2013-11-08

A British royal marine has been found guilty of murdering an injured Afghan insurgent by a military court in England. It’s the first time a

A large science satellite that has been mapping the world’s gravitational field and ocean circulation has fallen to Earth, but we don’t know exactly

The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) says it will sign a peace deal on Monday, November 10 with the M23 rebel group, which abandoned its armed

America’s Cup winners Oracle Team USA this week confirmed that smaller, less expensive catamarans are expected to be used for the next edition of the

Bastian Schweinsteiger suffered a blow on his road to recovery after it was revealed on Friday the Bayern Munich stalwart will undergo further ankle

Shopfronts in Berlin are displaying images of shattered glass as the city recalls a night of terror and trauma. The German capital is marking the

As part of the zealous promotion for Russia’s upcoming Sochi Olympics spectacular, the Moscow metro is offering an alternative to its ticket machines

Members of Russia’s Interior Ministry choir posted their rendition of the Daft Punk hit Get Lucky on the web on Thursday, rapidly gaining nearly

After Tripoli was transformed into a war zone for several hours on Thursday night people in Libya are accusing the government of having no control

The euro struggled at the end of the week as the European Central Bank’s surprise interest rate cut sent the single currency plunging. At the same

Israel’s opposition to the proposed deal on Iran’s nuclear programme means if the plan backed by Israel’s Western allies goes through, Israel would

The US Secretary of State says no agreement has been reached yet between world powers and Iran over its nuclear programme. John Kerry cut short

In one of the year’s most anticipated IPOs, Twitter went public having priced its shares way above what was first proposed. The microblogging

There were strong jobs numbers from the US for October, with an unexpected acceleration in hiring despite the partial government shutdown. That

The Russian forensic report into samples taken from the body of the late Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat is being much more prudent about the

Greenpeace activists have scaled the heights of Barcelona’s famous Sagradia Familia cathedral to demand the release of 30 colleagues detained in

This edition of Learning World looks at how young athletes balance dedication to their sport with getting a good education and asks is it possible to

Another setback for the French government as the rating agency Standard & Poor’s cut its appraisal of the country’s credit worthiness. It reduced

China’s first carrier-borne J15 fighter jets were displayed for public to see Wednesday in Xi’an of northwest China’s Shaanxi Province. The jets

A tax dispute involving EU trade commissioner Karel de Gucht is set to be heard in court on November 25. Belgian authorities claim he owes them

Dodging a speeding fine from your summer holiday could now be a thing of the past. On Thursday, 25 EU countries started using a new system that

Several Palestinian-Syrian refugees are two days into a hunger strike in protest over not being allowed to leave the migrant reception centre on the

The newly minted shares of amusement park operator Merlin Entertainments jumped as soon as they started trading on the London stock market – gaining

Piles of rubbish are continuing to stack up on the streets of Madrid. Bin collectors and park and garden workers are on their fourth day of an

The former King of Belgium has asked the government for more money to cover his costs. King Albert has seen his salary drop from 11.5 million euros

A 63 year old Portuguese man has been sent a social security bill asking him to repay benefits from his pregnancy five years ago. Albino Ribeiro

Typhoon Haiyan currently lashing the Philippines is the strongest tropical cyclone on record to make landfall, according to US weather

Anger in Kenya over the gang rape of a teenage girl has intensified following reports the alleged attackers were made to cut grass as a punishment

Greenpeace has just released previously unseen video of the moment on September 19 when the campaign group’s ship Arctic Sunrise was boarded and