It was the final straw for some in Portugal. As parliament passed the 2014 budget on Tuesday, paving the way for more cuts, austerity-weary trade

One person has been killed and dozens wounded in Bangladesh as a nationwide strike turned violent. Supporters of the opposition Bangladesh

Jose Mourinho’s Chelsea missed the opportunity to guarantee top spot in group H of the Champions League after they were stunned 1-0 by FC Basel at

The city chosen to host the 2020 World Expo will be announced on Wednesday in Paris. Sao Paulo in Brazil, Izmir in Turkey, the Russian city of

The Pentagon has confirmed that two US military aircraft defied Beijing by flying over disputed islands in the East China Sea. In a bitter

Russian President Vladimir Putin in Italy for a meeting with Prime Minister Enrico Letta rejected suggestions Moscow had influenced Ukraine to pull

Riot police in Egypt have clashed with protesters defying a new law that restricts demonstrations. Hundreds gathered at government buildings in

As Americans from coast to coast are getting ready to celebrate Thanksgiving with a traditionally huge turkey meal, millions of families will have

Thousands of students in Kiev walked out of their classes and marched through the city centre to join a pro-European rally in the capital’s

Residents in the Bosnian village of Sanica have been left dumbfounded by the appearance of a sinkhole where a pond used to be. The crater

A Romanian court has sentenced the ringleader of a gang that stole famous paintings from a Dutch museum to more than six years and eight months in

A military adviser from Belarus has been shot dead and another badly wounded in the Yemeni capital Sanaa. They was shot by gunmen on a motorbike as

Štefan Füle, the EU’s enlargement commissioner, has been speaking to euronews about the protests in Ukraine. He also described Kiev’s U-turn on a

With the build up to next summer’s World Cup in Brazil gathering pace, around 1500 competitors travelled to Cuiaba this week to take part in the12th

Amid angry protests on the streets of Lisbon, the Portuguese parliament has approved the country’s budget for 2014. 600,000 public sector workers

It is a day of “national outrage, protest and struggle” in Portugal. That’s how the country’s biggest union referred to the rallies and demos which

A long night lies ahead for Angela Merkel, with the final round of talks to form a coalition government in Germany. The priority for protesters

Pope Francis is continuing to make his mark as Pontiff. He has just published his first major work in which he describes unfettered capitalism as

Over the last few weeks, reports of the so-called “knock-out game” in the US Northeast have surfaced in various media, ranging from local community

There is a partial government shutdown in Thailand following the closure of several ministries faced with the crowds of protesters determined to

France is to increase its military presence in the Central African Republic after warnings the country is descending into chaos and at risk of

OECD Secretary General Angel Guirra met with MEPs on Tuesday to share his outlook for Europe’s economy. The OECD sees eurozone growth of 1 percent

Three top executives at struggling smartphone maker BlackBerry are stepping down. Chief Financial Officer Brian Bidulka, Chief Operating Officer

Jewellery retailer Tiffany & Co. has announced profit for the third quarter that surpassed analysts’ expectations. Global sales rose 7 percent

China is aiming to double trading volumes with central and eastern members of the European Union within the next five years. Central and Eastern

Serious Games is a concept that uses gaming technology for education, marketing, communication and problem solving. Developers say these

The World Health Organization has issued a correction regarding what it calls an “error” in one of its reports that suggested Greek people were

Ukraine Prime Minister Mykola Azarov says he does not want his country to become a “battlefield” between the EU and Moscow. Brussels’ criticism of