2014-01-10

The latest round of nuclear talks have ended in Geneva. Officials from the European Union and Iran have have made “very good progress” in talks on

Pro-election supporters have gathered for a candlelight vigil in the Thai capital Bangkok ahead a planned shutdown of the city next week by

Defending champions Donbass Donetsk opened the 2014 Continental Cup Final with a narrow 3-2 win over the Stavanger Oilers in Rouen on Friday

Building a transport system in the mountains of Bolivia was always going to demand superlatives. And so it is with what is the biggest project of its

Belgian rider Eric Palante has died during the Dakar Rally in Argentina. The 50-year-old’s body was found at kilometre 143 along the fifth stage of

The celebrity magazine Closer which claims French President Francois Hollande has been having an affair with an actress has promised to remove the

US job growth faltered as employers hired the fewest number of workers in almost three years in December. Wall Street seemed to conclude that

A chemical spill in the US state of West Virginia has sparked a state of emergency and a tap water ban for up to 300,000 people. Officials say a

Members of Bulgaria’s nationalist party Ataka protested outside the US Embassy in Sofia on the 70th anniversary of an Allied bombing raid. They

Nearly a dozen dead cows have been found on beaches in Denmark and Sweden. The discovery of the animals which had parts of their ears cut off have

In Egypt, there have been further violent clashes across the country ahead of a constitutional referendum. At least one person was reported dead

After weeks of speculation, former Liverpool midfielder Xabi Alonso has signed a two-year contract extension that will keep him at Real Madrid until

Thousands in the Central African Republic’s capital Bangui have been celebrating the resignation of the country’s interim president. Michel

This year can bring improved growth to the world’s economy, better than previously expected according to the the International Monetary Fund

The stricken Costa Concordia cruise liner is set to be moved from its current resting place near the Italian holiday island of Giglio in June. It

Gang violence in Brazil’s prison crisis has won the government the condemnation of Human Rights Watch. This follows video posted online by the Folha

While temperatures have not been too low in Europe lately, North America practically hit rock bottom, though Europe’s Atlantic coast was ravaged by

When Tunisian students took to the streets three years ago, they hoped that political change could also improve education. So are problems like

China says that last year it became the world’s largest trading nation – taking that title away from the United States. Beijing called it a “a

France’s top court, the Council of State, has upheld a ban on the comedian Dieudonne, who is accused by the government of anti-Semitism. The first

The cinema awards season is getting into full swing, culminating with the Oscars in March. Festivities kicked off this week with the People’s

This year’s nominees for the Brit Awards, the British music industry accolades, have been unveiled in London. Pop acts Bastille and Disclosure lead

There has been a setback on the jobs front in the United States. Employers hired the fewest workers in almost three years in December, but that is

Industrial output in Spain rose in November, registering its biggest jump in nearly three years. Production at factories, refineries and mines

“Personally, I found no civilization, no love, in Europe” explained Said, a young immigrant from Iran who was racially attacked in Athens two months

Fallujah – a city which was the scene of a bitter struggle between al-Qaeda backed militants and Iraqi forces – is now calm. Following a struggle

Prosecutors have accused a Dutch man of abusing around 400 boys and girls aged 12-14 he met in online chat rooms, coercing them into committing

Russia’s Orthodox Church has proposed a referendum on banning gay relationships, despite Western pressure over human rights ahead of next month’s