A Russian court has sentenced main opposition leader Alexei Navalny to house arrest until at least April for violating conditions preventing him from

The prosecutor’s office in Geneva has launched a money laundering investigation into ousted Ukrainian president Viktor Yanukovych and his son

The ousted president of Ukraine, Victor Yanukovych, has said he remains the “legitimate” leader and has pledged to “fight for the future” of the

Ousted Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych broke his pen in a burst of anger as he addressed reporters at a press conference in Rostov-on-Don in

Ukraine may need up to 25 billion euros in external financing over the next two years. Kyiv says. The sooner it gets that the better as Ukraine’s

In Madrid, hundreds of fans of Spanish flamenco guitar legend Paco de Lucia came to pay their final respects on Friday. The 66 year old died on

The kaleidescope of colour and music that is carnival season in Brazil has begun with hundreds of thousands of people attracted like moths to a flame

Ukraine calls on the United Nations Security Council… Ukraine accuses Russia of engineering the armed seizure of two airports in Crimea… Ukraine…

More than 200 African migrants have scaled the border fence into the Spanish enclave of Melilla. It was the biggest assault on the border in more

The Russian ambassador to the EU has been responding to accusations that his government is behind the seizure of two airports in Crimea. Ukraine’s

Ukraine’s newly minted central bank head and prime minister have said they hope to receive international financial aid soon and right now they have

Formula One legend Michael Schumacher remains in a stable condition but still in a coma two months after sustaining a severe head trauma in a skiing

L’Assiette Champenoise, a family-run restaurant in the north-western French town of Tinqueux, is the newest member of France’s highly exclusive

After months of growing chaos in the Central African Republic, in December, citing potentially genocidal conditions, France’s President François

Kjetil Jansrud and Georg Streitberger all smiles after jointly winning a men’s downhill race in Kvitfjell Norway. Before the race Austria’s

From the farm to the plate, what is really in our food? Despite some of the strictest food safety standards in the world, last year’s horse meat

French President Francois Hollande has been visiting his peacekeeping forces in the Central African Republic (CAR). It is his second visit since

These are the celebatory moments after more than 200 sub-Saharan migrants scaled a border fence at Spain’s north African enclave of Melilla. The

Economic growth in the United States at the end of last year was much weaker than earlier estimated. The US government’s latest calculations show

A recent UN report concludes that the global digital divide is significant, even though it is slowly closing. As Information and communications

Ukraine’s ousted president Viktor Yanukovych has appeared in public for the first time since he fled Kyiv –

The final countdown is on for the ultimate in Hollywood glitz and glamour. The red carpet is out, and the Oscar statue replica vendors are ready

Everyone it seems is getting uptight about the airports seizure in Crimea, but while it may be unsettling for travelers to have mysterious armed men

Bad news for some bitcoin holders. Mt. Gox, once the world’s biggest exchange for the virtual currency, says it has “lost” around 350 million euros

Eurozone inflation stabilised in February but did not fall as expected. Consumer prices in the 18 countries sharing the euro was up by 0.8 percent

Russia’s navy has denied involvement in seizures of key Crimean airports. Unidentified gunmen took control of two of the regions airports on

It is carnival season again in Brazil, with the festivities kicking off today. But an eve-of-party party on Thursday night saw twin