2013-07-04

Independence day – July 4 had a special resonance this year in New York. Tourists flocked to Liberty Island home of the Statute of Liberty which was

Property developers have illegally torn down a 5,000 year old pyramid in Peru using heavy machinery. The pyramid, which was built before the Incas

For the twenty-first day in a row, thousands of protesters have taken to the streets of Sofia, demanding the resignation of Bulgaria’s socialist-led

President Vladimir Putin has said a law branding some NGOs working in Russia as “foreign agents” should be changed. At the moment NGOs receiving

Riad Muasses, euronews: “Following closely the bloodshed surrounding events in Egypt, and the army’s intervention in politics with the divestment of

A record breaking ‘dead zone’ may emerge in the Gulf of Mexico this summer, according to a forecast released last week. A dead zone occurs in

From orgies to family-owned strip-joints via a documentary about a 20th century Roma poet – the films in the official selection at the Karlovy Vary

Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy has resigned from the Constitutional Council – after it upheld a ruling by an electoral watchdog that he

Mariachi music is always popular with the tourists who visit Mexico City’s Plaza Garibaldi, even though many musicians have little or no formal

Former Societe Generale trader Jerome Kerviel has suffered a set back in his attempts to prove he did not lose the bank billions with unauthorised

It has being reported that the former South African leader, Nelson Mandela, is in a “permanent vegetative state” and that his family have been told

How do you make a small gathering appear like a crowded throng? These pictures were purportedly taken in Cairo’s Tahrir Square after the

Muslim Brotherhood leader Mohamed Badie has been detained, according to Egyptian security sources. The prosecutor’s office ordered the arrests of

Germany’s André Greipel of the Lotto-Belisol team celebrated his first victory of this year’s edition of the Tour de France and fifth overall thanks

Running out of options to boost the flagging eurozone economy, the European Central Bank has taken a leaf out of the Federal Reserve’s play book and

Manchester United’s legendary winger Ryan Giggs will embark an a new adventure next season after being appointed as a player-coach at the English

MEPs on Thursday voted to open an inquiry into the allegations that the United States spied on EU offices. A total of 483 voted for the resolution

Jets flew in formation through the Cairo sky to mark the swearing-in of top judge Adly Mansour as Egypt’s interim president. Jubilant Egyptians

Mohamed ElBaradei is the name on everyone’s lips in Egypt, as the man most likely to lead the country’s transitional government. He was present

Egyptian shares leapt 7.32 percent on Thursday in response to the army removing President Mohamed Mursi. Investors’ costs for insuring against

Governments in the Middle East have reacted with caution to the dramatic events in Egypt . Most are keeping their counsel prefering to wait until

Tahrir Square is again the focal point of upheaval in Egypt, and as was the case with the revolution of 2011, the dark side of the protests is

Iranian artist Shirin Neshat focuses on Muslim women in her exhibition Written on the Body, which is taking place as part of the PhotoEspana festival

Karl Lagerfeld set up his Chanel couture show at the Grand Palais in Paris, with Americian actress Kristen Stewart as one of the guests. She said

All eyes are on the future King of Belgium, following the announcement by his father, Albert II, that he was abdicating the throne. At a press

Google Glass: is it a step too far or the next must-have geek gadget? In the United States around 10,000 so-called explorers have bought the

The Bank of England’s new governor Mark Carney has chaired his first policy meeting, apparently in a wait-and-see mood. No new moves were announced

Bolivian President Evo Morales touched down in La Paz to a hero’s welcome – after his plane from Russia was diverted to Vienna on suspicion that