Intense heat throughout the Pope’s Spanish visit brought some impromptu measures. At the huge military airfield where pilgrims gathered for

Norway is holding a national day of commemoration on Sunday, almost a month after the Olso bombing and the massacre at Utoeya island. A concert

It is perhaps the world’s most famous painting in the world’s most famous museum. But exactly 100 years ago, on August 21 1911, the Mona Lisa

Syrian forces have fired heavy machineguns at a residential district of Homs, following more anti-government protests. Over new pictures uploaded

Who controls what in Libya? Amid fierce fighting, it is still unclear whether rebels have, as they claim, seized control of two key coastal

Israel says it “regrets” the deaths of five Egyptian policemen on the border with Gaza. The country’s Defence Minister Ehud Barak said he had told

A month on, survivors of Norway’s shooting massacre have returned to the island where 69 mainly young people died. Victims’ families made the journey

Tens of thousands pray at Jerusalem’s Al Aqsa Mosque, Hebron’s Ibrahimi Mosque, on the third Friday of the fasting month of Ramadan.

Almost a month after the Norway attacks, relatives of some of the victims returned to Utoya island where the massacre at a youth camp took place.

As he pursues his 15 day hunger strike, thousands have gathered in Delhi to support Indian anti-corruption activist Anna Hazare. After starting the

Pope Benedict XVI visited the famous monastery of El Escorial on his second day of his visit for the World Youth Day festival.

North Korea’s Kim Jong-il has begun his first public visit to Russia since 2002. Now, as then, he crossed the border by train. The reclusive

The Turkish government’s offensive against the Kurdish Workers Party or PKK has continued for a third night, with airstrikes against rebels in

Chilean students have been out on the streets of Puerto Montt, demanding cheaper and better public education. They clashed with police, blocked roads

Cross border tension is rising in the Middle East. Amid anger over the killings of three Egyptian security personnel, Cairo is withdrawing its

After a difficult week for markets worldwide, Wall Street closed on a down note amid growing fears of another US recession and over Europe’s debt

In a country more used to bear attacks, two people have survived rare shark attacks while swimming in waters off Russia’s Pacific coast. In the

Libyan rebels fought fiercely with loyalist forces on Friday, as they continued their battle to control Zawiyah. The opposition counts the amount

The Spanish government announced new austerity measures to cut its budget deficit on Friday, together with plans to stimulate the weak

The Pope’s second day in Spain ended with a Way of the Cross procession through central Madrid. He listened to prayers dedicated to the suffering of