2013-07-11

Employees of Greek state broadcaster ERT held protests outside the studio of the new TV station that will soon replace them. ERT was shut down by

They came in their thousands to bury 409 newly identified victims on the 18th anniversary of the Srebrenica genocide. On July 11 1995, the

Nearly 600 kilos of cocaine and millions of dollars have been seized in Madrid, as part of a raid on an international drug ring. The operation was

The latest sales figures for personal computers show their popularity continues to wane. Around the world shipments of PCs slumped nearly 11

Luxembourg’s long-standing prime minister Jean-Claude Juncker has met with the Grand Duke to make an official request for elections. This follows

Marcel Kittel continued his fine form in this year’s Tour de France after the German won a keenly contested sprint finish to claim stage 12. The

Campaigning for the presidential election at the end of the month has begun in Mali. Twenty eight candidates are trying to persuade voters that they

Jean-Claude Juncker has led his country for nearly two decades. But some say the 58-year-old has spent too much time on EU affairs. Juncker, an

In Germany, a stolen cookie has finally been returned. The 20-kilo metal plaque was taken from the Bahlsen cookie company. A ransom note was sent

The Maltese navy has rescued over 200 migrants from a boat in trouble off the country’s coast. Malta is worried about a recent influx of migrants

South African President Jacob Zuma has paid a visit to Nelson Mandela in hospital. Zuma reports that the former leader and anti-apartheid activist

A Moscow court has found the late Russian lawyer Sergei Magnitsky guilty of tax fraud in a posthumous trial. Magnitsky was arrested in 2008 after

As the Greek parliament prepared to vote through more job cuts for teachers, municipal police and other local government posts, it was revealed that

Russian accountant and auditor Sergei Magnitsky died in 2009, in custody awaiting trial, at age 37. He had been arrested the year before after

Portugal’s political crisis has continued to deepen, moving it closer to needing a second bailout. The government is near collapse after the two

Iveta Cherneva is a Bulgarian author focusing on security policy, human rights and sustainability, who has worked for numerous international

Opposition activists have clashed with riot police outside the city council in Ukraine’s capital during protests at the lack of elections since the

The political fate of the European Union’s longest-serving prime minister rests with Luxembourg’s Grand Duke Henri. Jean Claude Juncker has

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‘The World’s End’ is the latest film from the trio of friends who brought you ‘Shaun of the Dead’ and ‘Hot Fuzz’. Directed by Edgar Wright and

The annual Avignon Theatre Festival is widely acknowledged as one of the most important in Europe. This year the performing arts spectacle

Mobile games are popular all over the world but in China, enthusiasm is particularly high. They made the industry over 270 million euros in the

An increasing number of technological innovations are helping Muslims to meet the requirements of their religion, particularly during the holy month

Tens of thousands of people gathered at a memorial ceremony in Srebrenica for the 8,000 Bosnian Muslims killed by Serb forces in July 1995. A total

A number of internet service providers are in the sights of European Union competition regulators. The European Commission is carrying out

For several days, waves upon waves of migrants have been arriving in Malta. During the night of Monday 8 to Tuesday 9 July, a boat transporting 102

Six women have scaled London’s Shard in a protest over Shell’s Arctic drilling. The Greenpeace activists, all experienced climbers, said they

July 11, 1914. Baseball legend Babe Ruth made his debut in Major League Baseball. George Herman Ruth, Jr., known as “Babe” Ruth and nicknamed “the

The crisis in Egypt is no longer just political. The most populated country in the Arab world is in troubled economic times, which is leading to food