Police in Azerbaijan arrested 35 pro-democracy protesters on Thursday as the focus remains on the ex-Soviet republic’s human rights record. The

German police carried out a series of raids across the north of the country, targeting properties linked to the Hell’s Angels biker club. The

A group of unemployed Tunisian graduates have held a protest to call on the government to do more to create jobs. The demonstration in the capital

We continue our series of Euro2012 competing nations with Russia. Dick Advocaat’s men were drawn in Group A for the upcoming European Championships

At the end of the second day of voting in Egypt’s first free presidential election, the ballot has been better run after the state election body

The euro’s value against the dollar fell on Thursday to its lowest in nearly two years pushed down by a slowdown in economic activity in Europe’s

Delegates from the five permanent UN Security Council members, (United States, Russia, China, Britain and France) plus Germany, have conceded that

Deutsche Post’s ambitious goals seduced investors on Thursday and the share price of Europe’s biggest express delivery and mail company topped all

Comedian Beppe Grillo has shaken up Italian politics, with his 5 Star Movement party (Movimento 5 Stelle) winning local and administrative polls in

European leaders ended their informal summit in Brussels with a message of support for Greece and a collective wish the country should remain within

euronews London correspondent Ali Sheikholeslami spoke to Amnesty International’s secretary-general Salil Shetty about groundshifts taking place in

MEPs have issued a fourth resolution condemning the Ukrainian leadership over the jailing of the opposition leader. This time they have ramped up the

Security cameras in New Jersey caught the moment a toddler got taken for a spin. One-year-old Saimeir David was with his babysitter at a

Doctors in Rome saved the life of a 16-month-old boy by implanting the world’s smallest artificial heart until a donor was found for a

Norwegian killer Anders Breivik, on trial for killing 77 people during a bomb and shooting attack last July, has said he will not launch an appeal if

A large number of Egypt’s Coptic Christian minority are backing presidential front-runner Ahmed Shafiq. The 70-year-old former prime minister

Teachers and their teaching methods are central to a child’s educational experience. But in a fast-changing world, teaching methodology has to change

A quote, commonly ascribed to one of the fathers of the European Union, Jean Monnet said: “If I had to do it again, I would start with culture”. As

It may only be a drop in the vast and deep ocean of Spanish unemployment, but Japanese carmaker Nissan has said it is to create 700 new jobs by

Spanish miners are on strike amid fears their entire industry is about to go to the wall. About 40 coal mines remain open in Spain, employing some

The early heats of the Eurovision Song Contest have been held in Azerbaijan, this year’s host country. 18 acts went through the semi-finals with

For Azerbaijan, hosting the glitz and glamour of the Eurovision Song Contest was part of a charm offensive to put the ex-Soviet Republic on the

Britain fell deeper into recession than initially thought in the first quarter of this year due to a slump in construction output. Revised figures

Europe’s second-highest court has rejected MasterCard’s challenge to a European Union ban on its cross-border credit and debit card fees. The court

Air France-KLM has started difficult negotiations with its unions over job cuts. The Franco-Dutch airline wants to become more competitive against

A plane fuelled by the sun has begun its first intercontinental flight – from Switzerland to Morocco. The Solar Impulse is attempting a trip of

One of Zurich’s landmarks, a 122-year-old industrial building called the “Maschinenfabrik Oerlikon” has been literally moved, 60 metres down the

Russian opposition leaders Alexei Navalny and Sergei Udaltsov have both been freed after more than two weeks in jail. Both men were arrested for

An official from the Iranian delegation said on Thursday that world powers are creating a “difficult atmosphere” which is hindering talks over its