German Chancellor Angela Merkel has welcomed Chinese Premier Li Keqiang to her country retreat north of Berlin. It was smiles all round after the

Perhaps coming as no surprise to those who watched it at the festival, Abdellatif Kechiche’s ‘La Vie d’Adèle’ is the Palme d’Or winner. The film

With European club football’s top prize firmly in the hands of captain Phillipe Lahm and outgoing coach Jupp Heynckes Bayern Munich returned home on

In this edition of Azerbaijan Life we go to the capital of the country, Baku, to see and hear how the city is moving into the future. Baku is on

Organisers of a Paris protest against gay marriage say more than one million people have taken part in the event to express anger at the bill passed

Germany’s Nico Rosberg claimed his second career formula one victory after winning an incident hit Monaco Grand Prix on Sunday. The Mercedes

Twelve days and nights are drawing to a close: days and nights of drama and suspense, celebrities and parties, the odd jewellery theft – and of

American biotech giant Monsanto says it respects people’s rights to express themselves, but that its genetically-modified seeds improve farm

The President of India’s ruling Congress Party Sonia Gandhi has said she is devastated after Saturday’s ambush by suspected Maoist rebels on a convoy

The clouds hanging over Cannes that brought uncharacteristic rain at the famous film festival have moved on – allowing the sun to make an appearance

Who will jury president Steven Spielberg announce as this year’s winners?

The Cambodian-French filmmaker director Rithy Panh has been awarded the prize for emerging directors at the Cannes Film Festival for his latest

At least five people were reported killed on Saturday when security forces in Guinea opened fire on protesters in the capital Conakry. The

One of six surviving 1976 ‘Apple 1’ computers still in working order has gone for the record price 516,000 euros at auction in Germany. The digital

A zookeeper has died after being attacked by a tiger at South Lakes Wild Animal Park in Cumbria. Twenty-four year-old Sarah McClay was attacked by

Vienna’s Life ball, Europe’s biggest AIDS benefit attracted thousands of revellers for its 1001 nights themed party, and the 3,000 euro entry price

There was joy and celebration at last in Boston as runners were able to complete the marathon abandoned after the bombings last month. Athletes

Several people are said to have been wounded in Lebanon when two rockets hit an area of southern Beirut that is controlled by Hezbollah. It is

As the floral tribute grows, three more arrests have been made in connection with the murder of British solider Lee Rigby who was attacked on a

It’s a wrap in Cannes as the last day of competition screenings rolls out with movie heavy weights. French-Polish director Roman Polanski has set his

At the first ever all German Champions League final Bayern Munich have beaten Borussia Dortmund 2-1. Dutchman Arjen Robben scored the decisive goal

A female suicide bomber has struck the southern Russian region of Dagestan injuring at least 18 and leaving one dead, according to police. The