Protesters set fire to mounds of rubbish in the Italian city of Naples in protest at the authorities failure to clear the streets of tonnes of

Turkey is growing ever more concerned by Syrian troop activity close to it’s southern border. Authorities in Syria claim the military presence on

The annual Gay Pride festival in Paris, France, was boosted by a ruling in New York legalising same sex marriages in the American state. It is the

The Christopher Street Day (CSD) parade in Berlin is a celebration of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender lifestyles and denounces discrimination

President, Hugo Chavez of Venezuela has tweeted to his people on the anniversary of an historic battle. The message on the social networking site has

The Moroccan city of Essaouira is once again welcoming musicians from around the world for the Gnaoua Music Festival. A musical-melting pot, the

In Peru violent demonstrations have claimed the lives of at least five people. It happened in the south of the country as about 1,000 protesters

Residents of Naples set fire to rubbish overnight in protest at the government’s failure to clear a backlog of malodorous waste from the streets

Officials in the United Kingdom are investigating a possible link between an Ipswich based seed supplier and an E coli outbreak in France. French

It is five years since Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit was seized by an armed Palestinian group including Hamas. It is an anniversary which is being

In Peru violent demonstrations have claimed the lives of at least five people. It happened in the south of the country as about a thousand protesters

In Afghanistan at least sixty people have been reported to have been killed in an explosion. It happened in the province of Logar south of Kabul

A mixed message has been delivered by the House of Representatives to President Barack Obama after back to back votes on the USA’s involvement in

Syrian state television is blaming the deaths of fifteen protesters on armed gangs – after eyewitnesses claimed they were shot by security

Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan is closer to being able to implement a new constitution. A member of the Kurdish BDP party has lost his

Victories and losses for President Obama’s involvement in Libya – though overall, it was good news from Congress. At first, the House of

The actor Peter Falk has died aged 83. He was born in New York to a Polish father and Russian mother, and by the time he found the role that would

Armenia and Azerbaijan have failed to reach an agreement on the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabkh. Talks held in Kazan in Russia and hosted by

The EU summit has concluded with leaders agreeing to tighten migration controls including a potential rollback of the Schengen accord, reintroducing