2012-01-04

London Zoo is conducting its annual count of its estimated 18,000 animals and 750 species, a compulsory exercise if it is to keep its licence. And

He has become the front-runner in the Republican race for the White House, and now he has the endorsement of John McCain. Mitt Romney stood

Thinner after going on hunger strike but free, Russia opposition figure Sergei Udaltsov has left prison in Moscow after completing a month-long jail

Iowa’s caucus voting for Republican presidential candidates has narrowed the choice down to three, but, surprisingly, the 120,000 ballots cast put

The German president says he will not be resigning despite a growing media scandal.   In a TV interview, Christian Wulff says he has done nothing

Hungary has said it may tone down some of the more controversial parts of its new constitution, amid growing international financial and political

Tensions are rising in Nigeria over economic and religious issues. At least one person has been killed in protests over the removal of a

Germany easily sold just over four billion euros of 10-year government bonds in its first auction of the year on Wednesday. Along with the pick-up

The 27 members of the European Union may be on the brink of announcing an embargo on Iranian oil. The deal could be reached as early as the end of

Australia is the latest country to launch an inquiry into the health risks faced by women who received breast implants from the French manufacturer

The comedy-drama ‘Descendants’ from writer-director Alexander Payne has been praised since its first screening at the Toronto Film Festival last

Two white men have been jailed in Britain for the racist killing of a black teenager nearly 19 years ago, in a landmark case that exposed

The Mexican home of Spanish film director Luis Bunuel opens to the public with a special exhibition about his iconic movie ‘Viridiana’. The film

The Paris government is planning to cut the amount that French companies pay in contributions to the state for health-care and pensions and make up

Japanese business leaders have been making their tradition annual new year visit to pray at a shrine in Tokyo which is considered to be lucky for

The downturn in the eurozone’s private sector economy has eased slightly. The latest surveys of companies’ purchasing managers showed an

Germany easily sold just over four billion euros of 10-year government bonds in its first auction of the year. Along with the pick-up in demand

There was transport chaos in many parts of Britain with two people killed as fierce storms swept across Scotland and the north of England, heading

Despite the considerable technological advancements, the white cane is still the primary mobility aid for the visually impaired. Advanced

January 5, 1968 Alexander Dubcek is elected First Secretary of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia, and immediately goes about implementing liberal

Two men have been jailed in the UK for the killing of black teenager Stephen Lawrence more than 18 years ago. Lawrence, aged 18, was stabbed to

The Libyan interim government has named a retired general as head of the armed forces. It is hoped the appointment of Yousef al-Manqoush from

A short walk on a forbidden island disputed by China and Japan has brought a formal diplomatic protest from Beijing. Japanese local officials made

Dozens of supporters of Argentina’s President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner have been holding a vigil outside the hospital where she is due to

US Democratic President Barack Obama, fresh from a vacation in Hawaii, steps back into the campaign spotlight. Ohio is his priority today, a state

An appeal court in Ecuador ruled that the US oil company Chevron should pay 18 billion dollars in damages after being accused of polluting the Amazon

Nigerian unions in Lagos on Tuesday embarked on street protests against a sudden surge in fuel prices, which nearly doubled after government

North Koreans took part in a ritual rally in Pyongyang on Tuesday, to show support for their country’s policies and new leader Kim Jong-un.

China’s icy city of Harbin gears up for its annual ice festival. Workers put the final touches on ice castles, slides and snow sculptures.

More than 100,000 homes lost their electricity supply in Britain on Tuesday as storm winds of up to 90 miles-per-hour (56 km/h) uprooted trees which