2012-07-05

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

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

Protests continue in Kiev and in smaller towns and cities across Ukraine, as the draft Russian-language bill causes divisions. Near the office of

Horizontal information exchange – teachers sharing methodology, students sharing information, students helping each other learn – is a way of passing

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

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.

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

Pilots and victim’s families have expressed their dissatisfaction at the Air France crash verdict, with several too upset to talk in public

The captain of the wrecked Costa Concordia cruise liner Francesco Schettino has had his house arrest lifted. Pending his trial, he is now allowed

A South African businessman claims to have found evidence missing British girl Madeleine McCann is buried in a neighbours’ garden next to the Algarve

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

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

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

Ian Anderson, the flute and voice behind the legendary Jethro Tull was one of the many stars at the annual Montreux Jazz Festival in

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

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

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

Greece’s new Finance Minister, Yannis Stournaras, has admitted Athens has fallen behind in implementing the cuts and reforms demanded in return for

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

‘The Queen of Versailles’ is one of the 16 films competing in the Documentary section of the 47th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival this

WikiLeaks says it will soon begin publishing more than 2 million emails from Syrian officials that will not only embarrass Damascus, but its

Romania’s ceremonial president has hit back at the government over attempts to impeach him. Traian Basescu is accused by the ruling leftist

The European Central Bank has cut borrowing costs to a new record low trying to breathe life into a weakening eurozone economy. The benchmark

The main storage centre for election materials in Libya has fallen victim to a suspected arson attack, raising security fears ahead of Saturday’s

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

Volkswagen’s shares jumped on Thursday following its agreement to buy the remaining half of Porsche. The sports car maker’s shares also rose

Spain’s borrowing costs remain high despite the recent eurozone leaders’ deal aimed at helping the region’s most troubled economies. The Madrid

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

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