2013-06-09

In a referendum on Sunday June 9, the Swiss voted overwhelmingly in favour of a controversial government move to tighten up the country’s asylum

With the Danube river close to peak level in Budapest, Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orban said he would ask parliament to extend the state of

Rafael Nadal became the first player to win eight titles at a single grand slam tournament on Sunday when he thrashed fellow Spaniard David Ferrer in

South Africa waits anxiously for more news on the health of former President Nelson Mandela, admitted to hospital on Saturday June 8 with a recurring

In this second edition of Azerbaijan Life, we travel northwest to the country’s second largest city of Ganja. It was home to the poet Nizami, born

The 1979 Iranian revolution saw the fall of the Shah and the return of Ayatollah Khomeini from exile in France. He returned, and five million

In Istanbul, the latest verbal volley aimed at protesters in Taksim Square by Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan did not go down well. Surrounded

Romans are choosing between centre-left newcomer Ignazio Marino and centre-right incumbent Gianni Alemanno in mayoral elections on June 9-10. The

Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan is set to return to Ankara on the evening of Sunday June 9, where he is expected to be welcomed as a

Canada’s Drew Bezanson held his nerve to claim a freestyle BMX event at the Westerngasfabriek culture park in Amsterdam on Saturday. The

Flood water has forced thousands of people from their homes in Germany’s Salzland county. A dyke has given way under the weight of the deluge –

A Wizz Air jet made a successful emergency landing at Rome’s Leonardo da Vinci airport after reporting a landing gear problem. Wizz Air and airport

There were no signs of protesters in Taksim square in central Istanbul heeding their prime minister this Sunday. Many appear ready for the long

A string quartet from the Philadelphia Orchestra in the US helped ease the boredom of a lengthy flight delay for a plane full of lucky passengers in

Athens on Sunday is the focal point for all those in Europe who challenge the accepted wisdom of austerity, and have a vision of an

A few days ahead of the Confederations Cup and exactly one year to go until the World Cup finals in Brazil, many of the infrastructure projects in

North and South Korea opened their first official talks in two years on Sunday at a border village “without argument”, the South said, building on

President Barack Obama and Chinese leader Xi Jinping ended their two-day summit with one Chinese leader saying the leaders had, “blazed a new

On a hillside overlooking Johannesburg prayers have filled the air. The world waits. Its focus has sharpened on South Africa and the condition of

The NBA player who publicly announced he was gay took part win Boston’s Gay Pride Parade on Saturday. Jason Collins joined his Stanford University

Death has returned to the streets of Benghazi. According to one medical source at least 25 have been killed and around 70 wounded in clashes in the

On Saturday night in Istanbul police and protesters clashed in the working class neighbourhood of Gazi on the ninth day of civil unrest. A few

A Martian rock analyzed by NASA’s rover Opportunity contains clays formed in non-acidic water, an environment potentially suitable for the chemistry