USA Libertarian Paul sues Obama and his security chiefs for Fourth Amendment violations Maverick US Republican senator Rand Paul is suing President Obama and the directors of National Intelligence, the NSA and the FBI for violating the 12/02/2014
USA First US Beatles concert recreated 50 years on Beatlemania returned to the Washington Coliseum exactly 50 years to the day after the Fab Four played their first US concert at the same 12/02/2014
France How deep is their love? The Franco-US relationship under the microscope After fractious French-US relations of a decade ago over the Iraq war, is this “love-in” between Hollande and Obama for real? “Well, in short 12/02/2014
Germany Duisburg 'Love Parade' organisers face manslaughter trial for 2010 tragedy Ten organisers have been charged with negligent manslaughter and bodily harm after 21 people died and 500 were injured at the 2010 edition of 12/02/2014
Israel Israeli nationalist leader attacks Schulz and leads walkout of Israeli parliament Israel’s Economy Minister and leader of the nationalist religious Jewish Home party, Naftali Bennett, led his members out of the Knesset today. Guest 12/02/2014
United Kingdom Red Alert: Hurricane force winds batter flood-hit UK A huge storm has hit the UK, with gusts of over 160 kilometres per hour adding to the chaos and misery of the ongoing flooding crisis. Our reporter 12/02/2014
Italy Italian teenage social media suicide sparks calls for cyberbullying debate Many of us use social media to vent our disappointments, but when one 14-year-old Italian girl lamented the loss of her boyfriend on Ask.fm, she was 12/02/2014
Central African Republic CAR: food scarce as violence escalates in Bangui Chaos is a common sight on the streets of Central African Republic’s (CAR) capital Bangui. Murders, rapes and lootings, even in broad daylight, have 12/02/2014
MEPs reject Green asylum call for Snowden. MEPs have rejected a demand from the European Green Party that urged EU governments to grant asylum to whistleblower Edward Snowden. The move came 12/02/2014
France Hollande and Obama stress common Syria-Iran stance as French state visit nears end The French and American presidents have continued to stress their common ground as François Hollande’s state visit draws to a close. Barack Obama 12/02/2014
Bitcoin under pressure from hackers and regulators More problems for bitcoin. The virtual currency is under attack from computer hackers, even as various governments consider clamping down on it 12/02/2014
Syria Syrian forces step up offensives in Yabroud and Aleppo Syrian forces have been bombing the town of Yabroud near the Lebanese border, backed by a ground offensive according to some reports. Syrian 12/02/2014
Algeria Algerian rescue teams reach military transport crash site The Algerian authorities are trying to find out why a C130 Hercules military transport plane crashed near journey’s end on Tuesday, killing 77 12/02/2014
Nigeria Nigeria's Boko Haram kill 51 in northeast attack - witnesses Gunmen from Islamist sect Boko Haram killed 51 people in an attack on a town in northeast Nigeria, witnesses said on Wednesday, in a region where 12/02/2014
Central African Republic France says 'partition' must be prevented in war-torn Central African Republic France’s Defence Minister Jean-Yves le Drian says the conflict-torn Central African Republic must not be allowed to split. He was speaking on his 12/02/2014
Belgium set to give minors the right to die Belgium is set to give terminally-ill children the right to die. The country is one of only a handful where euthanasia is legal. Now MPs are 12/02/2014
Doubts over China's strong January trade performance China’s trade performance was vastly better than forecast in January. The value of total exports climbed 10.6 percent from a year earlier 12/02/2014
South Africa South Africa police clash with ANC supporters as election campaign begins South African police have clashed with ANC supporters at the start of campaigning for May’s general election. The violence erupted in central 12/02/2014
Syria Syria: nerves and tension as Homs evacuation resumes The UN envoy on Syria Lakhdar Brahimi will meet senior US and Russian officials on Thursday, a day earlier than planned – in a bid to give impetus to 12/02/2014
science New mini-lab could save lives as well as time It is roughly the size of a CD and can perform similar tests to a fully equipped laboratory. The new portable mini-lab is the brainchild of 12/02/2014
Hybrid software defect causes Toyota Prius recall Toyota is recalling 1.9 million of its Prius cars worldwide. That is being done to fix a programming problem in the hybrid systems, which could 12/02/2014
Paris museum sheds light on nightlife What exactly goes on when the lights go out? Find out at a new exhibition at Paris' Natural History Museum. Entitled 'Nuit', the show takes 12/02/2014
Bank of England hints at 2015 interest rate rise, boosts UK growth forecast The Bank of England has hinted that UK interest rates may need to rise in just over one year from now from their current 0.5 percent and that they 12/02/2014
USA FBI speaks out on Trans-Atlantic mafia drugs arrests The FBI has been giving more details of an alleged global mafia heroin and cocaine trafficking ring as suspects in New York were led away to 12/02/2014
USA Watch: NASA's Curiosity drives on after crossing Martian dune NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover is continuing its traverse toward enticing science destinations after climbing over a dune spanning a gap in a 12/02/2014
France Comatose Michael Schumacher reportedly contracts lung infection Michael Schumacher has contracted a lung infection while in a medically-induced coma at Grenoble hospital in France, the German daily newspaper Bild 12/02/2014
Gay marriage problems, suicide and a mechanical heart at Berlin Film Festival Competing in the Panorama category dedicated to independent and arthouse films, ‘Love Is Strange’ has opened at the Berlin Film Festival. Veteran 12/02/2014
United Kingdom Britain braced for further flood misery with more severe weather forecast Widespread flooding across southern Britain is expected to spread with more bad weather predicted. Many parts of the country have been under water 12/02/2014
focus Boosting business in Senegal Improving the business environment is Senegal’s goal. The country is already among the 10 most competitive in sub Saharan Africa. With political 12/02/2014