2013-05-01

Three men have been accused of helping the suspect in the Boston Marathon bombing after the attack took place. Azamat Tazhayakov and Dias

Syria’s President Bashar al Assad has made a rare public appearance, visiting a power plant in the capital, Damascus. In footage broadcast by

Bayern Munich cruised into a first all-German Champions League final when they routed Barcelona 3-0 at the Nou Camp on Wednesday to secure a crushing

Celebrating the Feast of Saint Joseph the Worker, Pope Francis has used the occasion to condemn “slave labour” carried out by employees at the

Outgoing European Champions Chelsea host Swiss champions Basel in the second leg of their Europa League semi-final on Thursday. The Londoners – who

In the Bangladeshi capital Dhaka, volunteers buried 18 unidentified factory workers – victims of the country’s worst-ever industrial disaster. At

New Italian prime minister Enrico Letta is proposing economic stimulus at a European level, following on from his calls for an end to austerity

Police investigating the Boston bomb attacks last month say they have arrested three more people. Unconfirmed reports say those being held are not

International Workers’ Day in Spain came the week after the revelation that record numbers of Spaniards are out of work. Some 80 towns and cities in

Mount Fuji is a step closer to becoming a UNESCO World Heritage site. UNESCO’s advisory body endorsed the Japanese government’s application to

Researchers at IBM have used atomic clusters to create the world’s smallest video. Each frame was magnified a hundred million times to make it

A video posted online purports to show the plane crash at Bagram airbase in Afghanistan on April 29. Seven US crew members were killed when the

There were wild celebrations in Dortmund on Tuesday night after the city’s football team held off a remarkable comeback by Real Madrid to book their

Following two days of negotiations, Lufthansa has struck a deal with workers, putting an end to recent strikes. In addition to ground staff, the

Thousands of people have marched through Athens in a May Day protest against austerity. It coincided with a 24-hour general strike in

‘The Boss’ is back as Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band kick off another European Tour with two shows in Oslo. Springsteen’s midas touch

After being closed for seven months, Amsterdam’s Van Gogh Museum is welcoming visitors with a new exhibition. A 20-million euro revamp was

The Eagles landed in London older and more mellow than at the height of their fame. The band are rock ‘n’ roll survivors from the coke fueled

‘The Nights’ is a new show by dancer and choreographer Angelin Preljocaj, which showcased at the Grand Theatre in Aix-en-Provence. It is based on

In Russia a traditionally festive May Day dates from Soviet times. However the number of people expected to turn out for workers’ solidarity was only

In Bangladesh the May Day march took place in the shadow of the nation’s worst industrial disaster. The Rana Plaza complex which housed a textile

The organised and most avid festival-goers among us will probably already have their tickets booked to one or more of the hundreds of music festivals

Smart phones are part of everyday life, now scientists at the Hasso-Plattner Institute in Potsdam Germany have developed a smart floor. It is a

May Day is not technically a public holiday in Greece this year, but Athens and much of the country are at a standstill as another 24-hour strike

Several people have been injured in clashes between police and protesters in Istanbul. Chanting ‘Long live May Day’ protesters attempted to defy a

There were clashes between thousands of garment factory workers and police in Savar, Bangladesh which left at least 100 injured. Police responded

Venezuelan politicians have turned to their fists to get their point across as violence erupted in the parliament. Laptops and chairs flew across

Colombia’s FARC guerrillas say they expect to reach an agreement with the government on agrarian reform before the end of May. According to their

Two Danes and four Filipinos who were held hostage in Somalia for more than two years after their ship was attacked by pirates have been released

The trial of former Guatemalan dictator, Efrain Rios Montt has been delayed until Thursday over the appointment of a new lawyer. Eighty-six year-old