2012-08-14

A court in Egypt has sentenced 14 people to death for a deadly attack on a police station in the Sinai region in July last year in which seven people

Human rights groups say hate crimes in Greece are rising and that police behaviour is making the situation worse. They say in the past six months

There are now seven helicopters and seven airplanes fighting wildfires on the Canary Island of La Gomera. And the good news is they appear to be

Thousands of Tunisians have been celebrating the anniversary of their national Personal Status Code. On Monday evening in Tunis they demanded that

Despite the economic crisis, the tourism season this year has been successful with German group TUI AG’s quarterly results beating expectations.

Rail passengers have been protesting in the UK at the news that ticket fares in England are to rise by an average of 6.2 percent from January. The

Fighting continues to rage in the Syrian cities of Aleppo and Homs, and in his first public appearance since defecting to the opposition this month a

At least three people are reported dead and nine wounded after clashes broke out on Tuesday in the Yemeni capital Sanaa between the army and around

Shares of Groupon slumped over 20 percent on Tuesday after its quarterly revenue came in lower than expected and it gave a cautious profit outlook

More than 30 people have been killed and scores injured after a multiple attack on a busy market in Zaranj in southwest Afghanistan. Local

The mystery winners of the latest Euromillions lottery have been revealed, and they are a British couple from Suffolk, Adrian and Gillian Byford of

Many holiday-makers may be forgiven for feeling that taking the car is the most expensive way to travel that doesn’t involve booking tickets with

The eurozone’s economy shrank in the second quarter, having flatlined in the first and things would have been much worse but for a small amount of

The way schools are designed can have a significant impact on the way children learn. Architects are now taking a fresh approach when it comes to

Fresh calls from Syrian rebels for for a no-fly zone over the country have been dismissed by Iranian authorities. The head of the main opposition

Police in Italy have discovered a sophisticated marijuana farm in an abandoned tunnel of Rome’s subway. 340 kilograms of the drug were seized with

Violent clashes broke out between police and local youths in the northern French city of Amiens. Rioters fired buckshot, burned cars and set fire

Scientists have found genetic mutations in three generations of butterflies from near Japan’s quake-damaged Fukishima nuclear plant. The discovery

Kurds fought with Turkish police on Tuesday in the southeast province of Hakkari. The clashes took place on the eve of the 28th anniversary of the

Before the Arab Spring Tunisia was one of the most liberal of the Arab nations. Now women are marching to make sure it stays that way for

Thousands of Tunisians rallied to protest against what they see as a push by the Islamist-led government for constitutional changes that would

The Olympic flag landed in Rio de Janeiro in the hands of the city’s mayor Eduardo Paes, marking the official start of the Brazilian city’s

German energy firm RWE did not do as well as its main rival E.ON in terms of profit growth in the first half of the year. Announcing its results

Senior executives with aerospace firm EADS were reportedly told five years ago about potential bribes to Saudi Arabian officials. The alleged

There was a surprise jump in inflation in Britain in July. It inched up to 2.6 percent from 2.4 percent in June – that was the first increase since

South Africa has launched its Women’s Month with a tribute to one of the pioneering anti-apartheid groups, the Union Buildings marchers of

A photo of a man allegedly responsible for shooting down a Syrian air force jet is being widely distributed on the internet – an event being hailed

A video showing a Syrian government fighter jet bursting into flames while under fire from rebels was posted on the internet on Monday. Rebels also

Three people are dead in Texas and another four injured after an eviction order turned into a half-hour gunfight. Police identified the shooter as