2013-02-19

A French family of seven, including four children, has been abducted in northern Cameroon, confirmed President Francois Hollande, during a visit to

Antwerp’s diamond trading industry is reeling in shock after Monday’s multi-million euro heist. An estimated 80 percent of global trade in rough

Former Ivory Coast leader Laurent Gbagbo has appeared at the International Criminal Court in The Hague at a hearing to decide whether or not he

The Tunisian Prime Minister Hamadi Jebali has resigned after failing to form a new government during a political crisis triggered by the

A three-year-old Russian boy adopted by Americans was killed by his new parents, Russian officials claimed on Tuesday. US authorities said the

More signs of global economic slowdown have emerged. The world’s richest countries – those in the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and

If you are tired of shivering and shaking because there seems no end in sight to winter, then spare a thought for residents of a Russian town that

MEPs on Tuesday called on EU member states to stem the collapse of the bloc’s Emissions Trading System. The European Parliament’s environment

Seven French nationals, four of them children, have been abducted in northern Cameroon. They are all members of the same family and were on holiday

Following rigorous testing and a successful trial period goal-line technology will be used at the 2014 World Cup after it was given the green light

Syrian opposition activists claim the government is behind the death of at least 20 people after an attack on Aleppo, the country’s largest

A nationwide news blackout greeted French President Francois Hollande as he arrived in Greece on Tuesday for his first visit there since taking

French President Francois Hollande has confirmed that Nigerian terrorists have abducted seven French nationals, four of them children, in Northern

Egypt is becoming synonymous with sexual harassment and rape. Critics say it is far down the official priority list, although vigilante groups are

The creators of “Wreck it Ralph” have their fingers crossed that their video-game bad-guy turned good will also turn up trumps at the Oscars this

The 61-year-old leader of the Italian Left, Pier Luigi Bersani, is a former Communist from a staunchly Catholic family and the son of a petrol

Burberry sent a whimsical collection of its trademark trench coats down the runway at London Fashion Week, embellished with heart motifs, animal

Ford, PSA Peugeot Citroen and Toyota led European car sales to a new low in January. They were down 8.5 percent on the same month last year as

The bursting of Spain’s property bubble has claimed another victim with developer Reyal Urbis filing for insolvency. That comes after it failed to

Danone is to cut around 900 jobs in response to falling sales in southern Europe. The world’s largest yoghurt maker said it is working on returning

Venezuela’s Vice President Nicolas Maduro would comfortably win a presidential election, according to a new poll. But only if his boss Hugo Chavez

Investigators continued to comb Brussels airport on Tuesday for possible evidence after armed robbers made off with a massive haul of uncut

It has been a dramatic, tearful day in court for South Africa’s most famous athelete Oscar Pistorius, who has been charged with the premeditated

New York City: Fashion Week has only just ended, but in the city that never sleeps, nor does the clothing industry. It is estimated to generate more

So I’m off to New York! Everything is settled and all I have to do is get on the plane. Lyon-London-New York. The kind of straightforward trip

We are used now to seeing thousands of people demonstrating in Egypt’s Tahrir Square. But what we do not see, and what is increasingly taking place

For anyone who has quipped that they are hooked on social networks like Facebook and Twitter the latest research suggests it might be no joke. The

The world’s biggest foodmaker confirmed on Tuesday it was the latest firm to be touched by the horsemeat scandal. Nestle removed beef pasta meals

Details of the killing of Reeva Steenkamp have energed from the ongoing bail hearing of Oscar Pistorius in Johannesburg. The paralympic running