South African President Jacob Zuma has paid a home visit to Nelson Mandela three weeks after he was released from hospital. Zuma is expected to

The newly-formed Italian cabinet has faced its first political test. The lower house of the Italian parliament – the Chamber of Deputies – voted in

The number of people in Amsterdam could double on Tuesday, as the Dutch city hosts the crowning of a new king. Willem-Alexander will become the

Aged just 12, China’s Ye Wocheng will become the youngest player ever to compete in a European Tour event after qualifying for the Volvo China

It’s been more than three weeks since Mandela was released after a 10-day stay in the hospital, the third time in five months that he was

Five men have been convicted by an EU-led court in Kosovo for organ trafficking. Urologist Lutfi Dervishi and his son Arban, were sentenced to

The Dutch Royal Family aren’t as much in the public eye as some of their European counterparts, and Willem-Alexander’s reign is expected to continue

The price that Enrico Letta, the new Italian prime minister, had had to pay for the centre-right group of billionaire businessman Silvio Berlusconi

This week, Russian Life takes us to the mountains on the shores of the Black Sea, at the foothills of the Caucasus, one of Russia’s most picturesque

Bosnia’s autonomous Muslim-Croat federation president, Zivko Budimir, has been sentenced by a court for taking bribes to arrange pardons for

A Dubai court has jailed three Britons for four years on possession of drugs. The men, all in their twenties, were found with synthetic cannabis

Nepalese officials have moved quickly to assure climbers of their safety after a fight broke out on Mount Everest. Witnesses said sherpas threw

Europe’s bees are in sharp decline, with up to 50 percent of colonies dying out in some parts in recent winters. Now the EU has voted to ban three

With their latest legal challenge dismissed, the unions for workers at PSA Peugeot Citroen’s Aulnay plant near Paris have accepted its closure and

The search for missing people continues following an explosion at an office building in the Czech capital Prague. It is believed a gas leak may

Hundreds of protesters gathered in the centre of Veracruz’s state capital, Xalapa, for a march to demand justice for Reporter Regina Martinez they

Norwegian extreme artist Eskil Ronningsbakken performs perilous aerial acrobatics above a gorge in China’s central Hunan Province.

The Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofia is reclaiming one of Spain’s most famous sons with a new exhibition on Salvador Dali. Dali is known

The film ‘Greetings From Tim Buckley’ follows the journey of musician Jeff Buckley as he struggles with the legacy of his late musician father, Tim

Mussel farming is one of Europe’s major shellfish industries, with total net production averaging around 500,000 tonnes per year, and with the

Italian Prime Minister Enrico Letta has spoken ahead of a confidence vote for his new government. Striking a balance between his centre-left party

A delegation from the European Parliament has joined calls for the immediate release of Palestinian prisoners held in Israeli jails. It coincided

Syrian Prime Minister Wael al-Halki has survived what may have been an assassination attempt in Damascus. It is being reported six people

Austerity is having a devastating effect on health in Europe and North America, driving suicide, depression and infectious diseases and reducing

After 33 years on the throne, Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands has relinquished her crown, leaving the throne to Crown-Prince Willem-Alexander, the

In April, inflation in Germany slowed to its lowest level in two and a half years. The cost of living in Europe’s largest economy increased by 1.2

One of the police officers shot as Italy’s new government was being sworn in is on the ‘danger list’ of the hospital where’s he being treated

One day before reporting its first quarter results, partially nationalised British bank Lloyds has sold its unprofitable Spanish business, taking a

The fact that Italy was finally able formed a government pushed European shares higher on Monday. The main Milan stock market index was the best