He is better known for his thunderous tones. But campaigning for Sunday’s local elections has taken its toll on Turkey’s Prime Minister Recep

Oleg Znarok was unveiled as Russia’s new national ice hockey coach on Friday. The 51-year-old Latvian replaces Zinetula Bilyaletdinov, who stepped

The Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in Germany wanting to talk about trade – but he also received a warning over freedom of speech. The latest

Ukraine’s deposed president Viktor Yanukovych has called on all of the country’s regions to hold a referendum on their

Ukraine’s in the spotlight once again. The country’s authorities have been trying to secure funds to save the economy after months of political

Norway’s former Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg has been chosen by NATO to be its next Secretary-General. He will succeed Anders Fogh Rasmussen

Turkish voters are preparing for Sunday’s local elections which are seen as a test of Prime Minister Erdogan and his leadership. They come on the

Referees that will be officiating matches at this summer’s World Cup in Brazil were put through their paces at a training workshop in Zurich this

Inflation in Spain was down in March. Consumer prices fell 0.2 percent from a year earlier – sliding at their fastest annual pace in almost

Guus Hiddink will take charge of the Dutch national football team for a second time following this summer’s World Cup in Brazil. Although being the

French voters go to the polls for the decisive round of local elections on Sunday with the Socialist government reeling from a poor first round

An Afghan girl has been killed and a number of other people injured after a Taliban suicide squad attacked a guest house in Kabul, used by a US-based

The first same-sex marriage ceremonies in the United Kingdom will take place in the first minutes of this Saturday. Women may now be lawfully wedded

The Russian flag is now flying over all military sites in Crimea, President Vladimir Putin was told on Friday. Moscow’s full control was confirmed

A change of leadership at Microsoft has brought a change of emphasis. Satya Nadella, the new boss at the world’s largest software company has

Since becoming independent from the Soviet Union, Georgia has made sweeping social reforms, including a number in education. However, pre-school

The world’s media is abuzz with the news that Kim Jong-un, leader of North Korea, has reportedly ordered male students in the country to adopt his

Cyprus abolished on Friday maximum daily cash withdrawal limits from bank accounts, a year after it imposed capital controls to prevent economic

Since they first hit the airwaves in 2000, Rascal Flatts have become one of the biggest names in country music. ‘Rewind’ is their latest single

In a bold move for a documentary maker, Iranian expat Mehran Tamadon convinced four hard-liners to experiment with a pluralistic society during a

‘Cesar Chávez’ chronicles the life of the famous civil rights activist who founded the United Farm Workers labour union. The movie, which recently

A letter from Ernest Hemingway to Marlene Dietrich is among an assortment of memorabilia belonging to the Hollywood legend that is going up for

A new metro line has opened in Budapest after decades of planning and construction. The infrastructure project has been marred by political

The Louvre in Paris shifted from art market to farmers’ market when a flock of sheep stormed the hallowed halls. It was part of a protest staged by

Life for the cadets at the naval academy in Sevastopol has changed completely since Russia’s annexation of Crimea. A few weeks ago the students

NATO countries have reached agreement that former Norwegian Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg will be the Western military alliance’s next

After writing off bad debts, Intesa Sanpaolo has posted a surprise full-year net loss of 4.55 billion euros. Shares of Italy’s biggest high street

China’s Premier Li Keqiang has moved to reassure jittery global investors by pledging to support the country’s cooling economy. He said the

Spanish authorities say 300 people tried to scale the barrier between Morocco and the Spanish enclave of Melilla on Friday morning, with more than