2014-03-19

The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) has condemned an attack on Oleksandr Panteleymonov, the acting head of Ukraine’s national television company

Ukraine’s foreign ministry has given the go-ahead to introduce a visa requirement for Russians visiting Ukraine. Ukrainian security chief Andriy

EU leaders will meet to decide their next move after Russia annexed Crimea earlier this week, which one top European diplomat on Wednesday called

The Federal Reserve has said it will no longer use the US unemployment rate as its definitive yardstick for gauging the strength of the economy. It

Around a dozen Ukrainian servicemen have walked out of their Ukrainian naval headquarters in Crimea’s Sevastopol port after the base was stormed by

Family members of passengers of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 were ejected from a press conference held by the Malaysian authorities on Wednesday

Toyota is to pay a record $1.2 billion penalty to the US Justice Department over safety issues. The payment – which is the equivalent of 862

This is the dramatic moment a pick-up truck flew threw the air, narrowly missing a police officer on the side of a US motorway. It was captured

Jerome Kerviel, the former rogue trader for French bank Société Générale, has lost his appeal against a three-year jail sentence. But a civil

Frenchman Guerlain Chicherit’s attempt to break the world record for the longest car jump has ended after his modified Mini pitched forward as it hit

Britain’s economy is set to expand faster than previously predicted. The government’s Office for Budget Responsibility is forecasting growth of

Britain’s Andy Murray and coach Ivan Lendl have ended their two-year professional relationship. The Czech born eight-time Grand Slam winner was

CCTV filmed from the car park of a fishing-bait buisiness in New Brunswick captured the moment a fireball briefly illuminates Canada’s skies. The

Ukraine is to receive an additional one billion euros in emergency loans from the European Commission, on top of the 610 million euros already

Rolling Stones frontman Mick Jagger has made a heartfelt tribute to girlfriend L’Wren Scott, who was found dead in her New York appartment. Jagger

British police probing the disappearance of Madeleine McCann have a new lead. Madeleine, then aged three, went missing from her bedroom in 2007 at

The leading international art fair in the Middle East and South Asia Art Dubai has opened featuring more than 500 artists from 35 different

Jerome Kerviel, the former rogue trader for French bank Société Générale has lost his appeal against a three-year jail sentence. But a civil ruling

Public sector workers in Germany staged “warning” strikes across the country on Wednesday. Staff working in hospitals, rubbish collection, local

Hundreds of students in Taiwan have occupied parliament in protest at a trade deal with China. They called for an apology from the president and

An eight month old baby has made headlines in Colombia for weighing 21 kilos – three times the average size. His mother, Eunice Fandiño, approached

One person has reportedly been killed and eight wounded in Israeli air strikes on Syrian military sites in Golan Heights. Israel captured and

2014 is the year of the Bible in Hollywood. ‘Son of God’, the first in a number of Bible-based movies due out this year, has taken the US box

The world’s biggest fashion retailer, Inditex, is to speed up its investment this year to open more new shops. That news came as the owner of Zara

BMW’s shares soared on Wednesday after the German carmaker said it expects record sales of more than two million vehicles this year, as well as a