2013-05-06

A demonstration was held in Moscow on the one-year anniversary of an anti-Putin protest that ended in violent clashes with police and mass

Part of a vibrant and popular Vatican tradition, the Pope Francis’ new Swiss Guards have been sworn in. The Guard is made up of 110 men who come to

European Central Bank President Mario Draghi is telling eurozone government they have to keep control of their spending, and particularly the

François Hollande one year ago was inaugurated in the rain. Many people then took the weather as an omen for the French president. In the months that

A top Iranian official has slammed Israel’s reported airstrikes in Syria as a breach of its UN obligations. Iran’s ambassador to the EU Mahmoud

Google’s decision last week to put the name “Palestine” on its search page for the Palestinian territories has brought strong reactions both in

Several areas of France to the south-east of Paris are on special alert after serious flooding. Although a period of heavy rain has given way to

French President François Hollande has held a special cabinet meeting ahead of an expected reshuffle, a year into office and the most unpopular

Russian activists gathered at Moscow’s Bolotnaya Square – on the anniversary of an anti-Putin protest that ended in violent clashes with police and

It seems that almost every day a new skyscraper is sprouting up. With its population of nearly 12 million, Manila is among the top 10 biggest cities

The European Executive Council is giving citizens the chance to vote for the EU leader who has had the greatest influence on the European agenda over

Two Iranians have received life sentences in Kenya after being found guilty of plotting attacks against Western interests. They were arrested in

Spanish police have made Europe’s biggest-ever seizure of hashish, just days after the country saw another record haul of cannabis. 52 tonnes of

Malaysia’s Prime Minister Najib Razak has been sworn into office, at a ceremony with the king, after his coalition extended its long rule – but he

Russia has agreed to push back the pay-back date on a 2.5 billion euro loan it made to Cyprus two years ago. It has also reduced the interest. That

As the film industry prepares for the 66th edition of the Cannes Film Festival, Audrey Tautou is preparing to battle her natural instinct to flee the

Almost 40 years after they shot to fame by winning the Eurovision song contest, ABBA’s very own museum is opening in Stockholm. It traces their

Filmmakers Joachim Roenning and Espen Sandberg revisit Norwegian adventurer Thor Heyerdahl’s legendary ocean crossing on a wooden raft in their new

A woman accused of being a neo-Nazi has gone on trial in Munich over a series of racist murders that exposed serious failings in Germany’s security

Israel is on high alert after carrying out air strikes on military targets in Syria at the weekend. The Israeli government has already sent more

The European Commission wants to tighten food labelling rules in the wake of the recent horsemeat scandal. The issue came to light in January when

The latest official figures show almost five million people registered as unemployed in Spain in April. The number of Spaniards looking for work

“Eternal Giulio” – for half a century, Giulio Andreotti was a model of longevity in an Italy that lurched from one political crisis to the

A moment of silence in Italy’s parliament marked the death of former prime minister Giulio Andreotti, 94. Andreotti led Italy seven times – and

When François Hollande was elected French president exactly one year ago, accordionists accompanied him on stage as he celebrated victory. Twelve

In an unprecedented technical feat, the first fully 3D-printed gun has been successfully fired. The gun fired a .380 calibre bullet in Texas on May

More than 20 people have been killed in the Bangladeshi capital after police clashed with Islamic activists who were calling for a new anti-blasphemy

Every year, thousands of asylum seekers arrive in Greece in a bid to build new lives but the reality that greets them is often as stark as the one