2013-10-22

A member of the Basque separatist group ETA has walked free from prison. Ines del Rio Prada was liberated after the European Court of Human Rights

Fernando Torres celebrated his 100th start for Chelsea by scoring twice while Edin Hazard added a late goal as the Londoners beat Schalke 3-0 in

US President Barack Obama may have won the battle of the budget (for now), but Obamacare still ignites political passions like no other piece of

The centenary of Robert Capa, one of the most influential modern war photographers is being celebrated in Budapest. Although he died in 1954, his

European ministers on a visit to Ukraine have told the government of President Viktor Yanukovich to stop “bluffing” and release jailed former Prime

South Korea’s Lee Kengho celebrated gold in the men’s individual Kendo at the World Combat Games in Saint Petersburg, Russia. Having dispatched

European Union governments have agreed to hold a new round of accession talks with Turkey on November 5. The move comes after Germany dropped its

Russia is still cleaning up in the aftermath of a bomb that exploded outside the Southern Russian city of Volgograd on Monday. A female suicide

Controversial vans telling London’s illegal immigrants to “go home or face arrest” will not be rolled out across the UK, it’s been confirmed. Home

Russia’s energy companies continue to pivot away from Europe and towards Asia for future sales. On a visit to Beijing, the Russian Prime Minister

France continues to seethe following a report published in the newspaper Le Monde which revealed the extent to which the US National Security Agency

At the age of 24 the towering Teddy Riner has already established himself as arguably the greatest heavyweight Judoka to grace the tatami. The

Foreign ministers from Arab and Western countries have been meeting for talks on Syria in London. The eleven ministers – who call themselves the

Police in Ireland have removed a seven-year-old child from a Roma family in Dublin. The blond-haired, blue-eyed girl was found living with a Roma

David Beckham thought he was too big for Manchester United, former manager Alex Ferguson has claimed in his autobiography. In the book, Ferguson

The latest monthly US jobs numbers were worse than expected when they finally arrived on Tuesday after being delayed by the government shutdown

China says Tibetan people are “happy and healthy” and it will not alter its “correct” policies in the region. In a lengthy policy paper carried by

Germany’s parliament met for the first time on Tuesday, a month after Chancellor Angela Merkel’s election victory, with a record number of women and

Bolshoi Ballet dancer Pavel Dmitrichenko has gone on trial over an attack on the company’s artistic director. Sergei Filin’s eyesight was badly

A Romanian man who admitted stealing masterpieces by Gauguin, Monet and Picasso from a Dutch museum says he wants to take the museum to court. Radu

Nokia has unveiled its first tablet computer and two new large-screen smartphones to match the offerings of its rivals. The so-called phablets –

Shares in Spanish builder FCC surged on Tuesday after it announced that Bill Gates, the co-founder of Microsoft, had become its second largest

According to a new report from Amnesty International, US drone strikes that killed 18 civilians as well as one Pakistani grandmother last year may

PlantBank, one of the world’s largest storage facilities for plants, has opened in Sydney, Australia. The facility will preserve unique flora samples

One of Britain’s best-known radio presenters from the 1970s and 80s has denied 15 sex crimes. Dave Lee Travis, 68, whose real name is David Patrick

Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi is urging Europe to help the Myanmar achieve full democracy. Under house arrest when the Sakharov Prize

Australian firefighters are working against the clock to contain wildfires on the outskirts of Sydney. The huge blazes have burned through more

US President Barack Obama’s Rose Garden remarks on health care were interrupted briefly when a diabetic pregnant woman standing behind him nearly