US President Barack Obama has been touring parts of New Jersey hit by the superstorm Sandy. Along with state governor Chris Christie he flew over

Portugal’s parliament has passed the country’s largest tax hike package in decades. The changes form part of Prime Minister Pedro Passos Coelho’s

The European aviation sector had wind under its wings on Wednesday, boosted by Air France-KLM and Lufthansa’s better-than-expected quarterly

Her centre-right Christian Democratics may be opposed to the idea of Turkey joining the EU, but German Chancellor Angela Merkel has called for

Portugal’s parliament has passed the country’s largest tax hike package in decades. The changes form part of Prime Minister Pedro Passos Coelho’s

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton urged leaders in Kosovo to reach an agreement with

With the US election dominated by the Democrat and Republican parties, in the political arena as well as in the media, it is easy to forget that

Dozens of Islamist militants have returned to the scene of Tuesday night’s deadly clashes in the Tunisian capital. Several men told the AFP news

All over the United States, legal battles are fought in state capitols and courtrooms over the core democratic principle that is voting. Since 2011

The tills keep ringing in Germany. In September, retail sales there rose at the fastest pace since June last year. They were up by 1.5 percent

The total number of people out of work in the eurozone hit almost 18.5 million in September as the latest figures show unemployment at record levels

Iker Casillas and Xavi Hernandez, icons of Real Madrid and Barcelona and also heroes of the Spanish national team, were jointly awarded the Prince of

Paul McDowell, euronews: “Let’s reflect now on some words from Barack Obama’s victory speech in Chicago four years ago. I am joined by ABC News

The night Barack Obama changed his sweet home Chicago for a new address at the White House, he was riding a tide of hope across the country. It

As the government in Greece votes on a new austerity program for next year’s budget, demonstrations are taking place outside parliament in Athens

Further legal problems for Barclays. After its reputation was damaged by the Libor interest rate rigging scandal, the British bank is now being

Syrian warplanes kept up air raids on rebel strongholds in and around the capital Damascus on Wednesday, according to activists. Amateur video

The cast of Cloud Atlas reads something like a Hollywood Who’s Who, headed up by Tom Hanks, Halle Berry and Susan Saranden. The film itself is an

The Salon de Chocolat in Paris kicked off with the fashion parade – in which all the clothes were made of chocolate. The models looked good enough to

Millions of Americans are trying to get their lives back to normal after Storm Sandy wreaked havoc across the country’s northeast. With six days to

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At least 33 people are now known to have died after Storm Sandy ravaged the eastern coast of the US. In Toms River, New Jersey, rescue volunteers

Striking workers at the Anglo American Platinum mine in South Africa continue to defy Tuesday’s deadline to return to work. Around 2,000 of them

What would you do with an extra 10 years of life? Risk it in the sky? Enjoy it on the ocean waves? Spend it on treasure island? The question is real

The economic cost of Sandy is predicted to run to 20 billion dollars (15 billion euros), according to Eqecat, a consultancy that provides loss

Millions of people across the northeast of the US stricken by massive storm Sandy attempted to resume normal lives on Wednesday as companies, markets

Accusations of electoral fraud continue to be levelled following Sunday’s election in Ukraine. A district office in Kiev was blocked on Tuesday

Authorities in Bolivia say they have arrested three men in connection with the attack on radio journalist Fernando Vidal. During a live interview

American swimming legend Michael Phelps was in Rio De Janeiro on Tuesday to help inspire some of the city’s poor children ahead of the 2016 Olympic