It was another eventful night in the Champions League, with both matches seeing goals scored in under fifteen minutes. Karim Benzema scored Real

Fresh from a team win at the Olympics,champion Severin Freund won the World Cup ski jump competition in Falun, Sweden on Wednesday. There was a

The political fight over gender equality has reached a new level in the United States, this time pitting gay rights against religious beliefs. All

Less than two months after the death of Eusébio, Mozambique, Portugal and SL Benfica are mourning the loss of another footballing great, his teammate

Ukraine’s protest leaders, known as the Maidan Council, have announced the names of the new national unity government following the overthrow of

An estimated 2,000 ethnic Tatars gathered outside the Crimean Parliament in Simferopol to show their support for Kyiv and a united Ukraine. There

Hundreds of trade union members have taken part in a protest against labour law changes in the Croatian capital Zagreb. The Croatian government is

The captain of the liner Costa Concordia has returned to Giglio island for the first time since the 2012 shipwreck that led to the deaths of 32

Airbus says it is going to build more planes to meet record demand for fuel-efficient airliners. It also unveiled higher profit for last year, but

The killers of British soldier Lee Rigby have been sentenced to decades behind bars. At the Old Bailey in London, Michael Adebolajo was handed

MEPs have backed stricter EU rules on tobacco products. Cigarettes containing flavours such as vanilla or menthol will be banned from 2020. The

Swiss students will not be able to participate in the EU’s Erasmus Plus exchange programme this September. The decision comes after voters in

The number of people out of work in France rose again in January in the face of a weak recovery in the eurozone’s second-biggest economy. The

The door remains open for Ukraine to join NATO, but the head of the military alliance has urged Kiev to focus on reform. Anders Fogh Rasmussen made

Angry job-seekers had to be dispersed by police in Sweden after a gaffe saw 61,000 people invited to a ‘recruitment meeting’. An e-mail asking

When Viktor Yanukovych was driven out of power and he fled Ukraine, people discovered he had left with a lot of loot.They also found a lot he

Manchester United manager David Moyes has taken the blame for his side’s Champions League defeat against Olympiakos on Tuesday night. “I am just

Anti government protesters took to the streets in Istanbul calling for Prime Minister Recep Tyyip Erdogan to stand down. It is the latest move

Borussia Dortmund will be favourites to advance to the quarter-finals of the Champions League following their 4-2 win at Zenit St. Petersburg on

Anti-riot police returning to Ukraine’s southern port city of Sevastopol in Crimea have been received as heroes after their action in Kyiv. Anyone

Etam have shown their new collection of underwear at Paris Fashion week. Model Natalia Vodianova has designed her own line for the collection. She

Tobias Rehberger is possibly one of the most ‘dazzling’ artists of his generation, blurring the divisions between art, architecture and design. An

Shahrokh Moshkin Ghalam is an Iranian dancer and choreographer based in Paris. He came to France as a child and now works at the Comedie Francaise

From the beautifully-bronzed to the tightly-toned, Brazil’s Rio de Janeiro is teeming with good-looking bodies. But how much of it is

Why has the death of Paco de Lucia left numerous guitarists and flamenco amateurs feeling like orphans today? Why has the passing of the Spanish

A new ruling by Germany’s top court could make it easier for the country’s smaller political parties to win seats in May’s European elections. The

Spain’s Repsol has confirmed it is considering selling its remaining 12 percent stake in Argentine energy group YPF. That comes after Repsol

Airbus says it is going to build more planes to meet record demand for fuel-efficient airliners. It also unveiled higher profit for last year, but

New Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi has announced ambitious plans for reviving the economy, reforming the political system and building up Rome’s