Is time running out for the people of Kyiv – the clock ticking not for the political future but for the economy? Financial experts have warned

Martin Fourcade of France produced a masterful performance to win the men’s biathlon 20 kilometre race to add another gold to his collection in Sochi

Belgium has become the first country in the world to abandon age limits for euthanasia. It will allow terminally-ill children to end their own lives

It is happening regularly – a tremor in the earth close to the city of Groningen in Holland. The latest shook the area on Wednesday night. The

The two largest US cable TV operators are set to merge. Comcast is to buy Time Warner Cable for the equivalent of 33 billion euros in an all-stock

The Belgian parliament has voted by a strong majority to extend euthanasia to terminally-ill children who will now be able to ask to die if they are

Italy’s Prime Minister Enrico Letta is standing down after members of his own party overwhelmingly backed a young challenger’s call for him to

If you flew into Paris this week you may have struggled to get a taxi, as irate drivers were on strike, furious at what they call unfair competition

It is a terrible time to be a giraffe in Denmark it seems, and woe betide you if your name is Marius. After Copenhagen Zoo put down an animal of

Prince Charles and his two sons, Princes William and Harry, have added their voices to a large international wildlife conference being held in

Michael Schumacher’s family said Thursday they continue to “strongly believe” that the Formula One legend will recover from a life-threatening skiing

Greece’s unemployment rate has hit new highs. Even amid tentative signs of economic recovery in the country, there is no let up in the pace of job

As anti-government protesters downed tools and marched on Kyiv’s Independence Square on Thursday, an EU Commissioner said financial aid is available

The European Union is looking to its secret geek army to boost the region’s future economy, especially in the domain of designer apps for tablets and

Russian President Vladimir Putin has thrown his weight behind a presidential bid by Egyptian Army chief Field Marshal Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, although

Virgile is one of around 60 children in France who took part in a test trial to treat autism in 2012. They were administered a diuretic drug to

Violent clashes broke out between Turkish police and about 2,000 protesters near the parliament in Ankara, demanding the liberation of military

The Venezuelan government, led by President Nicolas Maduro, has blamed “fascist groups” for the lives lost when an anti-government protest turned

‘The Two Faces of January’ is the directorial debut of acclaimed scriptwriter Hossein Amini. Best-known for his successful screenplays including

Qatar will not be stripped of the 2022 World Cup despite concerns over its treatment of migrant workers, a senior member of FIFA’s executive

Daredevils in Spain have attempted to walk between two hot air balloons. The extreme athletes tried to walk across a slackline, a tight nylon cord

George Michael has released the video for the first single from his new album. Originally performed by Terence Trent D’Arby in 1993, ‘Let Her Down

The Afghan government has released 65 prisoners from Bagram prison, which Kabul now controls, despite the United States warning that the men pose a

Just days after Copenhagen Zoo made the controversial decision to put down a healthy giraffe named Marius, a second Danish zoo has announced it may

Partially state owned Lloyds Banking Group has reported a pretax profit for the first time in three years, and said it is ready to return to private

The two largest US cable TV operators are set to merge. Comcast is to buy Time Warner Cable for $45.2 billion (33 billion euros) in an all-stock

A big clean-up operation is underway as flood-stricken Britain counts the cost of the ‘Wild Wednesday’ deadly storm. The armed forces have been