China’s President Xi Jinping has begun a state visit to France in the southeastern city of Lyon, where Chinese silk-making skills took root in the

German giants Bayern Munich have secured the Bundesliga title in record time by beating Hertha Berlin 3-1 on Tuesday. Winger Toni Kroos opened the

Tens of thousands of people have lined the streets of Madrid, joining politicians of all persuasions, to say a final farewell to former Prime

Security forces in Yemen have freed an Italian UN employee and his Yemeni driver, hours after they were seized by armed men in a diplomatic district

Rescue workers combed through muck and rubble left by a devastating weekend mudslide in Washington state. Fourteen people are known to have died and

Many people showed up to greet about 100 swans that were released in Hamburg. After having spent the winter months indoors in the German city

US tension with Russia will not have eased any, with remarks made by President Barack Obama at the close of a nuclear security summit in the

Two busloads of Ukrainian marines have left their Black Sea base of Feodosia in the Crimean port, quietly bound for inland Ukraine. Feodosia was

Honda is to further cut production in Britain. The Japanese carmaker said that was because sales growth in Europe is disappointing and it does not

France’s Jerome Champagne has officially launched his bid to succeed Sepp Blatter as the world governing body’s president. The 55-year-old, who was

With less than three months to go before the 2014 World Cup gets underway in Brazil, FIFA has concluded its last inspection of the Amazônia Arena in

Much of Brussels will be paralysed on Wednesday for Barack Obama’s first visit as US President. Though the Belgian capital is used to hosting

Relatives of those who perished on flight MH370 clashed with police outside the Malaysian Embassy in Beijing. They are outraged at what they claim

Amnesty protesters were dressed in orange jumpsuits – as worn by detainees at the Guantanamo detention centre – when they demonstrated in Brussels on

Scientists think they have found a habitable Earth-sized planet – opening up the possibility of finding alien life. Astronomer Thomas Barclay, from

Ukraine has said it hopes to soon successfully conclude negotiations with the International Monetary Fund for loans of the equivalent of up to 14.5

The Copenhagen zoo made famous around the world after slaying and publicly dissecting a giraffe named Marius last February is set to trigger further

Syria’s opposition leader has urged leaders at the Arab League Summit to give Syria’s empty seat to his Syrian National Coalition (SNC). Ahmad

Antonio Tajani, the European Commissioner for industry, has said the value of the euro against the dollar is currently too high, and there should be

At least 15 people have been killed in a fresh eruption of violence between Christians and Muslims in the Central African Republic. Thousands have

Chinese dissident-artist Ai Weiwei has released a video politely asking Chinese authorities to return his confiscated passport. Without his

French actor Gerard Depardieu has underlined his delight at becoming a Russian citizen in an opulent advertising campaign. Depardieu, 65, has

Four men have been charged over allegations they leapt from New York’s One World Trade Center, as footage of the stunt emerged. New York Police

Students occupying Taiwan’s parliament for the past week to denounce a trade deal with China have agreed to meet the island’s president to try to

Framing the future – Luxottica, the maker of Ray-Ban and Oakley sunglasses, is teaming up with Google. The Italian company will develop and

German business morale was down for the first time in five months in March as companies in Europe’s largest economy worry about the effects of the

The leader of Egypt’s outlawed Muslim Brotherhood, Mohamed Badie, went on trial on Tuesday, along with 682 others, on charges including killing. It

One of the biggest changes in the new Hungarian electoral system (link a választási háttércikkről) is that a person doesn’t have to have permanent

US President Barack Obama arrives in Brussels on Wednesday. The last time he met with EU Presidents was at the launch of negotiations on a