2011-09-22

Pope Benedict XVI held an open air mass with at least 70,000 fellow Catholics in Berlin’s Olympic Stadium on Thursday, the opening day of his first

Amid a one-day transport strike in Greece, a few thousand students and teachers joined the protest against austerity measures by marching through

Bulgaria and Romania have been blocked from entering the EU’s passport-free Schengen zone by Finland and the Netherlands. Under pressure from within

Human Rights Watch is accusing the EU of subjecting migrants captured along Greece’s border with Turkey to inhuman and abusive conditions. The

To discuss the international concerns of feeding the world’s populations, euronews spoke to Matthias Schmale, a senior official with the Red Cross

Defending champions South Africa produced a stunning performance to thump Namibia 87-0 at the Rugby World Cup in New Zealand on Thursday. Winger

Schalke coach Ralf Rangnick stepped down from his duties at the Veltins Arena on Thursday, citing medical reasons for his decision. The 53 year

The Pope has begun his visit to his native Germany and called on politicians to beware confusing power with justice. In a speech to parliament’s

Mounting fears that the global economy is slipping back into recession washed through financial markets world-wide on Thursday. Shares in Europe

As the financial markets tumbled on Thursday, the head of the International Monetary Fund, Christine Lagarde,warned the crises in the European Union

This is a crucial year for Ukraine and especially for its international relations with both Russia and Europe.   That was the backdrop to this

Britney Spears is back on the road with her Femme Fatale Tour, playing a string of European dates this autumn followed by a dash round South America

Poor organisation is hampering the efforts of anti-Gaddafi forces to take control of the last bastions of support for the ousted Libyan

The British government has offered to pay compensation to the families of the victims of Bloody Sunday. Paratroopers opened fire on protesters in

An association with links to a secretive Catholic group is in the dock in France over a woman’s claims that she was forced to work for over a decade

A small group of protesters in Berlin took advantage of the the Pope’s visit to voice their support for victims of abuse within the Catholic Church

They are images that have sent shock-waves through Britain. And now police are investigating whether a child cage fight involving boys as young as

The Spanish tradition of bullfighting is about to come to an end in the country’s autonomous Catalonia region.    Barcelona’s last ‘corrida’ will

A powerful typhoon struck Japan on Wednesday, pummelling the Tokyo area with heavy rain, disrupting public transportation and leaving four people

It’s the end of the world as we know it! Legendary rockers REM have split up after more than 30 years of generating hits and selling millions of

A car really is driving through the Berlin traffic all by itself. The co-driver is only there to assuage the safety concerns of the German

The main Christian denominations in East Jerusalem, the West Bank and Gaza have issued a joint statement supporting the establishment of a

To most people in Iran, Mohammad-Reza Shajarian is a superstar – but the authorities loathe him and his music and have made it difficult for him to

A grim outlook for the US economy from the Federal Reserve and signs of slowing in China and Germany drove world financial markets deep into the red

BNP Paribas has denied reports that it is in talks about selling a stake to the Gulf state of Qatar. Chief Executive Officer Baudoin Prot told

The euro is in danger due to member states’ runaway spending and the subsequent sovereign debt crisis. So says a European Central Bank study that

Transport in Greece has been severely disrupted as workers stage a 24-hour strike against renewed austerity measures designed to save the country

September 23, 1980. Bob Marley performs at what will be his last ever live concert at the Stanley Theatre in Pittsburgh, USA. Three years earlier

Islamist rebels have said they carried out a dual car bomb attack in the Dagestan region of Russia’s North Caucasus. Police say one explosion was

More excerpts from our interview with American baritone Thomas Hampson.