2012-09-04

Barack Obama will make his big convention speech on Thursday, but in the meantime he has not been remaining silent in the run-up. The US President

Twenty opposition activists in Bahrain have lost their appeals against their jail terms for their role in pro-democracy protests last year. Judges

The European Commission has begun an anti-trust investigation into Russian gas giant, Gazprom. Regulators suspect the firm has violated rules by

The strike by Lufthansa’s cabin crew dragged its shares down on Tuesday in Frankfurt as flight cancellations from the dispute are said to be costing

Presidential candidates must dominate with rhetoric, or suffer the consequences. Challenger Ronald Reagan in 1980 asked the American electorate

The United States is pursuing greater influence in the Asia-Pacific region. This is clearly a diplomatic challenge given China’s rise, but that is

The Syrian army has continued to bombard Aleppo, the country’s biggest city. Opposition groups said that at least five people died in the attacks

British Prime Minister David Cameron has shaken up his coalition government with a ministerial reshuffle. The biggest surprise was the appointment

Michelle Obama takes centre stage tonight as the Democratic Convention gets underway in Charlotte, North Carolina. She is giving a speech on the

In Brussels, part of the EU Parliament has been shut because cracks have quite literally appeared in the ceiling. The structural damage, spotted in

Thirteen Nigerian footballers moved to the Ukraine after being promised contracts with clubs in the former Soviet country. However, they now find

France and Italy continue to pressure the European Central Bank to urgently agree measures to reduce crippling borrowing costs for southern eurozone

The European Parliament has unveiled some of its own private paintings to the public for the first time. The parliament’s entire collection from

Lufthansa’s main union has called a new national strike for Friday among the airline’s cabin crews seeking better pay and conditions.   It follows

It is a film title to sum up events in Egypt, ‘Winter of Discontent’. As director Ibrahim el-Batout stood among the crowds in Cairo’s Tahrir Square

Bright colours and flowing lines were on show at the 56th Madrid Fashion Week, a pause to help switch the focus away from the country’s financial

The European Court of Human Rights is hearing the cases of four British Christians who claim to have lost their jobs for religious reasons. One of

Portugal has asked for EU help to tackle dozens of forest fires that are raging across the country. Lisbon needs four fire-fighting aircraft after

At least 42 people have died after a bus plunged into a ravine in southern Morocco.   The accident happened near the town of Zerkta as the bus headed

An appeals court in Bahrain has upheld the convictions of 20 activists sentenced for their role in pro-democracy protests. They were condemned to

Iran has allowed a foreign leader to visit its main uranium enrichment site for the first time. Tsakhia Elbegdorj, the president of Mongolia

With the end of Summer and the tourist season winding down Spain’s jobless rate jumped in August. The number of people seeking work increased by

Dozens of illegal migrants have been removed from a small Spanish island off the coast of Morocco in a joint operation by both countries. The

A Christian monastery near Jerusalem has been vandalised in a suspected act of retaliation for the eviction of Jewish families from an unauthorised

On the first day of Hong Kong’s new school year, thousands of students, parents and teachers gathered in front of the government headquarters in

London’s iconic Piccadilly Circus was transformed into a genuine circus on September 2 as part of the British capital’s 2012 festival.

Lufthansa has cancelled almost 200 hundred flights in and out of Frankfurt airport as the dispute over a pay rise for staff continues. An 11-hour

The new head of the International Committee of the Red Cross has met Syria’s President Assad to discuss the humanitarian crisis. Peter Maurer is

IFA, the world‘s leading trade show for consumer electronics and home appliances opened in Berlin. Up to 1500 exhibitors and 240,000 visitors tuned