The wife of a man jailed for life in Bahrain over his opposition to the ruling monarchy says news of a retrial does not fill her with hope. A court

Hollywood has come to Istanbul. Actor Daniel Craig has been in the city to film scenes for the latest James Bond film, ‘Skyfall.’ The plot of the

Some wealthy French citizens may be preparing to swap croissants for bacon and eggs with a move to London if Socialist candidate Francois Hollande

Ukraine has described as “cold war tactics” threats by European countries to boycott the Euro 2012 championships. Several leaders have called off

Official campaiging is getting underway for the Egyptian presidential elections, but those in the running have been busy trying to win over voters

On a day when stocks fell throughout Europe Adidas’ over five percent jump in value bolstered the overall market, saw the company hit a new record

At least 30 people are dead and 200 missing after a ferry capsized in India. The vessel had been carrying around three hundred passengers along

Rasema Handanovic has become the first Muslim woman convicted of war crimes during the conflict in the former Yugoslavia during the 1990s. After

Triple bomb blasts have rocked the Syrian city of Idlib, killing at least nine people and wounding 100 others, according to reports. The attacks are

An Australian billionaire has announced plans to build a modern day version of the Titanic. A century after the original ship sank, Clive Palmer

Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II has gone on a walkabout as part of her Diamond Jubilee celebrations. She greeted crowds of well-wishers outside

With Spain now officially back in recession, a quarter of its working adults out of work, and its financial sector bombed-out by bad debt the

When a madman begins committing murders inspired by Gothic writer Edgar Allan Poe’s works, a young Baltimore detective, played by Luke Evans, joins

They’ve put years of conflicts and legal spats behind them to reunite for new album – That’s Why God Made The Radio – and a tour to celebrate their

Greece has opened its first purpose-built detention centre for illegal immigrants a week before voters go to the polls in an election where

Israel has started building a wall along a stretch of its border with Lebanon. It says the barrier is needed to bolster security in one of its

Germany is enjoying its lowest unemployment since reunification, falling inflation and a pickup in wage growth, so why are March’s retail sales so

Inflation slowed slightly in Europe in April; in the 17-member eurozone it is now 2.6 percent, still above the ECB’s 2 percent limit, although it is

Either the worst is over and we are enjoying life again or we are drinking our way out of the recession; brewers AB InBev, Heineken and SAB Miller

These British rowers are fighting for a place in the biggest sporting competition of them all; the Olympic Games. They must be in peak condition

Sudan has declared a state of emergency in areas bordering South Sudan, after weeks of clashes over disputed territory and control of oil

Thousands of members of Germany’s Pirate Party gathered in the northern town of Neumuenster on Saturday to elect a new leader. Bern Schlomer was

A new poll suggests President Nicolas Sarkozy could be closing the gap in France’s presidential race, with six days to go. Pollsters IPSOS say

There has been more deadly violence in Syria as the head of the UN monitoring force arrived in the country to oversee a fragile ceasefire between

The mayor the Roma have voted as ‘Bulgaria’s friendliest mayor’ Tsonko Tsonev Mayor of Kavarna “When I started my work as a mayor I started to

Crowds turned out in Peru’s capital, Lima to watch a pair of enamoured Peruvian Hairless Dogs tie the knot in a dog wedding ceremony.

Lisbon’s Campo Pequeno has been transformed into a Lego heaven for fans, with over three million pieces distributed between 15 World Monuments, four

A bus carrying dozens of holidaymakers to Tokyo Disneyland crashed, killing seven passengers.

Outrage of the treatment of jailed Ukrainian ex-prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko is threatening to spill over to this summer’s Euro 2012 championships

European governments are under pressure to focus on Roma integration, and Kavarna in Bulgaria is given as one example of where things are