2013-06-21

There was a British twist to the second day of the annual Gnaoua festival in Essaouira in Morocco. Each year, different guest artists are invited

Bulgarian President Rosen Plevneliev said he was ‘proud’ of the demonstrators that have been lining the streets of Sofia during more than a week of

Former Liverpool and Chelsea boss Rafael Benitez has been officially unveiled as the new manager of Napoli. After guiding the Blues to the Europa

At the Economic Forum in St Petersburg the Russian President Vladimir Putin announced a 10 billion dollar investment plan to build new roads and

The Miami Heat secured their second straight NBA title with a convincing 95-88 win over the San Antonio Spurs in the decisive seventh game in Florida

In this edition of Business Weekly, the leaders of the world’s eight most developed countries commit to fighting tax evasion and a major trade

In this edition of Europe Weekly, we find out why European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso left the French fuming; Marine Le Pen could face

Brazil’s foreign ministry building in Brasilia was in a sorry state the day after a night of rioting. With unrest in the country unabating after a

Way back in 2004, when most of Europe was not worried about budget deficits, Hungary was in trouble. As it joined the EU, Brussels decreed

Brazil might not be the birthplace of football however for many it is the country where the sport grew into a fun-loving adult. Now a year from

In Cairo, tens of thousands of President Mohamed Mursi’s supporters gathered after Friday prayers to demonstrate support for the Egyptian leader

German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle is visiting Ukraine in a bid to get the government of President Viktor Yanukovich to allow jailed

Thousands of Brazilians have taken to the streets to call for more spending on public services and less on World Cup preparations. There have been

In Turkey 26 people have appeared in court accused of organising anti-government protests. The charges against them could include belonging to a

No records were broken in this year’s air show but the final balance of the Bourget this year is still remarkable from a commercial point of view. We

The Russian lower house of parliament the Duma has passed in the third reading a bill placing adoption restrictions on nations allowing same-sex

French actor Gerard Depardieu has been given a €4000 fine and a six-month ban for drink driving. He was detained after suffering a minor accident in

More than 20,000 gathered at Stonehenge to celebrate the summer solstice, however the British summer prevented them from enjoying a cloud free

Paris is one of the most visited cities in the world known for the Eiffel Tower, top class museums, its packed cafés, and unfortunately also for

In many countries, there is a strong demand for staff with strong qualifications in so-called STEM subjects ie Science, Technology, Engineering and

Confusion about the future of the Greek government continued on Friday morning as members of the Democratic Left quit the government in the wake of

Investors reacted badly on Friday to the increasing fragility of the Greek coalition government. Share prices slumped on the Athens stock exchange

Protests continue across Brazil, as more than one million Brazilians poured onto the streets in at least 80 cities, demanding improved public

Spanish police in the north African enclave of Ceuta have arrested eight people on suspicion of recruiting jihadist fighters to go to Syria and

Tourism Australia has announced the six lucky winners of its ‘Best Job in the World’ competition, an annual event that awards six well-paid dream

Topless feminist activists from the militant group Femen tried to accost the French President François Hollande as he visited the Paris airshow on

European finance ministers have been meeting to decide who get stuck with the bill when banks fail. Since the 2008 financial crisis it has mostly

Turkish police have arrested and detained 18 people including members of the Socialist Party of the Oppressed and the Marxist-Leninist Communist

They first rose to fame on YouTube, dancing in their orange jail uniforms to Michael Jackson’s songs where their videos earned some 40 million