2012-05-19

Hundreds of people have descended upon Madrid’s metro system to protest against a hike in the price of tickets. The fare increases vary but a

There were protests in Maryland where the demonstrators anger was aimed at the G8 leaders who have invited four African heads of state to the summit

NATO begins its 2-day summit in Chicago today, with representatives from 50 countries in all, including the leaders of the alliance’s 28

The challenges facing NATO are arguably the biggest in the organisation’s 63-year history. It’s problems aren’t just in Afghanistan – keeping

The southern Italian town of Brindisi is in shock after a bomb in a rubbish bin outside a school killed a 16 year-old girl, and injured 10 others

In Frankfurt, Germany’s financial capital at least 20,000 demonstrators took to the streets to protest against austerity measures aimed at tackling

The Chinese authorities today allowed the quiet departure from a hospital in Beijing of human rights activist Chen Guangcheng. He and his wife and

There is an unusually high number of American productions at Cannes this year including Lawless. The prohibition-era drama is one of five US movies

Talks have opened at the G8 summit at Camp David. High on the agenda is the crisis in the eurozone with analysts predicting German Chancellor, Angela

Human rights activists in Syria say another 19 people, most of them civilians, died on Saturday as violence continued unabated. Nine were killed in

Italian police say they’ll investigate a possible mafia connection to a bombing outside a girls’ high school. A 16-year-old girl died and six

On home ground and hoping for a fifth triumph in Europe’s premier Cup competition, Bayern Munich fans have been parading through the city centre

Daraa in Syria, where the uprising against President Bashar al Assad first erupted, is a short distance from the border with Jordan. Every day

They are determined to paint Munich blue tonight. Chelsea fans have flocked to Germany to see their boys win London bragging rights and become the

Medical officials say the most seriously injured victim of a high school bomb in southern Italy is fighting for their life in hospital. The bomb

US actor Sean Penn has held a fundraiser at the Cannes Film Festival to raise money for survivors of the Haiti earthquake. More than 200,000 people

About 200 migrants and human rights activists marched in Mexico State to protest against the killing and disappearance of immigrant workers.  

A group of Greek students were treated to a very special show and tell as football superstar David Beckham dropped in for a visit at their school

An explosion in front of a high school in southern Italy has killed two students and injured several others. The blast happened in the town of

A bomb has gone off in front of a high school in southern Italy killing two students and injuring several others. The blast happened in the town of

Mali’s parliament on Friday passed a law granting amnesty to the leaders of a March coup that plunged the country into chaos. The bill forms part

An Icelandair Boeing jet made a safety landing on Friday night shortly after taking off from Keflavík International Airport in Iceland. The jet was

Quebec’s provincial government has passed an emergency law aimed at quelling the longest student protests in Canada’s history. Demonstrations

Blind Chinese dissident Chen Guangcheng says he is at Beijing International Airport ready to leave for the US but has still not received a

Rights activists have denounced a mass wedding in Nigeria where 100 couples were married at once. Islamic police in the northern city of Kano

US President Barack Obama will use the G8 summit in Maryland on Saturday to push EU leaders to to focus on economic growth rather than

The leaders of the world’s industrial powers are calling on the private sector to help fight hunger and malnutrition in the developing world. The

The Spanish government has revised up its 2011 budget deficit. Madrid said last year’s annual deficit amount to 8.9 per cent of output, up from the

Facebook’s trade debut generated more media attention than profit as it closed at $38.23 – up just 23 cents from its original price. Facebook head