Italy Verdict today in Berlusconi 'Rubygate' affair Judges in a Milan court have retired to consider their verdict on Silvio Berlusconi in the ‘Rubygate’ trial, where the former Italian prime minister 23/06/2013
Snowden escapes Hong Kong and claims asylum in Ecuador The man responsible for the biggest security leak in American history, Edward Snowden, has fled Hong Kong and is now in a transit zone at an airport 23/06/2013
life Sheki: pearl of the Caucasus This final edition of Azerbaijan Life takes us to the city of Sheki, nestling in the foothills of the Caucasus mountains. For centuries, it has 23/06/2013
Albania Berisha faces strong challenge in Albanian elections The parliamentary election in Albania is in full swing with Prime Minister Sali Berisha seeking a third term in office, but facing a strong challenge 23/06/2013
FIFA steps up anti-doping measures After a pilot program that was first conducted at the Club World Cup in 2011, FIFA has officially introduced biological profiling to test athletes 23/06/2013
Morocco Womens rights after the Arab revolutions An international forum organised by Euromed has been taking in Morocco this weekend with researchers and activists discussing women’s rights after 23/06/2013
West Bank Abbas lets Hamdallah go Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has accepted the resignation of his Prime Minister, Rami Hamdallah, an academic with no previous political 23/06/2013
China succeeds with second manual space docking Chinese Astronauts on the Shenzhou 10 spacecraft have manually docked with the Tiangong 1 spacelab. A successful automatic docking was carried out 23/06/2013
Starbucks pays first UK corporation tax in five years Multinational coffee giant Starbucks has made its first corporation tax payment in the UK since 2008. The British treasury’s coffers benefited to the 23/06/2013
Pope greets 'Children’s Train' At the Vatican’s railway station, Pope Francis has welcomed a train carrying several hundred disadvantaged children. The ‘Children’s Train’ which is 23/06/2013
Summer solstice in Galicia Cape Finisterre, west coast of Spain, was a perfect place to enjoy a wonderful sunset over the sea. 23/06/2013
Pakistan Tourists killed in Pakistan 10 people including nine foreign tourists have been killed by gunmen in the remote region of Gilgit-Baltistan in northern Pakistan. The visitors were 23/06/2013
USA Snowden flees Hong Kong for Moscow The man on the top of the USA’s most wanted list, whistleblower Edward Snowden, has fled to Moscow, with reports that an ongoing flight to Cuba and 23/06/2013
Albania Parliamentary elections in Albania An Albanian opposition activist has been killed and a ruling party parliamentary candidate wounded in a shootout as polls opened in tense elections 23/06/2013
USA Edward Snowden en route from Hong Kong to Moscow Edward Snowden, the former United States National Security Agency contractor, has left Hong Kong and is en route to Moscow, according to the South 23/06/2013
Confederations Cup: Brazil top group A New Barcelona signing Neymar scored his third goal in three games at the Confederations Cup to hand Brazil a thrilling 4-2 win over Italy in 23/06/2013
Simonsen dies in Le Mans race Danish driver Allan Simonsen has died following a crash during the Le Mans race in France. According to reports, the 34-year-old, who finished 23/06/2013
Malaysia Smog nightmare continues for Malaysia and Singapore A smoke haze from fires in Indonesia continues to cause havoc in Malaysia and Singapore. Two areas in the southern Malaysian state of Johor have 23/06/2013
Russia Russian NGO shut down for "unpaid rent" The Russian NGO ‘For Human Rights’ has been forcibly evicted from its Moscow offices, for alleged rent arrears, and staff have been holding a small 23/06/2013
South Africa Mandela ambulance breakdown may have worsened condition The South African authorities have revealed that the ambulance that transported Nelson Mandela to hospital two weeks ago broke down on its way, and 23/06/2013
Bulgaria Bulgarian capital again brought to standstill by protests The Bulgarian capital Sofia has again seen protests, with crowds gathering in front of parliament calling for the resignation of the new prime 23/06/2013
Pakistan Tourists killed in Pakistan 11 people including nine foreign tourists have been killed by gunmen in a hotel in a remote region of Gilgit-Baltistan in northern Pakistan. The 23/06/2013
Brazil Protests continue in Brazil New clashes have broken out in Brazil despite President Dilma Rousseff’s address to the nation in which she responded to the protesters demands. 23/06/2013
Lebanon Palestinian singer wins 'Arab Idol' TV show A 22 year old Palestinian communications student has won the popular TV singing contest “Arab Idol.” Mohammed Assaf, who grew up in a refugee camp 23/06/2013
Qatar Syrian rebels to get arms from Western allies Western and Arab countries opposed to President Assad’s rule, have agreed they will arm rebels. At a meeting in Qatar, foreign ministers said that 23/06/2013
Turkey Erdogan says activists 'playing into hands' of Turkey's enemies A week of calm in Istanbul has come to an end after police clashed with protesters on Saturday night, using water canons to disperse them. In 23/06/2013
South Africa New political party in South Africa takes on ANC A new political party has been launched in South Africa. The Agang party, meaning ‘let’s build’ in Sesotho, is led by anti-apartheid era activist 23/06/2013