2013-12-02

While Ukraine’s prime minister said the mass protests had got “out of control” and the situation “resembled a coup”, the president appealed for calm

The UN has found massive evidence pointing to the Syrian government’s involvement in war crimes and crimes against humanity. The accusation goes to

Heavy discounting took a toll on US high street stores during the Thanskgiving weekend as shoppers spent nearly three percent less than they did a

Russian billionaire Oleg Tinkov is aiming to build the best team in world cycling. It comes after the businessmen bought the Saxo-Tinkoff team for

The new owners of Swedish car maker Saab have restarted production two years after the firm went out of business. National Electric Vehicle Sweden

A woman has been killed by flash flooding in the Peloponnese, Greece. The 55-year-old was found dead in the basement of her apartment in the city

Part of the Adriatic city of Italian city of Pescara has been evacuated amid bad weather warnings throughout central and southern parts of the

US investigators have been continuing to search the carriages of a New York commuter train that crashed at the weekend, killing four people. Two

Thousands of anti-government protesters gathered in Kyiv’s Independence Square on Monday and hundreds more occupied government buildings. The

Riot police in Alexandria have used police fire tear gas to disperse protesters demonstrating against a new law, which restricts the right to

Hundreds of people have marched through the Armenian capital Yerevan to denounce the visit of Russian President Vladimir Putin. It follows

The EU’s new border control system opened for business on Monday. Officials argue that the 144-billion-euro network of helicopters, drones and

The head of the European Commission has agreed to meet with a delegation from Ukraine to discuss closer ties with the EU. But Jose Manuel Barroso

European finance commissioner Olli Rehn says he wants to replace Jose Manuel Barroso at the helm of the EU executive, the Finnish politician told

For weeks and weeks, the controversial Affordable Care Act (aka Obamacare) has been a nightmare for the Obama administration. But now a sigh of

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has visited Pope Francis at the Vatican – the first time the two leaders have met face to face. Topics

For most of us, the sky is the limit. However, for astronauts no such restriction exists, the whole galaxy is within their reach. For Professor

Three very different Ukrainian opposition politicians have taken the lead in the Kyiv protests. They are former head of the parliament Arseniy

David Cameron is aiming to create a “partnership for growth and reform” as he leads the largest ever British business mission of its kind to

There have been more clashes in Bangkok as protesters tried to storm the prime minister’s office. Thailand’s national security chief said they were

Researchers in South Africa have developed a new digital laser which they say will revolutionise laser technology. Since the first laser was

It was raining stars at the opening of the International Film Festival in Marrakesh. Now in its 13th year, it has grown to become a globally

The Ottoman Turks may never have made it to Pakistan, but their descendants are now taking the country by storm with their popular TV series. But

A gunman has died of his wounds after a shootout with police in a suburb of Reykjavík on Monday morning, reportedly becoming the first person in

Tens of thousands of Ukrainians demonstrated in Kyiv this weekend to denounce the government’s decision to reject a deal that would have brought the

A class action over birth defects by more than 100 victims of thalidomide has been settled for 89 million Australian dollars (60 million euros) by

Croatia has voted against gay marriage in a nationwide referendum. The outcome means that the country’s constitution will be amended to ban same-sex

Iceland has launched a massive debt relief package programme for householders. Critics say the programme, worth around a billion euros, could hurt