If as expected, the lower house of the Italian parliament adopts the austerity budget, the cost-cutting measures will be implemented almost

Italy’s former premier Romano Prodi spoke to euronews about the financial turmoil facing the euro zone, and his homeland in particular. Prodi, an

Stage 12 of the Tour de France led a bruised and battered peloton up into the Pyrenees for the first high mountain stage in the Tour de France. It

Thirteen Turkish soldiers are reported killed and seven wounded in clashes with Kurdish rebels from the outlawed PKK. Local authorities say an

With Thursday’s parliamentary vote on its massive austerity package Italy hopes to avoid contagion from Greece and the euro zone’s other weaker

Celebrations in France for the 14th July National Day have been overshadowed by the deaths of six French soldiers in Afghanistan. Their regiments

Security has been stepped up across India after bombings brought more bloodshed to Mumbai. The country’s financial hub has been hit by repeated

The exodus of Somali refugees into Kenya and Ethiopia is getting worse by the day. Most arrive exhausted. Over 8,500 Somalis have come to Kenya since

How Germany gets it power is about to radically change. The Berlin government’s recent decision to unplug all nuclear power stations is creating a

Italy’s austerity budget, which is crucial to calming the financial markets, has moved a step closer to being adopted. The upper house of the

The first six months of this year were the deadliest for civilians in Afghanistan since the start of the conflict in 2001. 1,462 people died from

Rupert Murdoch, his top newspaper boss in Britain Rebekah Brooks and his son James will all testify at a parliamentary hearing into phone

The fourth day of all-party debt deficit talks in Washington has reportedly ended stormily. Barack Obama is said to have rejected a Republican call

Mexican pop band Reik are releasing their fourth album “Peligro”. With this project, music critics say the Grammy-winning trio – who were just

Mexican archaeologists have found two millennia-old sculptures in the southern Chiapas state which they say could shed new light on the ancient Maya

Riding high on its success at home, award-winning Spanish drama “Cell 211” is about to inspire a Hollywood remake. The story of a young prison

Gold prices hit new record highs on Thursday after the Federal Reserve hinted at further policy easing – that is printing more dollars. Investors

UBS is reportedly set to cut around 5,000 jobs to save more than 860 million euros. A Swiss daily newspaper, the Tages-Anzeiger citing an unnamed

Rising fuel and electricity prices were the main drivers behind the annual rise in euro zone consumer prices in June. The EU statistics office has

France has been celebrating its National Day, July 14, with the traditional military display along the Champs Elysee in Paris. A total of 5,000

Authorities in Bahrain have freed 200 political prisoners, including a young woman poet jailed for severely criticising the crown prince during

In Austria, an atheist has been allowed to appear in the photo on his driving licence wearing a pasta strainer on his head. Nico Alm applied for

This ‘Musica’ bonus includes a few excerpts (in French) from our interview with French countertenor Philippe Jaroussky.

Philippe Jaroussky is one of the brightest stars of the operatic firmament. His distinctive voice is that of a countertenor, a grown man with the

Italy’s austerity budget, which is crucial to calming the financial markets, has moved a step closer to being adopted.   The upper house of the

Hundreds of people have spent another night airports across France. A strike by cabin crew at Air Algerie has grounded scores of flights between

India’s major cities woke up this morning to a state of high alert. As day dawned, the extent of the damage from yesterday’s string of bomb blasts in

Yemen’s anti-government protesters opened an arts and crafts exhibition on the fringes of their rally calling for President Ali Abudullah Saleh to

Heavy snow brought New Zealand to a standstill except for those who flocked to ski resorts.

Rebel fighters in Libya say they have come a step closer to fulfilling their plan to march on Tripoli. They say they have retaken a village south