Team captain’s Pascal Pape of France, England’s Chris Robshaw, Wales’ Sam Warburton, Ireland’s Jamie Heaslip, Italy’s Sergio Parisse and Scotland’s

Turkish police have broken up a violent mob in the port town of Iskenderun, after nationalist activists attacked three German soldiers. 28

Yair Lapid, the leader of the Yesh Atid party that placed second in Israeli elections on Tuesday, following the poll said: “Israelis have said ‘No’

More than 40 people were killed at a funeral in Iraq, when a suicide bomber dressed as a mourner detonated his explosives among the crowd in the

As the A-listers arrived in Davos, police marksmen looked down from the snow covered roofs of the picturesque Swiss ski resort. When the World

The unexpectedly stubborn recession in the eurozone, and weakness in Japan, will hold down global economic growth this year according to the

David Cameron wants to renegotiate the terms of Britain’s EU membership before a referendum, although he has not specified which powers he wants the

The US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has said she accepted responsibility for the fatal attack on an American mission in Libya last year, but

The world’s power elite are gathered at the World Economic Forum in the Swiss ski resort of Davos focusing on how countries and companies can survive

Coalition talks are underway in Israel, after a general election produced deadlock between the right-wing and centre-left blocs. Prime Minister

British Prime Minister David Cameron pledged on Wednesday to hold a referendum before the end of 2017 on his country’s membership of the EU. He

The UK in the EU has proved to be a toxic issue for past Conservative leaders. It has loomed large in the downfall of the last two Tory prime

Britain’s European partners have reacted sceptically after David Cameron promised a referendum on UK membership of the EU if his Conservative Party

Uma Thurman and Hilary Swank were among a galaxy of A-listers at the Giorgio Armani Prive couture show during Paris Fashion Week. Uma Thurman told

A suicide bomber has struck a Shia mosque in the Iraqi city of Tuz Khurmato, 175 kilometres north of Baghdad. The explosion killed at least 25

Traders in the Hellenic Republic trying to win hearts, minds and pockets are calling on people to buy Greek products. Though the word crisis may be

As I wander around Davos the song ‘Climb Every Mountain’ has lodged itself firmly in my head. Although it is driving me slowly mad its relevance is

The result of the Israeli election has been greeted with a mixture of resignation and indifference among Palestinians. Now, as before, the main

The first parliamentary elections in Jordan since the Arab spring have been marked by a boycott from the main opposition parties. The US-backed

Portugal enjoyed strong demand from investors in its first sale of longer term government bonds since Lisbon was forced to asked for an EU bailout

Italy’s Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena is reportedly facing losses of at least 220 million euros from a derivatives deal made three years ago. The

Google earnings from its core internet business came in much better than many analysts had predicted during the crucial fourth quarter of last

The 2013 World Economic Forum has started in Davos, Switzerland. It is where the elite, rich, and powerful from the worlds of politics, business and

In the Ennesys Lab in Nanterre, France, researchers are working on a project to produce energy from waste water by cultivating micro-algae in order

Britain’s prime minister has promised a referendum on whether the UK should stay in the European Union or leave if he wins the next election.

Austenland, directed by Jerusha Hess, and staring Jane Seymour, has premiered at Sundance. The plot concerns an Austen fan who goes to a theme

The surprise rise of the centre-left is threatening to derail the current Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Commentators see it as a vote against

The launch of a rocket is the crowning moment, the culmination of a long process of careful machining and construction. What comes out of a rocket

Skirmishes broke out between gay rights campaigners and Orthodox activists outside the Duma, Russia’s lower house of parliament, during a rally by

The British Prime Minister David Cameron has promised a referendum on whether the UK should stay in the European Union or leave if he is returned to