2012-06-20

Spain’s main trade unions have staged yet more nationwide demonstrations against the government’s austerity measures. The rallies attracted

The group stage of Euro 2012 is over and there have been some fantastic moments of football. Here is our brief and totally subjective look back at

The controversial disallowed goal that helped eliminate Ukraine’s from Euro 2012 has sparked a new battle between football’s European and

Aer Lingus is back on Ryanair’s takeover radar which pleased the markets. To find out the intentions of Europe’s biggest low-cost carrier and the

Three members of the Russian punk band Pussy Riot, who launched a verbal assault on President Putin in Moscow’s main cathedral have been denied bail

Kuwait’s constitutional court has declared a parliamentary election held in February as void and has restored the previous assembly. The

With Greece close to bankruptcy, many citizens are sceptical about whether parties that have long dominated domestic politics can turn things

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange remains holed up in Ecuador’s embassy in London. Assange faces arrest if he leaves the building in Knightsbridge

The weak US recovery and growing financial problems in Europe mean the Federal Reserve has extended its monetary stimulus. At their monthly meeting

Spain’s banks are not the only worry for the Madrid government – the country’s overspending regions were largely responsible for Spain missing its

Sworn in at a religious ceremony, Greece’s new prime minister could do with divine intervention as he strives to get the country out of its economic

Europe and the financial crisis dominated the G20 summit in Mexico summed up by the fourth point of their 85 paragraph communique. “Euro Area

Egypt remains gripped by political tension with the rival candidates in its presidential election both claiming victory. After a run-off vote at

A new range of multimedia cameras have been developed that offer us a new way to watch live events. The devices were developed by Flemish

For some sections of the French press, victory over Sweden should have been a formality but Laurent Blanc’s 23-game unbeaten record always looked in

Wayne Rooney’s return to England’s starting line-up may have brought about the right result but it failed to reveal any real improvements. The goal

An armed siege at a bank in France is over after police launched an assault, freeing two hostages and injuring a gunman. He had earlier claimed to be

As many as seven Palestinians have been killed during Israeli air strikes on Gaza as fighting entered a third day. There are reports a 14-year-old

The ink may be drying on the composition of Greece’s new government but the immediate future remains bleak for thousands too poor to feed

Greece’s new prime minister says he will do everything he can to get the country out of crisis. Antonis Samaras, leader of the New Democracy party

Ryanair third attempt to take over its Irish rival Aer Lingus got a cool response from the Dublin government, which is selling its 25 percent stake

Russia’s gas exports will hit a record high this year, the state-controlled monopoly Gazprom is predicting. The company expects its sales of gas

The weak US recovery and growing financial problems in Europe may mean the Federal Reserve decides to launch a new round of monetary stimulus

In Souleimaniya, in Iraqi Kurdistan, Nahida is the CO of the Women’s Unit in the Peshmerga Army in her region. Nahida’s dream started when she was

Visitors to the Palace of Versailles are – at the moment – greeted by the unusual sight of a giant pair of stainless steel stilettos as they walk

In “Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter” the iconic U.S. president is a skilled hunter of the undead. The film, produced by Tim Burton, explores the

Spain says it will await the result of two audits on its under pressure banks before finalising a request for European aid to bolster its failing

A team of French scientists have been able to make human muscle fibres contract when using cells from a dead body to create the tissue. The amazing

A man claiming to be a member of al Qaeda has taken four hostages in a bank in the southwestern French city of Toulouse. According to police the

A draft blueprint has been agreed to help improve sustainable development at the Rio+20 conference in Brazil. The meeting, which is being held