Their use has boomed in the USA, where smokers of electronic cigarettes doubled in 2011, but now the French are going to ban them in all public

Thousands of Blockupy supporters circled the European Central Bank in Frankfurt, Germany. The of anti-austerity demonstrators surrounded other

Radamel Falcao has left Atletico Madrid to become the latest superstar to join the ranks of AS Monaco as the principality club prepares to rejoin the

Bradley Wiggins will not defend his Tour de France title because of injury and illness. The Briton was also forced to withdraw from the Giro

Bankers, economists, ministers and entrepreneurs outnumbered tourists in Marrakech, Morocco for the annual meeting of the African Development Bank

Skiing in June in Europe’s Pyrenees Mountains… you usually can’t do that. But a resort there has just re-opened, after being closed since 1 April, as

Greece is getting better, but still has a long way to go. That was the conclusion of Jeroen Dijsselbloem, who heads the eurozone finance ministers’

China’s Shuanghui International has moved a step closer to buying US firm Smithfield Foods – the world’s biggest pork producer. On Friday it

Where there are no jobs for them at home in Spain and Portugal, young people have been packing their suitcases and venturing out to other countries

The international fallout continues over Syria after President Bashar al-Assad claimed a Russian contract to supply anti-aircraft missiles was being

With Cyprus deep in a bank-triggered recession, we asked the head of state for his views. Even with a bailout, Cyprus’s GDP is predicted to shrink by

Police in the Turkish capital Ankara used tear gas to disperse protesters trying to reach the headquarters of the ruling Justice and Development

The latest market research suggests Europe’s politicians should beware the youth vote in next year’s EU parliamentary poll. Expect a close contest

Iranian voters have been treated to their first-ever televised electoral debate between the presidential hopefuls. The eight leaders in the running

Finally, Neymar will play in Europe. Arguably Brazil’s best player, he has been the protagonist of this year’s biggest football transfer saga and the

Europe is changing its emphasis on economic growth. The European Commission is for the first time moving to slow the pace of austerity in the

In Ukraine June 1 marks Children’s Day. However, an alarming number of teenage girls, many escaping problems at home, have turned to prostitution

Unemployment has hit a new high in the eurozone, increasing the pressure on EU leaders and the European Central Bank to do more to revive the

Europe’s economy is still lagging behind the United States, according to the OECD. Brussels softens its stance on austerity but still wants more

The world’s oldest known complete Torah scroll may have been found in Bologna University Library. The sheepskin document dates from around 1155, and

There is concern in Egypt over a potential reduction in water supply, after Ethiopia began diverting a stretch of the Nile river earlier this week to

A Christian church in Jerusalem has been graffiti-painted in an attack being blamed on militant Jewish settlers. Cars parked nearby were also daubed

Protesters mounting an occupation of Taksim Gezi Park in Istanbul were confronted by police for the second day running on May 31. Police attempted to

Penguins of African origin welcomed the arrival of around 50 African leaders for a development summit in Japan with a parade in Yokohama on Friday.

The Caucasus region is a crossroads of more than 50 ethnic groups and a variety of religious beliefs. Many of these populations have inhabited the

Dressing for success – South Africa’s school recipe In South Africa, where apartheid still casts a long shadow, many schools have a compulsory

Smithfield Foods, the world’s number one pork producer, is set to to be bought out by China’s Shuanghui International in a 3.6 billion euro deal

Just one day after World No Tobacco Day, a ban in Russia will mean no smoking in certain public areas. From June 1, no one will be allowed to

Her majesty Queen Elizabeth II has made a scheduled visit to Woolwich barracks in London, where slain British soldier Lee Rigby was stationed. Just