2014-03-14

Ethnic Tatars have held protests in Ukraine’s Crimea region ahead of this weekend’s referendum to join Russia. Tatars, Sunni Muslims of Turkic

Uli Hoeness on Friday resigned as President and chairman of Bayern Munich. The 62-year-old’s decision to step down comes a day after being

After hours of talks between US Secretary of State John Kerry and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Friday it seems the two countries are no

In Kyiv, volunteers have started signing up for Ukraine’s new national guard. It follows a vote in the Ukranian parliament to create a 60,000

The eurozone’s largest economy showed off its muscles in January. German exports grew more than expected, but, much to the European Commission’s joy

Russia has no plans to invade eastern Ukraine but Moscow will respect the result of Sunday’s referendum in Ukraine’s Crimea region, Russian Foreign

Venezuela has been gripped by its largest protests for more than a decade. The unrest, which began in early February with peaceful student

Crimean Tatars held protests in the peninsula on Friday ahead of a referendum to join Russia. Around 500 demonstrators took to the streets demanding

French media firm Vivendi has chosen cable group Numericable as the favourite for the sale of its telecom unit SFR. The decision is a blow to

Switzerland claimed top honours in the team parallel slalom event at the World Cup finals on Friday, much to the delight of the home crowd in

A recent report by the RAND Corporation found that educating people in prison can cut re-offending by around 43 percent. In this edition of Learning

The leader of Crimea’s Tatars has urged NATO to intervene in the Ukrainian region, saying the alliance would avert a “massacre.” The Turkish Muslim

Indian Designer Tarun Tahiliani has presented his summer bridal collection at Lakme Fashion Week in Mumbai. Indian film star Jacqueline Fernandez

The EU has reportedly drawn up a list of senior figures in Russia’s elite who could be hit with sanctions. Up to 130 top Russians face asset

Donetsk, eastern Ukraine, where Russia has said it was prepared to intervene to take Russian-speakers under its protection was quiet on Friday

The US government has lifted a ban on BP bidding for new federal contracts. That came after after the company reached an agreement with Washington

Geopolitical tensions ahead of the weekend referendum in Ukraine’s Crimea region pushed financial markets down on Friday. Moscow’s main share index

Ahead of Sunday’s disputed referendum in Crimea, John Kerry and Sergei Lavrov are holding talks in London. Speaking to reporters at the

The Monuments Men featured a group of middle-aged men saving culture for mankind, and Diplomacie is about two middle-aged men saving Paris from

The hit television series ‘Veronica Mars’ is back, this time as a film. But getting it made was touch and go. Jason Dohring, who stars in the

Bollywood has been bowled over by the new collection of fashion designer Manish Malhotra at Lakme Fashion Week in Mumbai, India. London-born

Veteran UK Labour politician Tony Benn has died at home in west London surrounded by his family after falling seriously ill last weekend. He was

German football World Cup winner Uli Hoeness is set for a prison term and has resigned as as president of Bayern Munich football club and chairman of

The UN has warned any elections in Syria are likely to scupper already fragile peace talks. President Bashar al-Assad has not yet said if he will

German football World Cup winner Uli Hoeness is set for a prison term and has resigned as as president of Bayern Munich football club and chairman of