United Kingdom Super London skyscraper 'The Shard' is inaugurated Europe’s tallest building has been unveiled in London. The super skyscraper called The Shard stands at 310 metres and has 87 floors. Built in 05/07/2012
Germany German nightclubs under threat Berlin’s legendary night clubs are feeling threatened by proposals to raise the fees for playing music. Some say this would mean many clubs closing 05/07/2012
Ukraine Ukraine Russian-language bill row rumbles on Protests continue in Kiev and in smaller towns and cities across Ukraine, as the draft Russian-language bill causes divisions. Near the office of 05/07/2012
World Horizontal education Horizontal information exchange – teachers sharing methodology, students sharing information, students helping each other learn – is a way of passing 05/07/2012
Algeria 50 years of freedom and missed opportunities for Algeria 50 years of independence have been good for Algeria. So says President Bouteflika, who opened a year of celebrations with a huge firework display and 05/07/2012
Sport Tour de France: Greipel wins again Stage five of this year’s Tour de France took the peloton over a straightforward 196 kilometres from Rouen to Saint-Quentin in Northern France. 05/07/2012
Business VW-Porsche merger finally crosses finish line Volkswagen’s total takeover of Porsche will be completed by the start of August and the announcement boosted the share price of Europe’s largest 05/07/2012
France Air France crash investigators accused of denial Pilots and victim’s families have expressed their dissatisfaction at the Air France crash verdict, with several too upset to talk in public 05/07/2012
Italy Costa Corcordia captain free from house arrest The captain of the wrecked Costa Concordia cruise liner Francesco Schettino has had his house arrest lifted. Pending his trial, he is now allowed 05/07/2012
Portugal New claims about discovery of missing UK girl Maddie's body A South African businessman claims to have found evidence missing British girl Madeleine McCann is buried in a neighbours’ garden next to the Algarve 05/07/2012
Bulgaria Huge haul of hashish discovered in Bulgaria Bulgarian authorities have seized more than 4,000 kilos of hash near the capital Sofia. Fishermen are said to have retrieved the cannabis from the 05/07/2012
Business Eurozone rate cut to boost growth The European Central Bank has cut borrowing costs to a new record low trying to breathe life into a weakening eurozone economy. The main interest 05/07/2012
Bahrain Bahrain: Finally no prison sentence for 11 years old "public enemy" A Bahriani court has ruled that an 11-year-old boy, who was released from prison early in June after a month behind bars, can remain at home although 05/07/2012
World Established stars mix with up and coming artists at Montreux Ian Anderson, the flute and voice behind the legendary Jethro Tull was one of the many stars at the annual Montreux Jazz Festival in 05/07/2012
United Kingdom UK: Suspected terrorist arrests and alert sparked by electronic cigarette Police in London have arrested five men and one woman suspected of preparing terrorist attacks. One man was detained on the street in west London 05/07/2012
Algeria Algeria's hard-won liberty On July 5, 1962, Algeria celebrates its new national independence. It followed eight years of war with France and more than 130 years as a French 05/07/2012
France Rio-Paris downed by equipment and pilot failure The official inquiry into the ill-fated flight AF 447 from Rio to Paris, which crashed in 2009 with the loss of all 228 people on board, has reported 05/07/2012
Business Greece falls behind on reforms Greece’s new Finance Minister, Yannis Stournaras, has admitted Athens has fallen behind in implementing the cuts and reforms demanded in return for 05/07/2012
Syria Syria: UN mission says ceasefire is 'non-existent' Syrian troops loyal to President Bashar al-Assad have made a push on a number of fronts in the fight against pro-democracy rebels, activists 05/07/2012
Cinema 'The Queen of Versailles' - a tale of riches to rags ‘The Queen of Versailles’ is one of the 16 films competing in the Documentary section of the 47th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival this 05/07/2012
Syria WikiLeaks to release 'Syria Files' WikiLeaks says it will soon begin publishing more than 2 million emails from Syrian officials that will not only embarrass Damascus, but its 05/07/2012
Romania Romania's president accuses government of power grab Romania’s ceremonial president has hit back at the government over attempts to impeach him. Traian Basescu is accused by the ruling leftist 05/07/2012
world news Eurozone interest rates at new low to aid flagging economy The European Central Bank has cut borrowing costs to a new record low trying to breathe life into a weakening eurozone economy. The benchmark 05/07/2012
Libya Security fears around Libyan election The main storage centre for election materials in Libya has fallen victim to a suspected arson attack, raising security fears ahead of Saturday’s 05/07/2012
World A black hole awaits its galactic dinner A huge gas cloud is floating through our Milky Way. Its end is near. It is going to be swallowed up by a great black hole. Astronomers at the Max 05/07/2012
Business VW, Porsche shares gain on tie-up plans Volkswagen’s shares jumped on Thursday following its agreement to buy the remaining half of Porsche. The sports car maker’s shares also rose 05/07/2012
Business Spanish debt costs rise Spain’s borrowing costs remain high despite the recent eurozone leaders’ deal aimed at helping the region’s most troubled economies. The Madrid 05/07/2012
Business ECB cuts rates to new low As expected the European Central Bank has cut borrowing costs to a new record low. The benchmark interest rate has been reduced from 1.0 percent to 05/07/2012
USA Sacked for saving someone's life If you have just saved someone’s life you might expect, at the very least, some words of congratulation even if, as a lifeguard, you were just doing 05/07/2012