2012-07-30

The man accused of going on a shooting spree at a Colorado cinema has been formally charged with 142 counts of murder and attempted murder

A man, thought to have been living in a forest on the Austria-Slovenia border for several months, has been arrested by police. The 27-year-old

At the Lengberg Castle in East Tyrol, an archeological discovery is rewriting the history of underwear. Until now, common consensus was that bras

Romania’s Prime Minister Victor Ponta has pledged not to continue his efforts to oust president Traian Basescu, after he survived an impeachment

Three members of Russian punk girl band Pussy Riot have pleaded not guilty to charges of hooliganism at their trial in Moscow. They face up to

On day one of official campaigning ahead of Ukraine’s general election in October the country is split. Hundreds of demonstrators turned up outside

Air France-KLM’s better than expected second quarter performance cheered investors. Shares of the group, formed by the merger of French and Dutch

Airline group Air France-KLM has cut its operating losses to 66 million euros for the second quarter, compared with 145 million a year earlier

Syrian government troops and rebels clashed again in Aleppo on Monday. The regime claims to have wrestled back control of the Salaheddine district

Swiss football player Michel Morganella has been kicked out of the London Olympics, after making Twitter comments which “insulted” South Korea.  

Romania’s president may have survived a referendum on his impeachment, but there is a prediction of further political turbulence ahead. Traian

Palestinians have accused Mitt Romney of violating international law and undermining peace prospects by calling Jerusalem “the capital of

Amid the violence and bloodshed in Aleppo, residents are facing a major food shortage. Humanitarian agencies have been able to deliver some

Just where does superstar DJ David Guetta find the time and the energy to produce hit after hit? Not content with taking over Europe with his electro

Get ready to see the world of table football come to life as Argentinian Director Juan Jose Campanella plans to bring his 3D animation Metegol to the

A court in California has become the focal point of the long-running Apple versus Samsung battle as jury selection began. The two technology

Rome’s ancient Colosseum is in a fight to the death against a resilient foe, time itself. The 2,000-year-old amphitheatre is no longer in

The Spanish economy slipped further into recession as austerity measures bit in the second quarter. The economy shrank at a faster pace than in the

A modern Olympiad generally features the finest athletes from all over the world. Not this one. In Brunsbuettel, a small city in Northern Germany

The Xiaolangdi Reservoir in central China’s Henan Provinceincreased its floodwater discharging volume to 3,500 cubic metres per second to cope with a

British Olympic officials have rushed on sale thousands of unsold tickets for the 2012 Games after public anger at the number of empty seats. Over

India’s northern power grid crashed on Monday, halting hundreds of trains during the morning commute and leaving 370 million people sweltering in the

The Holocaust Memorial in Berlin is a powerful symbol of remembrance for the Jews who were murdered in Europe during World War Two. For many young

Nine people have been killed after a train hit a minibus on a level crossing in central Poland. The force of the impact hurled the vehicle 30

London’s transport network appears to have passed its first Olympic challenge. Commuters using the city’s underground train lines said that their

At least 47 people have died after a passenger train caught fire in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. One coach of the Delhi to Chennai service

Romanian President Traian Basescu has vowed to unify his country after surviving his second impeachment referendum in five years. Figures from the

Three members of Russian punk girl band Pussy Riot have gone on trial in Moscow. The trio were arrested in February for protesting against

In the Romanian seaside city of Constanta, Mayor Radu Mazare and dozens of women showed up at the local polling station in their swimwear to vote. As