2014-01-17

Barack Obama has announced that the US is scaling back surveillance activities of the National Security Agency (NSA). In a speech at the Department

More than a dozen people have been killed – Afghans and expatriate workers – after a suicide bombing at a restaurant in the Afghan capital, Kabul

The parliament in Portugal has thrown into doubt a law for limited adoption rights for same-sex couples. The first reading of the bill had been

US President Barack Obama has announced that the US will scale back eavesdropping on foreign leaders and began reining in the vast collection of

The World Bank has raised its outlook for global economic growth on the promise of an accelerating recovery in advanced economies. It believes the

Britain’s capital London is claiming to have beaten Paris as the world’s top tourism spot. Based on summer overseas visitor numbers that soared by

American Ted Ligety has won his first World Cup super-combined event, outdoing Frenchman Alexis Pinturault in the downhill section of the race. The

Coinciding with celebrations of the Tunisian revolution, the constituent assembly in Tunis has reconfirmed in the constitution the principle of

It has become Israel’s n-word – a word that triggers such powerful collective cultural memories, that some Israeli lawmakers have drafted a bill to

Aid agencies fear the humanitarian crisis is deepening in South Sudan. Over 12,000 people live in one camp in Juba and the numbers are growing

President Barack Obama announced a ban on U.S. eavesdropping on the leaders of close friends and allies on Friday, and rein in the vast collection of

China is consistently ranked very highly in the PISA results (Programme for International Student Assessment) and in 2012 its education system not

Syrian refugees fleeing the war are paying traffickers to smuggle into Europe. The route for some is via Bulgaria, crossing through a vast forest

Royal Dutch Shell has warned of “significantly” lower profits. New boss Ben van Beurden – who is just two weeks into the job – detailed multiple

In a city famous for its black cabs, a green revolution is in preparation. From 2018, all new London taxis will have to be able to operate without

Tributes are being paid to Ruth Duccini, the last of the original female Munchkins from ‘The Wizard of Oz’, who has died in Las Vegas at the age of

It is still unclear why a Tornado fighter jet belonging to Germany’s air force crashed into woods near Koblenz in the west during a training flight

Apple has finally launching its iPhone on the vast network of China Mobile, the world’s biggest carrier. China has been a problem for Apple, where

It is another Black Friday for Francois Hollande. A week after its first revelations, Closer magazine now says the French President has been having

Greece’s central bank chief received two rifle bullets and a threatening letter in a mailed envelope, police said on Friday. They said a previously

President Barack Obama will reveal new measures in a news conference later this afternoon aimed at curbing the work of the National Security Agency

Could the guns soon fall silent in the city of Aleppo? Syria’s Foreign Minister, Walid Al-Moualem meeting with his Russian counterpart, Sergei

The race is on for film accolades after the nominations for the 86th Academy Awards were announced Thursday morning in Beverly Hills

The start of the Paris menswear shows saw models walk the runway for Carven at the Beaux Arts Academy. The set design featured a couple of billiard

Better late than never, the US Congress has backed a budget bill for 2014, lifting the threat of another federal agency shutdown for the next nine

Hiroo Onoda, the Japanese soldier who hid out in the jungle refusing to believe that World War II had ended, has died at 91. Onoda’s incredible

More than 30 anti-government protesters have been hurt in an explosion in Bangkok, bringing to an end several days of relative calm in the Thai

After taking the UK charts by storm, British band Neon Jungle is bursting onto the US music scene with their debut single ‘Trouble’. Their

It’s heaven for furniture and interior design lovers. The International Furnishing Show in the German city of Cologne brings together more than a