The Cypriot president has reacted angrily to a question from a German journalist who asked if his country was for sale. Cyprus is the fifth

The message is clear: beware the wrath of Turkey. As tensions mount on its Mediterranean coast, Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has warned

France’s newly-elected parliament has begun work. Its youngest member is Marion Maréchal-Le Pen, the granddaughter of ex-National Front leader Jean

Everyday he woke up early in the morning, and took the tram to Lviv’s Central railway station where his shift started at 6. Olesj Gomernyk was a

A Serbian war crimes court has jailed 14 former Yugoslav Army soldiers for the killing of Croat civilians in 1991. The men were found responsible

A young child has been killed after a gas explosion at a house in Oldham, north-west England. The blast happened in the Shaw area of the city

Police in Naples have arrested a woman accused of being a Mafia godmother. Rafaella D’Alterio, 46, allegedly took over the reins of a Camorra clan

An Egyptian court on Tuesday annulled a decree by the country’s interim government that allowed the army to arrest civilians. That right ended at

The past has caught up with Vivendi as it lost a legal battle in the US over the purchase of TV channel. Its share price fell further as it is

The Organisation of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation has held its 20th annual meeting, this year in Istanbul. Leaders and ministers from all 12

Among the many case files on the table at the EU summit is the single European patent. EU Commissioner Michel Barnier wants this project completed

Queen Elizabeth met the families of IRA victims in Northern Ireland, ahead of an historic meeting with the country’s deputy First Minister Martin

The financial rescue request for Spain’s banks has been rubber stamped. But we will not know the full details of the bailout until next month’s

Spain’s short-term borrowing costs have rocketed as the debt crisis among its newly downgraded banks rolls on. The treasury has sold 3.08 billion

Government forces are battling rebels outside Damascus, activists say, describing it as the worst violence in its suburbs since Syria’s uprising

In partnership with: The famous opera competition Operalia has reached an important milestone, its 20th anniversary. Founder and world renowned

Interview with the great tenor Plácido Domingo.

The village of Swaton in Lincolnshire in North East England was the setting for a hazardous ‘eggxtreme’ sport. Participants were predominantly from

More than 1,000 Haitians marched through the Caribbean nation’s capital to protest against a reported plan to destroy their hillside shanties for a

The eurozone crisis fire-fighting continued on Tuesday as the finance ministers of the region’s four biggest economies – Germany, France, Italy and

Visiting the West Bank town of Bethlehem, Vladimir Putin says Moscow has no problem in recognising a Palestinian state. The Russian President also

Russian celebrities, film stars, directors and producers walked the red carpet at the opening of the 34th Moscow International Film Festival.

Miuccia Prada presented a happy, snappy menswear collection at Milan Fashion Week with the humble tracksuit as the inspiration for her outfits.

Not only is the earth under constant surveillance, but the skies are, too. Planes, drones, satellites; little escapes the eyes in the sky. But we

Mr Yannis Stournaras has been handed one of the toughest jobs in Europe after being appointed the new Greek finance minister. The respected

As austerity measures hit its domestic customers, Greek telecoms group OTE says it wants to sell its Bulgarian businesses – a mobile phone company

Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp is considering splitting into two according to a report in the Wall Street Journal. Its newspaper and book publishing

Spain’s short-term borrowing costs nearly tripled at its latest auction of government bonds. The almost three-fold increase in interest rates

Tuesday morning’s newspaper headlines were not pleasant reading for the people of Cyprus. The Mediterranean island is seeking emergency funding and

Pope Benedict XVI has paid tribute to a priest who lost his life saving a Madonna statue in the Emilia region of Italy. Father Ivan Martini was a