Nigeria Nigeria: scale of killing becomes clearer At least 33 people have been killed in post-election violence in Nigeria’s major cities alone according to witnesses and rescue workers. There 19/04/2011
Cuba Cuban emotion as Fidel Castro says 'no more' Fidel Castro has formally taken a bow out of Cuban politics before an emotional gathering of the country’s Communist Party. The party congress is 19/04/2011
Italy Rome bans street drinking In Rome the authorities have banned the consumption of alcohol on the famous Campo dei Fiori after 11pm. Young binge drinkers have been gathering in 19/04/2011
musica Bonus: Sir John Eliot Gardiner & Dan Jemmett The ‘Musica’ bonus includes a few excerpts from our interview with conductor Sir John Eliot Gardiner and stage director Dan Jemmett. 19/04/2011
musica Sir John Eliot Gardiner takes Weber to Paris Der Freischütz – ‘The Freeshooter’ - is Carl Maria von Weber’s masterpiece and is considered the model for German Romantic opera. However, it is 19/04/2011
EU states fail education benchmarks ‘Please don’t close our school!’ It has become common to see Europeans petitioning against the effects of education funding cuts. Now Brussels has 19/04/2011
Spain Holy smoke! Barcelona basilica burned Part of the renowned Sagrada Familia basilica in Barcelona has been damaged by fire. Police suspect the blaze in the sacristy was started 19/04/2011
Brit expelled from Australia after 41 years Australia has sent a British man back to the UK because of his criminal record after he had lived in Adelaide for 41 years. Clifford Tucker moved 19/04/2011
Ukraine Chernobyl's steel arch shelter When the Chernobyl nuclear power station exploded 25 years ago, authorities encased the damaged reactor in a massive stone coffin to halt the release 19/04/2011
Yemen Security forces fire on protesters in Yemen In Yemen there have been more violent clashes as protesters took to the streets demanding that President Saleh leave power. In Sanaa, at least one 19/04/2011
Obama warns over budget deficit President Barack Obama is warning a failure to sort out the US budget deficit will seriously damage the economy. He spoke one day after the ratings 19/04/2011
United Kingdom UK gears up for wedding with dogs, dolls and dancing princes Police in London say discussions are ongoing over whether to allow demonstrations at locations close to next week’s royal wedding. They have turned 19/04/2011
Turkey Turkey: Violent clashes follow election row In Turkey there have been violent clashes between security forces and Kurdish demonstrators in several cities across the country, including Istanbul 19/04/2011
Topless protest in Kiev Activists of the Ukrainian women’s group Femen went topless outside the venue of a Chernobyl conference, staging a protest against the Ukrainian 19/04/2011
Cuba Warm welcome for Fidel Castro at party congress Cuba’s Communist Party has held a congress in Havana that has been as emotional as it was historic. The man who drove the revolution in 1959, and 19/04/2011
Clashes erupt between Kurds and Turkish police There were clashes between Kurds and Turkish police in the southeastern city of Diyarbakir, following a decision to bar some Kurdish candidates from 19/04/2011
Syria Syria lifts emergency but warns against protests The Syrian government under President Assad has passed a bill lifting the country’s longstanding state of emergency, according to the official state 19/04/2011
Libya Libyan rebels urge more NATO attacks NATO continues its bombardment of Libya, launching strikes against targets in Tripoli and Sirte, and attacking Gaddafi’s command and control 19/04/2011
Cuba Cuba embraces economic reform to revive growth More than 50 years after the Cuban revolution, the founding fathers of the Carribean island’s soviet-style economy have decided to embrace modest 19/04/2011
Shanghai motor show opens The top motor show in the world’s largest car market has opened in Shanghai. Underlining how important China now is for the world’s auto 19/04/2011
Luxury brands continue strong growth Strong demand for luxury brands from developing markets drove a 33 percent rise in quarterly sales at the British fashion group Burberry. Revenue 19/04/2011
Apple tells Samsung to 'stop copying' Apple is suing Samsung over its Galaxy line of mobile phones and tablets. In court papers it claims the South Korean electronics company has 19/04/2011
Ukraine Chernobyl donor conference falls short of target A donor conference set up to raise money to make the Chernobyl nuclear disaster site safe has fallen short of its goal. The Ukrainian government 19/04/2011
United Kingdom UK referendum presents hurdle for coalition A referendum to reform the way members of parliament are elected in the UK is threatening to shake the coalition government. The May 5 ballot has 19/04/2011
Lady Gaga-inspired royal parody tops internet charts Among the innumerable parodies, creations and merchandising products derived from the upcoming Royal Wedding, a remix of Lady Gaga’s “Bad Romance” 19/04/2011
Azerbaijan Young girl detained in Baku police crackdown Once again the speed of the internet makes it difficult for governments to hide their actions. A young girl is arrested along with her mother for 19/04/2011
Meet the man behind high-speed internet In 1987, French inventor Emmanuel Desurvire along with colleagues Randy Giles and David Payne came up with the optical amplifier. This 19/04/2011
Istanbul film festival boosts Turkish cinema The 30th edition of the Istanbul Film Festival featured the usual mix of home-grown and foreign talent. Out of more than 200 films shown, 50 were 19/04/2011
Turkey Kurdish party threaten election boycott Turkey’s leading Kurdish political party is threatening to boycott the country’s parliamentary elections in June because seven candidates backed by 19/04/2011
Back in the Day: Pasteur makes a name for himself April 20, 1862. French chemist Louis Pasteur (pictured), along with Claude Bernard, completes the world’s first pasteurisation test. Pasteurisation 19/04/2011
