Construction has begun on the third bridge over the Bosphorous in Istanbul. It is set to be one of the longest and widest road and rail bridges in

The first French same-sex marriage has taken place in the city of Montpellier. Vincent Autin and Bruno Boileau tied the knot amid tight security

In an e-mail message to supporters and a video posted online early Wednesday morning former presidential candidate and Republican Congresswoman

Champions of Europe and now champions in the financial charts – Bayern Munich have leapfrogged Manchester United in brand value according to a new

Opposition to marriage for same-sex couples is growing in Croatia. An initiative called “In the name of the family” wants a referendum on changing

Bulgaria’s new Socialist-led minority government has won a parliamentary vote of confidence but may still struggle to introduce economic reforms.The

French oil giant Total has been fined 307 million euros to settle charges of bribery brought by the US government. It is alleged the company paid

A rare tornado in Italy has swept through the outskirts of Milan causing much damage but no fatalities. Amateur video from a moving car showed debris

Nepal is staging several events this week to mark the 60th anniversary of the conquest of Everest. Climbers and dignitaries placed flower garlands

Sixty years ago today, the last place on Earth where no man had gone, Mount Everest, roof of the world, finally received visitors. Two men, backed by

The Nasdaq stock exchange is to pay $10 million in penalties to the US Securities and Exchange Commission over the botched initial public offering of

The United States’ economy will recover faster than Europe this year, according to the OECD. It says stimulus policies will help the US grow by 1.9

A member of the Swedish parliament said the political, social and economic system which Iran relies on is not long term sustainable in the long run

The European Union’s drug agency has warned that new substances may pose unknown dangers to public health. It also says austerity budget cuts and

Vincent Autin and Bruno Boileau have tied the knot amid tight security to become the first married gay couple in France since the law reform last

Dismay and disarray have reigned over the meeting between members of Syria’s opposition groups in Turkey. Representatives of the National Coalition

Three activists from the feminist group Femen have been arrested after baring their breasts in Tunis in what the group described as its “first

The European Union is shifting the emphasis from austerity to growth by giving France, Spain, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal and Slovenia more

Italian soul singer, Mario Biondi, is making a late charge for global stardom with his album, ‘Sun’, featuring the hit single, ‘Shine On’. Despite

Former Bosnian Croat leader Jadranko Prlic is one of six to have been sentenced to lengthy prison terms by a UN tribunal in The Hague for war

Tunisian police seized three foreign activists who disrobed in front of the Ministry of Justice on Wednesday to protest against the jailing of a

Fog blanketed the Australian city of Sydney delaying flights and commuters around the city. Video shot from the air showed the tops of high rise

A suicide bomber detonated explosives at the gate to Red Cross offices in the Afghan city of Jalalabad on Wednesday. Following the blast two

The number of Germans out of work jumped more than forecast in May – adjusted for seasonal factors – but that was due partly to bad weather. The

South Korea has suspended operations at two more nuclear power reactors and extended the closure of a third after it was found that cables had been

A 22-year-old Muslim convert has reportedly confessed to the attempted murder of a French soldier in Paris at the weekend. The subject of an

Firefighters have taken advantage of a lull in winds to gain ground against a forest fire in the mountains northwest of Santa Barbara, California.

For Major League Soccer’s Robbie Rogers, breaking another barrier for gay athletes by becoming the first openly gay male to compete in a major