2012-04-21

Around 125 people are reported injured, many of them seriously, after two Dutch commuter trains crashed head-on. The collision, which happened to

Thousands of demonstrators filled the streets of Manama on Saturday, calling for the overthrow of Bahrain’s rulers and the cancellation of this

The deployment of 300 UN military observers to monitor a fragile week-old ceasefire in Syria has moved a step closer after the three-month mission

The Netherlands look to be heading for early elections after budget talks collapsed. Prime Minister Mark Rutte of the Liberal Party heads a

Gun salutes have been fired at military bases across Britain for the 86th birthday of Queen Elizabeth II. The monarch celebrates a second

Ukraine’s jailed former prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko has been moved to hospital where she is expected to receive treatment for back pain

Qantas says an Airbus A380 jet forced to make an emergency landing in Singapore in November 2010 is finally heading home to Australia after extensive

At least 24 people have been injured, six seriously, in a crash involving a bus and a lorry in northwest Poland. An investigation is underway into

Five men have been detained by Afghan security forces who say they have thwarted plans for a huge attack in Kabul. Explosives were stuffed into 400

Canadian police resorted to tear gas and rubber bullets as a two-month student protest brought chaos to Montreal. Students are furious at plans to

Bahraini authorities say they have opened an investigation following the discovery of a man’s body after Saturday’s anti-government protests

Having served one term as Chile’s first female president, Michelle Bachelet last year became the head of UN Women, an agency working for gender

Last-minute preparations are underway for an election expected to give France its first left-wing president in 17 years. Socialist frontrunner

Pakistani officials have promised a full investigation into the crash of a domestic flight that killed all 127 passengers and crew on board. The

Syria’s ceasefire began over a week ago but images of violence persist and the death toll continues to rise. Today the UN Security Council is set

Pro-democracy protesters have promised three days of rage across Bahrain as the world of Formula One descends on the Gulf state this weekend. Last

Sudan has declared victory in a border crisis with the newly-independent south that brought the two nations to the brink of all-out war. Khartoum

Nigerian police say that radical Islamist sect Boko Haram have struck again, killing eight people in a spate of attacks. The shootings all took

A 5,500 metre volcano outside Mexico City has spewed burning rock down its slopes and plumes of ash into the sky. Residents of a nearby village

Italy has offered to pay around 150,000 euros to each to the families of two Indian fisherman shot dead by Italian soldiers. Italy says the two

Spain may cut imports of biodiesel from Argentina. It comes after the Latin American nation decided to nationalise the Spanish-controlled oil company

Officials in Pakistan say no survivors have been found after a passenger jet crashed near the capital’s main airport. Flight BHO-213, en route from

Rail passengers in Italy now have an alternative to state-run services when travelling between Milan and Naples and cities such as Rome in

A court in Hamburg has ruled that YouTube is responsible for music videos uploaded by its users. It could land the website with a hefty royalties