  “I’m proud of being Roma. I don’t say “Hello, my name is

Burning tyres on the road and port workers demonstrating have delayed the opening of the first Motorway of the Sea, a European project to take

A wooden cross inside the chapel of the presidential palace in Poland is a symbol of remembrance and mourning a tribute to President Kaczynski and

Pope Benedict XVI has arrived in Scotland for a four-day state visit to Britain, a controversial yet historic trip that has been overshadowed by sex

The iCub is a wide-eyed robot that wants to learn like a baby. European researchers are working with child psychologists and neuroscientists to build

French President Nicolas Sarkozy has given little indication among EU leaders today of any human rights heat under his collar. His manner on

Pope Benedict XVI has been welcomed by the Queen in the Scottish capital of Edinburgh after arriving for the first-ever state visit by a pontiff to

Israel has bombed the Gaza Strip, killing one Palestinian and injuring three others. The Israeli military said the airstrike on the town of Rafah

The exhibition “Voyages Pendulaires, des Roms au cœur de l’Europe” is taking place at Lyon’s Resistance and Deportation History Centre. It puts the

French President Nicolas Sarkozy is fighting to limit his isolation among EU leaders today. A battery of international human rights condemnation is

There is a flurry of last minute electioneering in Kabul as the campaigning for Saturday’s election in Afghanistan came to a close. The

French nuclear company Areva says two of its workers are among seven people kidnapped in northern Niger. Five french nationals were seized this

Mexicans celebrated the country’s 200th anniversary of independence from Spain with parades and a late night concert in the capital.

Security forces in Indian Kashmir imposed an curfew in Srinagar and other big towns in the region.

It is Mexico’s bicentenary, 200 years since the country’s fight for independence from Spain and the Mexicans turned out in their thousands to

In Turkey at least eight people have been killed in an explosion that ripped apart a minibus and left three people including a baby injured.   All

Hundreds of troops took part in a reenactment of the historic Incheon landing operation on Wolmi Island and nearby Yellow sea waters in South Korea