France is the first European power to officially recognise the new Syrian opposition coalition that came together after a four-day meeting in Qatar

It was all smiles and warm handshakes at the start of European Parliament talks on the bloc’s budget for next year. Negotiations, however, soon

After severe flooding in Tuscany, Umbria and Lazio, there is better news for Rome, which is forecast to not be as badly affected by the time rain

Before he was elected in May, French President Francois Hollande promised he would hold regular news conferences. He used his first address on

In October 2004 the Mouqata compound sheltering Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat had been under siege by the Israeli military for two years. The

New technologies are blurring the boundaries between the real and the virtual world. The brain can control a machine, and even perceive it as its own

It will be the first total solar eclipse in over 10 years, and thousands of people have gathered in northern Australia to see the rare phenomenon due

The profit warning of Germany’s largest utility, E.ON, was harshly sanctioned on Tuesday in Frankfurt. On stock markets weakened by concerns over

Radical Muslim preacher, Abu Qatada, is back at his London home tonight after winning his latest battle against extradition to Jordan. He was freed

Peugeot and General Motors have put the brakes on talks due to the French car makers financial problems and government-backed bailout, according to

The late Palestinian President Yasser Arafat’s grave in Ramallah has been sealed off. Workers have covered his tomb with tarpaulin in preparation for

How much is the debt crisis in Greece highlighting a crisis within a crisis? International lenders clashed over how Athens can bring its debts down

Taxes have made international headlines lately, whether for cases of tax avoidance or tax evasion. On November 13, UK lawmakers criticized

Demanding not a single person lose their job, Greek civil servants are protesting against government plans for redundancies. Wage reductions and

Jewellery retrieved from the wreckage of the Titanic is set to go on display for the first time. The collection, which was recovered from a 1987

China opened its first tower-type solar thermal power stations. Officials say the six-year project will allow solar energy to be transformed into

An aide to former Brazilian president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has been sentenced to nearly 11 years in jail for bribery. Jose Dirceu was found

A debate continues in Austria over what do with the house that Adolf Hilter was born in. Some locals of the town near Salzburg where the three-storey

America’s top commander in Afghanistan has also been dragged into the Petraeus affair. General John Allen, who was due to face the Senate on Thursday

Tens of thousands of people are expected to take part in a general strike in Spain on Wednesday. Two of the country’s largest labour unions have

The Twilight saga has finally wound down with Breaking Dawn Part Two, the fifth and final film in the series. After the traumatic birth of her

An exhibition called “Urban Masters” is underway in east London featuring the works of the world’s best street artists of the moment. British

On the agenda for Ecofin’s roundtable meeting in Brussels – EU banking union and the next chapter in the story of the Greek debt crisis. But

We won’t be using as much oil as was first thought this year or next. The International Energy Agency has trimmed its forecast for world

America’s top commander in Afghanistan has also been dragged into the Petraeus affair. General John Allen, who was due to face the Senate on Thursday

The radical Muslim cleric Abu Qatada has been released on bail from a British prison. He will be confined to his home for 16 hours a day, forbidden

A second day of aerial strikes on Syrian towns near the Turkish border is continuing to cause chaos. Some refugees can be seen squeezing under

A Palestinian security team is making final preparations for the body of late President Yasser Arafat to be exhumed. His tomb in Ramallah has been

Microsoft executive, Steven Sinofsky has left the world’s largest software company barely two weeks after launching the flagship Window 8. The

Vodaphone has written down the value of its business in Spain and Italy by almost seven and a half billion euros. The British based company has