Four Italian journalists abducted in Libya by suspected loyalists of fugitive Muammar Gaddafi have been freed unharmed. The four, seized in the

A two day general strike is under way in Chile with unions furious that ordinary Chileans are seeing little of the country’s booming wealth from

Ukraine has been celebrating the 20th anniversary of its independence from the Soviet Union. President Viktor Yanukovich used the occasion to put

Syrian opposition is very close to have its leadership. Opponents declared the establishment of National Council following their 3-day meeting in

Japan’s Aiko Sato held her nerve to edge out Brazil’s Rafaela Silva and secure the under 57 kilo title at the World Judo Championships in Paris on

Spain’s Joaquim Rodriguez produced a flawless run to outclass his rivals and clinch stage five of the Tour of Spain in Valdepeñas de Jaén on

Libya’s rebel government has said it will honour all energy contracts granted legally under Muammar Gaddafi’s rule. That followed concerns among

The French government has cut it forecast for economic growth and unveiled plans aimed at ensuring that slowdown does not undermine its AAA credit

This year’s World Water Week in Stockholm focusses on water resources in a rapidly urbanising World. On the mayors’ panel, city managers from all

France has pledged continuing support, both militarily and financially, for the Libyan National Transitional Council. President Nicolas Sarkozy

Nial O’Reilly, euronews: “Colonel Gaddafi may have lost control of Tripoli, but he remains at large and apparently determined to fight on. To

As the Gaddafi regime hangs by a thread the United States is becoming increasingly concerned about the fate of Libya’s weapons stockpiles.

A Russian spacecraft launched to re-supply six astronauts on the International Space Station failed to reach its orbit and burned up in the

Greek students have clashed with riot-police during protests against an overhaul of the country’s universities that has been passed in

Ukraine has been celebrating the 20th anniversary of its independence from the Soviet Union. President Yanukovich used the occasion to talk of

Chile has seen its first two-day national strike since the Augusto Pinochet dictatorship. This follows clashes with police in recent weeks as

Credit ratings agency Moody’s has cut its rating on Japan’s government debt. It has been reduced by one notch to Aa3 because of the country’s high

With breaks for self-congratulation in Tripoli, real skirmishing continues. The rebels are improvising in their drive to defeat Muammar Gaddafi

The Croatian Serb rebel leader Goran Hadzic has denied charges of war crimes during the fighting in former Yugoslavia between 1991 and 1995. He

Dutch brewer Heineken is warning that weak consumer sentiment and a damp European summer will depress its earnings for this year. After profits for

Germany companies are feeling more pessimistic with business morale there posting its steepest drop since the aftermath of the Lehman Brothers

August 25, 1830. Riots break out in the Southern Provinces of what was the United Kingdom of the Netherlands, leading to a conflict that would

A former Moscow police colonel has been arrested over the killing of journalist Anna Politkovskaya. Politkovskaya, a fierce critic of the

Police in Australia have been asked to investigate payments to prostitutes made by Labour MP Craig Thomson in a scandal that is threatening to bring

There is fighting reported in southern areas of Tripoli where Libyan rebel commanders believe Muammar Gaddafi might be in hiding. The hunt has been

A group of up to 36 Western journalists have been allowed to leave the Rixos Hotel in Tripoli where they had been trapped by forces loyal to Colonel

Beaten in battle, Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi had disappeared off the radar. But the loosely-led forces that stormed his fortress home in Tripoli

Former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn enjoyed a night out in New York on Tuesday after sexual assault charges against him were

North Korean leader Kim Jong-il and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev have been meeting at a Siberian military base. The 69-year-old North Korean