2014-04-17

Nobel Prize-winning Colombian novelist Gabriel Garcia Marquez has died in Mexico City. He was 87-years-old. The death of the author of “One

A mother’s pardon for the young man who killed her 17-year-old son, at the very moment the hangman’s noose was around his neck, has sent a ripple

In his first public appearance since being sentenced to do community service, former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi has said he is glad to

A deal has been struck in the Ukraine crisis talks in Geneva. US secretary of state John Kerry, the EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton and

The World Trade Organisation (WTO) has raised its forecast for 2014 and says the prospects for next year are even better. The WTO echoed the

Reigning champions Bayern Munich officially lost their grip on the Champions League trophy, at least for a month, as UEFA President Michel Platini

The European Union’s car industry continues its recovery after a six-year slump. The market is expected to grow about three percent this year

The economic crisis has done little to sour enthusiasm for chocolate, it is been claimed. Annual consumption in France remained steady throughout

At least two fishermen have died and three are still missing after their fishing boat sank off the northern coast of Spain. Seven crew members

Lithuania has moved one step closer to joining the euro after the country’s parliament approved to switch to the single currency at the start of next

The Ukrainian National Guard proved to be a reliable security force for the country’s government overnight when it successfully stopped pro-Russian

Russian President Vladimir Putin has held his annual televised marathon question and answer session, during which America’s most famous exile William

The EU has agreed with Russian President Vladimir Putin to hold talks on gas security. The 28-member bloc wants to soothe tensions between Moscow

There will be significant changes in the European elections on May 25, primarily in how the president of the European Commission will be chosen. But

Algeria is voting in a presidential election almost certain to return current incumbent Abdelaziz Bouteflika. The ailing president, who suffered a

A probe has been launched amid allegations that abuse of vulnerable people in Romanian institutions is at ‘crisis levels’. Mentally ill people are

Talks over the crisis in Ukraine are underway in Geneva between the EU, US, Russia and Ukraine. The purpose of the meeting, chaired by EU foreign

Polling is under way in Algeria’s presidential elections with incumbent Abdelaziz Bouteflika widely-expected to win and extend his 15 years in

Dramatic amateur video has emerged from on board the stricken South Korean ferry before it capsized. Filmed on a mobile device, it shows the

Vladimir Putin has tersely dismissed claims that Moscow is behind the rebellion in eastern Ukraine. In his latest live televised phone-in, the

Nespresso has agreed to change its commercial ways in France after concerns from an anti-trust watchdog that the coffee-capsule maker may be abusing

Britain’s Co-operative Group made a loss of 2.5 billion pounds, (three billion euros), last year. Co-op was hit by an exodus of top executives and

Ukraine has launched a criminal investigation into Russian lender Sberbank. The enquiry is related to financing pro-Russian separatists, according

Puerto Rican salsa music singer Jose Luis “Cheo” Feliciano was killed in a car crash in Puerto Rico early Thursday morning, according to local media

‘Transcendence’ stars Johnny Depp as a brilliant researcher, who creates a computer that possesses feelings and collective intelligence. He

‘Talk Dirty’ is Jason Derulo’s third album, named after the hit single of the same name. Aimed at the US market, it is an updated version of the

British directors Ken Loach and Mike Leigh are in the running to triumph at the world's marquee film festival. Both will compete for the top Palme

The parliament in Kyiv has been discussing the violent clashes that have taken place in the east of the country overnight. Pro-Russian activists