Thousands of people have gathered on the streets of Kyiv in protest at the Ukrainian government’s u-turn on a long-planned EU trade pact – and the

Events have been held across the United States to mark 50 years since President John F Kennedy was assassinated. In Dallas, the city where JFK was

Dozens of mutilated bodies have been found in western Mexico where drug cartels are battling each other, it’s been claimed. Officials said 33

Ukraine’s government has insisted its decision to suspend negotiations on the country’s Association Agreement with the European Union was a purely

A UN maritime court has told Russia to free 30 people held after a Greenpeace protest in the Arctic and hand back their ship. Moscow said it would

Embattled Toronto mayor Rob Ford has increased his popularity since admitting he smoked crack cocaine, a survey has revealed. A poll of 1,049

The largest bank in the US officially reached an agreement with the authorities. JP Morgan will pay 13 billion dollars, the biggest fine ever

Jamaica’s Usain Bolt has set his sights on breaking his own 200m world record in 2014. The six-time Olympic Champion, who has said he plans to

After weeks of speculation, Russia’s Maria Sharapova has hired Sven Groeneveld as her new coach for the 2014 season. The 26 year old, who is

More details are emerging about three women who had been kept as slaves in London for 30 years. Police say they had been beaten during their time

Russia says EU efforts aimed at encouraging Ukraine to sign a free trade deal with Brussels amount to “blackmail.” But a spokeswoman for EU foreign

State media now says at least 35 people were killed and more than 160 others injured when an oil pipeline exploded in eastern China. Earlier reports

For most it’s a chance to taste a new vintage and toast a cultural tradition. But while the French and other nationalities sit back and sip this

Ukrainian MPs are at loggerheads over the government’s shock decision to suspend negotiations on a long-planned trade pact with the European

More victims’ bodies are being retrieved from a wrecked supermarket in Riga where a roof collapsed killing dozens of people. The incident happened

For some students getting to school is a major challenge and arriving in the classroom means running all kinds of risks. For others, getting access

Making a call on your mobile 30,000 feet up in America could soon be allowed under a proposal from the US Federal Communications

France’s second largest courier company, Mory Ducros, has filed for bankruptcy in a move which Union officials say threatens up to 7,000 jobs. It

The German economy expanded in the third quarter by 0.3 percent. Domestic demand was the main growth driver rising 0.7 percent. Investment, which

The number of child soldiers in war-ravaged Central African Republic has swelled to around 6,000, says UNICEF. The revelation comes as France and

One of President Kennedy’s famous sayings, “Ask not what your country can do for you. Ask what you can do for your country,” came in his inaugural

A Pakistani doctor who helped the U.S. track down al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden has been charged with murder. Shakil Afridi is accused of causing

Iran and world powers are still trying to remove obstacles to an interim deal on Tehran’s nuclear programme, on the third day of talks in

Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras has told German Chancellor Angela Merkel the Greek economy is on track. The two met in Berlin with Samaras

At least 22 people have reportedly been killed by an explosion at an oil pipeline in China. The powerful blast pulverised part of the eastern city