2014-01-08

The murder of former Miss Venezuela Monica Spear and her British ex-husband by the side of the road when their car broke down has shocked Venezuela

Turkey’s deputy police chief has been sacked the highest rank yet to fall victim to the purge instigated by the government with claims the police and

The anniversary could not have been more fitting: As the Obama administration is struggling to push an extension of unemployment benefits through a

Former Germany international Thomas Hitzlsperger has become the latest high profile sportsman to publicly reveal he is gay. The 31-year old who

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer made his first acquisition as coach of Cardiff City when the Norwegian signed compatriot Magnus Wolff Eikrem for an undisclosed

Xabi Alonso has signed a two-year contract extension with Real Madrid which will keep him at the Santiago Bernabeu until 2016. The Spain

Italian police have begun investigating eight people, four of whom are under house arrest, on suspicion of corruption in the rebuilding of the

A lost Alfred Hitchcock film about the Nazi death camps is to be shown for the first time. The Memory of the Camps, was made in 1945 using footage

French investigators have said Michael Schumacher was not skiing excessively fast when he fell and hit his head on a rock in the French Alpes, but

Athens provided the backdrop for the inauguration of the Greek presidency of the EU, as leaders of its government and the European Commission gave

The Astana Pro cycling team on Wednesday officially presented its riders for the 2014 season. The presentation took place in Brescia, Italy and

Athens provided the backdrop for the inauguration of the Greek presidency of the EU, as leaders of its government and the European Commission gave

Serenading, in his words, “best friend” Kim Jong Un, supposedly on the occasion of his thirtysomething birthday, ex-NBA star Dennis Rodman is back in

In the US city of Chicago the temperature fell to minus 17 degrees centigrade as a polar air mass swept across the States and Canada. It is one of

Italy’s jobless rate rose in November to a new record high of 12.7 percent. That month there were 55,000 fewer people in work compared with the

Turkey continues to ride the turbulence raised by the struggle between its government and the judiciary, following the arrests of dozens of

Investigators are trying to find out the reasons why a US Air Force helicopter fell to earth in Britain killing all four people aboard. Debris from

An 88-year-old German has been charged with involvement in one of the most infamous World Two massacres at the village of Oradour-sur-Glane in

One of Germany’s last war crimes trials has ended. Dutch-born 92-year-old Siert Bruins a security and border guard during World War Two was accused

It is not clear exactly how video game console makers will benefit from China temporarily lifting a ban on selling them. It was imposed 14 years

Eighteen-year old Elyar Fox could well be the new sound of 2014. The hot pop sensation from London has already reached tens of millions on YouTube

Scores of US pranksters were reportedly burned revelling in the novelty of record-breaking low temperatures. At least 50 people were hurt as they

N’DJAMENA (Reuters) – Central African Republic’s interim President Michel Djotodia has resigned, according to a statement issued after a two-day

Aid agencies are concerned that the humanitarian situation in the besieged Iraqi city of Fallujah is growing ever more desperate. The government

Irish designer JW Anderson presented high-fashion cross-dressing in his upcoming menswear collection in London. His androgynous models strutted

Former international midfielder Thomas Hitzlsperger has become one of the few high profile sportsmen, and the first well-known German footballer, to

One of the big-buzz events at this year’s Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas is the move from high definition TV to 4KTV. A 4K display has

Retail sales in the eurozone leapt in November hinting at a pick up in consumer demand. The rebound was the biggest monthly increase in 12 years

The new year will see a new model of taxi in Britain’s capital. Japanese company Nissan is adding London to its presence in New York, Barcelona