2012-04-13

Algerians have buried Ahmed Ben Bella, the country’s first president who died on Wednesday at the age of 95. Leading the funeral cortege in heavy

Hundreds of mourners clashed with police in Bahrain on Friday after attending the funeral of a man who was shot during another anti-government

Rallies are due to take place on Saturday in support of a Russian politician who is on hunger strike after disputing local election results. Oleg

Thousands of Egyptians rallied in Cairo’s Tahrir Square on Friday, in what they said was a show of strength against plans by one of deposed leader

South Korea remained on high alert on Friday despite the failure of the North’s latest rocket launch, to mark the 100th anniversary of the birth of

Portugal has become the second EU country – after Greece - to ratify a European Union pact tightening budgetary discipline.   The country’s

The economic crisis has overshadowed the Orthodox Easter celebrations in Greece. Food is normally the focus for families as they gather at this

North Korea defied international pressure from the United States, the UN and others when it went ahead with its controversial rocket launch on

Spain is threatening Argentina with unspecified retaliation if it nationalises Spanish oil company Repsol’s operations in Argentina – known as

The Portuguese military was placed on high alert after an apparent coup in the tiny west African state of Guinea-Bissau, said Lisbon-based news

Four men accused of plotting a shooting spree at the offices of the Jyllands-Posten newspaper have gone on trial in Denmark. They face around 16

Syrians staying in Turkish refugee camps are protesting an outbreak of violence from the Syrian government that has left three demonstrators dead

One hundred years after the tragedy the Titanic continues to fascinate. For many years the number who perished was the highest total of deaths in a

Last week Twitter virtually exploded, when thousands of users shared their opinion on what was a major surprise in the IT world – to put it mildly

‘Diaz Don’t Clean Up This Blood’ depicts the Italian police’s brutal assault on sleeping protesters at the G8 Summit in Genoa, 2001, focusing on a

Journalists pulling the night shift in New York had little idea about the media storm that was about to erupt, when news came that the Titanic had

British Prime Minister David Cameron has said economic sanctions against Myanmar should be suspended. Speaking alongside pro-democracy leader Aung

China’s economy grew at its slowest pace in nearly three years in the first three months of this year. However analysts expect a rebound in coming

Another tower, another challenge. It took Frenchman Alain Robert under 90 minutes to conquer Qatar’s tallest building,the Torch Tower. The climber

German car maker Volkswagen saw record gains in sales in the first three months of 2012. Demand from North America, China and Russia offset

Italian industrial output was weaker than expected in February. It fell 0.7 percent from the previous m month. It was the second month running of

Google is changing the structure of its shares to ensure that the company’s founders – Larry Page and Sergey Brin – maintain control. Each current

Thousands of Italians from the country’s main labour unions have gathered in the centre of Rome in protest against pension reform. They are hoping

The much anticipated launch of a rocket in North Korea failed on Friday, after it disintegrated over the Yellow Sea just minutes after take

Reaction to North Korea’s failed rocket launch has been swift. Demonstrators ‘launched’ a mock missile in the South Korean capital Seoul, as they

David Cameron has become the first British Prime Minister to visit Myanmar in more than 60 years. He was greeted by President Thein Sein, as he

Jaguar Zoo in southern Mexico has three new members, a litter of newly born half-Bengal, half-Siberian tiger cubs.

US billionaire Sheldon Adelson’s Macau casino company launched its long-delayed fourth resort, a $4.4 billion complex that is its latest bet on

Fighting is reported to have broken out in Syria, a day after a UN-backed ceasefire came into effect. According to the British-based Syrian

They are young, they are French and they are part of what is known as Generation Y. A generation less than 30 years old, they are said to number 13