2013-07-01

The crowds returned to Cairo’s Tahrir Square on Monday evening, most delighted that the army appeared to be backing them. The Generals have given

Putting on their blue berets, the African soldiers that helped France take back northern Mali from al-Qaeda linked rebels have transformed into a

Spain’s current legislation on abortion has been in effect for three years. The 2010 law on how late it can be carried out is under appeal in the

Formula one’s sole tyre supplier Pirelli has come under renewed criticism over their product following four dramatic tyre blowouts that plagued the

Australian Simon Gerrans handed his Orica-GreenEdge team their first win in the Tour de France on Monday after claiming stage three. A nice

Rugby-mad New Zealanders enjoyed a double celebration on Sunday when both the men’s and women’s teams won the World Cup Seven’s titles in

The General at the head of Egypt’s armed forces has given the Egyptian Government a 48-hour deadline to answer demands made by the people. General

South Africans continue to flood to the hospital where the father of the ‘Rainbow Nation’, Nelson Mandela remains critically ill with a lung

In a surprise move, Portugal’s Finance Minister, Vitor Gaspar, has resigned. The architect of the country’s austerity plans, under a

Lithuania, a country of three million people, takes over the reins of the EU for the next six months. A country ravaged by the economic downturn that

Croatia’s accession to the EU has been hailed by MEPs at the European Parliament in Strasbourg. The country’s first-ever members, 12 in all, were

Around 100,000 tonnes of plastic recycling material went up in smoke in what British firefighters described as the largest fire ever seen in the West

Atheists in Florida have erected a monument to non-belief in God just metres away from a slab engraved with the Ten Commandments. The atheists had

Australia’s new prime minister Kevin Rudd has unveiled his new cabinet just five days after ousting Julia Gillard in a leadership contest. The

To show results in politics, one year can seem short, but many people in Egypt have felt the post-Arab Spring time stretch like eternity, shattering

Footballer-turned-politician Romário has joined those criticising Brazil’s preparations for its hosting of next year’s World Cup. The 47-year-old

Wanted whistleblower Edward Snowden has reportedly applied for political asylum in Russia. The fugitive made his request in a Moscow airport, where

Brazil’s Confederations Cup triumph over Spain sounded the warning bells to their rivals ahead of hosting the World Cup next year. It was a

The Bank of England’s new boss got some good news on his first day. As Canadian Mark Carney took over as governor of the UK central bank we

19 firefighters have been killed in a wildfire in Arizona. The death toll is the greatest loss of life among firefighters in the US in 80

A four letter word is waking up Bosnia. JMBG, technically an acronym, stands for Jedinstveni matični broj građana, or Unique Master Citizen Number in

With both the British and German media howling about how America has been spying on its allies in the EU and elsewhere, Washington’s first reaction

Egypt’s powerful armed forces issued a virtual ultimatum to Islamist President Mohamed Mursi on Monday, calling on the nation’s feuding politicians

The headquarters of the Muslim Brotherhood, in the Egyptian capital Cairo, has been left abandoned after a night of deadly clashes between opponents

If you are going a-roaming this holiday season, it just got cheaper to use your mobile phone while travelling within the European Union. Cuts in

Outside the Pretoria Mediclinic Heart hospital where Nelson Mandela is being treated, a group of local children gathered to release balloons in

Italy’ s Margherita Hack was not only a highly-respected astrophysicist but a popular science writer, public intellectual and civil rights activist

The general at the head of Egypt’s armed forces has given the Egyptian government a 48-hour deadline to answer demands made by the people. General