Dozens of protesters were arrested in Baku the capital of Azerbaijan in a protest against alleged abuse in the country’s army. About 500 people many

At least seven people including six children have been killed in a fire in south western Germany. The blaze swept through an apartment near the

Aung San Suu Kyi has as was expected been re-elected as the leader of her party the National League for Democracy, the NLD. The 67-year-old

On the Falkland Islands a referendum is underway asking the islanders to vote if they wish to remain a British Overseas Territory. It comes during

The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, Antonio Guterres, is in Ankara for a four day visit to Turkey. His aim is to deal with the plight

Vatican workers installed a chimney on the Sistine Chapel that will tell the world when a successor to Pope Benedict XVI is decided. The conclave

Ivica Kostelic won his first world cup slalom race of the season on Sunday with victory in Kranjska Gora. The 2011 overall world cup champion and

This season’s form skier Tina Maze put herself on track for a grand slam of crystal globes with victory in the slalom at Ofterschwang Germany. Maze

Claims by Nigerian militant group Ansaru that it killed seven hostages seized last month have been backed by the Italian government while the Greek

Former South African President Nelson Mandela has been released from hospital in Pretoria. The 94 year old was admitted for “a pre-existing

In every church across Rome Sunday bells rang out calling the faithful to mass. The 115 cardinals who will vote for a new pope have been holding what

Thousands of Hungarians took to the streets on Saturday to protest against proposed changes to the country’s constitution that they believe will take

Syrian rebels have been facing several important issues in their fight against the forces of President Bashar Al Assad, most notably the short supply

A newly discovered asteroid as big as a football pitch has passed by relatively close to the Earth. Named Asteroid 2013, it is the latest in a flurry

Former South African president Nelson Mandela has been admitted to hospital in Pretoria for a “routine test”. It is the 94-year-old’s second spell

Voters on the British-ruled Falkland Islands off the coast of Argentina are to hold a referendum today on whether they want to remain a British

When Hugo Chavez first came to power in Venezuela in 1999, he faced the difficult task of dealing with a high level of poverty and crime in the

Concern is growing for the fate of seven foreign hostages after a Nigerian Islamist group posted a statement on a website saying they had been

Venezuela will go to the polls to elect a new president on April 14. That’s the date announced by the country’s electoral commission following the

Clashes between Egyptian security forces and football fans in Cairo continued late into Saturday night leaving two people dead and scores

Demonstrators turned out in force in several Japanese cities in the run-up to the second anniversary of the Fukushima nuclear disaster. March 11 is