Violence across Ivory Coast has brought the world’s top cocoa grower to the brink of another civil war, the UN has said. The latest warning came

The French President Nicolas Sarkozy spent a few hours in Turkey and repeated his opposition to its joining the European Union.   Alongside Turkey’s

Conflict rages in the west of Libya, but in the East, there are celebrations. In Benghazi they are waiting for Tripoli to fall and on the streets

With just under two months to go until the big day, Prince William and his fiancee Kate Middleton have made a sentimental journey back to where they

Egypt’s most famous tourist sites, the great pyramids, are back open for business. It follows protests and unrest during a popular uprising ousted

The international effort to get foreigners out of Libya is gathering pace as the situation in the country becomes increasingly volatile. Large

International aid agencies have praised Egyptian and Tunisian householders who are helping to take care of tens of thousands of refugees fleeing the

Oil prices retreated from their recent highs on Friday as a senior industry official said top exporter Saudi Arabia has increased output following

Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi has appeared in public to rally a gathering of his supporters from the city ramparts in Tripoli. A defiant Gaddafi

Gaddafi appeared on TV as the popular uprising against him spread to Tripoli, assumed to be his last stronghold. Latest reports say the main road

Friday prayers turned into Friday protests in several countries in the Middle East and North Africa. In Yemen, tens of thousands of demonstrators

NATO and the European Union are cooperating over the Libya emergency, but practical moves in the area, the Atlantic alliance’s secretary-general

He is in the spotlight ahead of Paris fashion week – but for all the wrong reasons. Flamboyant king of the catwalk John Galliano has been suspended

International calls for action against the Libyan government are intensifying. Meeting in Hungary European Union defence ministers and NATO’s

Science, with all its facts and figures, can be a tough subject to learn and just does not appeal to some. But it can be a lot of fun, and that is

A man protests at the Libyan consulate in Paris after ripping the Libyan flag from the front wall of the building. By Raphaël Beaugrand

Boeing has beaten EADS for a 22 billion euro contract to built new US Air Force refuelling planes. The 180 air tankers will replace the 50-year-old

Lloyds is the latest bank to announce that it took a big hit from bad loans in Ireland. The British lender said losses from loans not being repaid

Startling images have emerged of the first moments after the devastating earthquake that hit New Zealand earlier this week. The never-before-seen

The US economy grew more slowly than initially estimated in the fourth quarter of last year. GDP growth was just 2.8 percent from the same period

Thousands of Iraqis have staged a ‘Day of Rage’ inspired by similar movements elsewhere in the Arab world. At least five were killed in towns and

Motorola’s rival to the Apple iPad has gone on sale in the US with a European launch expected in the next three months. The Xoom tablet is the

Defending the arms trade can be an uphill struggle at the best of times.   Defending the sale of military equipment to Libya at a time when Muammar

Leading this year’s Oscar contenders is ‘The King’s Speech,’ with a whooping 12 nominations, closely followed by the Coen brothers’ ‘True Grit’ with

Oscar nominations come in all shapes and sizes, including the animation film category. French production ‘The Illusionist’ is the only hand-drawn

Fresh footage has emerged of Libyan military bases abandoned by troops who have joined protests against Moammar Gaddafi. Tobruk is one of many

Libyans in Benghazi have been celebrating Friday prayers in the city for the first time since breaking away from Muammar Gaddafi’s rule. Like a

As the Lıbyan crisis intensifies Europe is watching developments nervously. There are concerns over energy supplies and an influx of refugees from

Gucci opened Milan’s autumn/winter womenswear shows in Milan in a flurry of skin, fur and sheer organza dresses for both day and nightwear. And