2012-11-08

Police in Germany have charged a woman linked to a violent neo-Nazi cell with being an accessory to murder. Beate Zschäpe was allegedly part of the

Georgia’s former interior and defence minister has been charged with abuse of power. Bacho Akhalaia was detained on Tuesday. The army’s

EU Council staff and European Commission officials went on strike on Thursday in protest at proposed salary and pension cuts. They grouped outside

Peugeot, Opel, Ford … successive closures in Europe mean the car sector is struggling. In an action plan presented today, the European Commission

Olympic gold medal winner Bradley Wiggins has been released from hospital after breaking a rib and finger in a collision with a van close to his home

Do you think your country’s politics are tough? Try China, population 1.3 billion. This is the Communist Party’s 18th Congress, where it just got new

As European stock markets were falling, Siemens’ revamped programme seduced investors. The share price of the German engineering giant, Frankfurt’s

After the highs of victory, and a triumphant return to the White House,today it’s back to business for Barack Obama. And first on his to-do list

The European Central Bank has confirmed that it is ready to buy bonds of debt-strained governments, but requires those in need to sign up to a

Votes making Colorado and Washington the first US states to legalise marijuana for recreational use could be short-lived victories if the federal

A sixth person has died after being shot when a man went on the rampage at a pharmaceutical company in Moscow. Another person remains in hospital

At least 52 people are now known to have been killed by an earthquake in Guatemala. It’s thought 22 people are still missing and thousands of homes

59-year old Xi Jinping has been China’s vice president since 2008, albeit with a much lower profile than other Chinese leaders. His father was a

“The Central Park Five” is a documentary based on an assault and rape that took place in New York City’s Central Park on April 19, 1989. The victim

A Berlin -based company, Efficient City Farming (ECF), has developed the Container Farm, which they hope will be a step in the right direction

Mahmoud Meraji, is one of 5 artists to conduct visual art workshops as part of the the festival “Six Weeks of Iranian Art” taking place in

Danish turbine maker Vestas is to axe 3,000 jobs after poor orders battered third-quarter profits. The sector has been fighting overcapacity

Country-pop star Taylor Swift has had the honour of helping to kick start the festive season by switching on the Christmas lights at a shopping

France and Belgium have agreed to inject 5.5 billion euros into Dexia, after the lender made another substantial loss. The two states pumped 6.4

The European Central bank has surprised no-one by keeping interest rates at three quarters of a percent. The ECB wants to be sure the record low rate

Residents in New York and New Jersey must be wondering what they have done wrong. As if Hurricaine Sandy hadn’t caused enough misery, now a

Outgoing Chinese President Hu Jintao has opened his Communist Party’s Congress with a call to crackdown on corruption. The 69-year-old said his

O Red Cross ‘unable to cope’ with huge number of Syrian refugees The ICRC has announced that the refugee situation for Syrians fleeing the fighting

Greek MPs approved the latest and fourth round of austerity measures by a razor thin margin on Wednesday night as around 100,000 people marched on

New York has again been hit by severe weather. An autumn storm which normally the big apple would have ridden with ease has brought more misery for

The maker of the anti-Islamic propaganda movie that sparked protests around the world in September has been sent back to jail for a year.

Tour de France and Olympic Gold medal winner Bradley Wiggins is in hospital after being knocked off his bike. The champion cyclist collided with a

At least three people have been killed in Ghana after a shopping centre collapsed in the capital, Accra. Forty people have been pulled out

A record turnout of Hispanic voters helped US President Barack Obama back to the White House. Exit polls showed that Hispanics made up 10 percent

China is preparing for a once-in-a-decade change of leadership. The Communist Party Congress, held once every 10 years, opened in Beijing on