Lalo Salazar, a newscaster on the Mexican TV network Televisa, was on air at the moment a massive 7.2-magnitude earthquake hit. He stayed calm as a

There is growing optimism that a diplomatic and security deal stuck this week between Qatar and other Gulf nations to respect one another’s

Celebrations started early, even before the results of the Algerian presidential election were announced, but supporters of Abdelaziz Bouteflika, in

A forth-term president for Algeria, re-elected in spite of failing health. The other candidates thought one of them might really have a chance to

Kosovo’s Prime Minister Hashim Thaci, visiting the war graves of KLA fighters in the capital, Pristina, has said he will call parliament to vote on

Abdelaziz Bouteflika, aged 77, has won a fourth term in office as president of Algeria, re-elected after already serving for 15 years, and having a

An avalanche on Mount Everest has left at least 12 Nepalese climbers dead and four missing. Three survivors were being treated in Katmandu on

Once its exotic greenhouse housed peacocks and parrots for the amusement of the Communist rulers of Romania, but now the private residence of the

Prosecutors in South Korea have requested an arrest warrant for the captain of the ferry that sank on Wednesday, leaving hundreds missing and many

Algeria’s President Abdelaziz Bouteflika has been re-elected for his fourth consecutive term in office with over 81% of the vote. The ailing

Austerity continues to drag on Greek spirits, but everyone is determined to put on a brave face for Holy Week, and the Greek Orthodox church is

The world’s first permanent museum dedicated to China's Tiananmen Square massacre is hoping to open – sparking tensions in host city Hong Kong. The

Many experts say that early learning gives children a head start when they go to school. But what kind of learning and how much? In this edition of

Lovers of literature the world over are mourning the death of one of the modern greats, Gabriel Garcia Marquez. From his Colombian hometown to

A soldier was killed and another injured in a landmine explosion on Mount Chaambi near the Tunisian-Algerian border on Friday, reported the state

French far-right leader Marine Le Pen has seemingly mocked UKIP for choosing not to align itself with her party. Le Pen, in an interview with the

Ukraine’s acting Prime Minister Arseny Yatseniuk has promised to give pro-Russian separatists amnesty if they lay down their weapons and leave

People of different faiths gathered at Paengmok Port on Thursday (April 17) to pray for those still missing after a ferry sank off South Korea’s

Thousands of Christians have flocked to Jerusalem, like they do every Easter, to commemorate, as is tradition, the death of Jesus Christ by walking

Croatian artists in the town of Koprivnica have swapped their canvasses for giant eggs to celebrate Easter. The unusual creations, measuring up

The line-up for the 67th Cannes Film Festival has been announced – and it is, as always, an eclectic and star-studded affair. Director Jane

Scientists have discovered there may be life on an Earth-like planet in a far off solar system. It is the first time such a find has been made of a

For several years now there has been major growth in micro-enterprises in Latvia, primarily because the authorities have made them easy to create

A Tunisian diplomat is believed to have been kidnapped in Libya – just two days after gunmen seized a Jordanian ambassador. The alarm was raised

Nine Nepali mountaineering guides have been killed on Mount Everest. The victims died when an avalanche swept down the side of the 8,850-metre

On the eve of Nicolas Maduro’s first anniversary in power, anti-government protests continue on the streets of the Venezuelan capital. Clashes have

Gabriel Garcia Marquez, or ‘Gabo’ as he was affectionately known, has died, age 87. This footage, above, shows him waving to admirers on what was