2011-05-29

Ratko Mladic’s lawyer says he has lodged an appeal against the Bosnian Serb wartime general’s extradition to the Hague. It could take up to four days

Thousands of Serbian nationalists gathered outside the parliament building in Belgrade on Sunday evening. They were angry that the Bosnian Serb

Inspired by the so-called “Indignant” movement sweeping Spain, thousands of Greeks gathered in Athens on Sunday for their largest protest so

Modern society tends to value machines more than humans according to one of the biggest names in contemporary Portuguese literature.   Gonçalo

They waived the restrictions on hand luggage for the European Cup. Led by coach Pep Guardiola, Barcelona’s triumphant players came down the plane

Residents say at least three people have been killed and scores wounded as the crackdown on anti-government protesters continues in Syria. Troops

Nigeria’s Goodluck Jonathan has been sworn in for his first full elected term as president. After the pomp and ceremony, he faces tough challenges

The people of staunchly Catholic Malta have approved the introduction of divorce, backing the move by a small majority in a referendum. The

In Germany, at least ten people have now died and three hundred have been taken ill after contracting a rare and virulent form of E.coli blamed on

Georgia’s breakaway Abkhazia region is in mourning after the death of its president. Sergei Bagapsh, 62, died in hospital in Moscow from

In France, a junior government minister accused of sexually harassing staff at the town hall where he is mayor has resigned from the government

The stakes are high for Silvio Berlusconi as Italians go to the polls in local election run-offs. The premier took a battering in the first round

The arrest of Ratko Mladic has revived conflicting feelings in Serbia. A candlelit vigil has been held for Mladic in the village of Lazarevo. The

A NATO air strike in Helmand province has killed 12 children and two women according to Afghan officials. Bereaved relatives cradled the bodies of

They waited in their thousands to give him a hero’s homecoming. Two years after being ousted as president of Honduras, Manuel Zelaya has returned

Mohamed Bin Hammam of Qatar has withdrawn his candidacy to become FIFA president, amid a bribery scandal at football’s governing body. Bin Hammam

Turkish police suspect a group of Kurdistan Workers Party supporters were behind a fire bomb attack on a student residence in the southeast province

At least 3,000 Georgian opposition supporters have demonstrated in the capital Tbilisi after one of their rallies was broken up on Thursday by

Latvia’s President Valdis Zatlers has dissolved parliament and called new elections after it blocked a corruption investigation into a top

As celebrations by Barcelona supporters drew to a close after the team’s Champions League victory, violence erupted on the streets of the

Barcelona inflicted more Champions league misery on Manchester United on Saturday night after the Spaniards beat the Red Devils 3-1 in the final at

The streets of Barcelona were painted claret and blue after the city’s title-winning football team beat Manchester United 3-1 in the Champions League

The Arab League voted on Saturday to seek full UN membership for a Palestinian state in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank. The proposed state would

Thousands of Germans took to the streets on Saturday to call on their government to hasten the country’s exit from nuclear power. Organisers of