In a defiant challenge to Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the head of the Constitutional Court has complained of government

Ukrainian special forces have completed their encirclement of the city of Slovyansk. But not before pro-Russian forces managed to kidnap a bus with

Slovyansk is surrounded by the Ukrainian army, and pro-Russians who have died at nearby roadblocks are honoured in a makeshift memorial. Those who

France has announced details of the Euro 2016 football tournament. Twenty four countries will be competing in France after it was decided to raise

The deadliest accident in garment workers’ history… For clothes to be worn thousands of miles away, those paid pennies paid with their lives for a

The embalmed body of a pope who died 38 years ago, John XXIII, in his sealed crystal coffin, lies at the altar of the Chapel of Saint Jerome in Saint

Portugal is definitely back. There was a warm welcome from the markets, when the country held its first bond auction since having to be bailed out in

Three explosions in Baghdad have killed dozens of people as they were leaving an election rally in the east of the capital. A roadside bomb blew up

Former Barcelona coach Tito Vilanova has died at the age of 45. Vilanova had been suffering from throat cancer since 2011. He was admitted to the

Fuel prices in Iran have been put up by up to 75 percent overnight, as the government seeks to cut subsidies. It comes on top of recent hikes in

The search for the lost remains of one of the most famous Spanish writers, Miguel de Cervantes, are about to begin. The Don Quixote author was

The head of Europe’s Liberals, Guy Verhofstadt has launched his campaign for the upcoming European parliamentary elections. The former Belgian

After a sharp increase in February, the number of job seekers in France rose only slightly during March. There were 1,600 people newly registered

A global conference on the future management of the web ended with attendees still divided over key internet issues. The NETmundial meeting in

A deadly new virus spreading across the Gulf states is baffling scientists. Middle East Respiratory Syndrome, or MERS, is known as a coronavirus

It seems US conglomerate General Electric is talking with France’s Alstom about taking over the part of its business that makes power generating and

Ukrainian special forces have launched what they say is phase two of their operation against pro-Russian forces in the east. They are mounting a

The concept that people learn better when they are enjoying themselves is increasingly accepted and many teachers now use fun activities as a way of

With Pope Francis set to elevate two of his predecessors to sainthood on Sunday, anticipation is mounting as tourists and pilgrims pour into

Good news for Italy from the rating agency Fitch. It has confirmed Rome’s sovereign debt rating at BBB+ but raised its outlook to stable from

Diplomacy? What diplomacy? might be many people’s reactions when observing the Ukrainian, Russian and assorted western government’s positions this

Credit agency Standard & Poor’s has cut Russia’s credit rating. It is now at BBB-minus, just one notch above junk – or non-investment – level. S&

Inflation in Japan’s capital Tokyo jumped to a 22-year high in April. Core consumer prices were up 2.7 percent from a year earlier. However much of

Forty years after the Carnation Revolution freed Portugal from dictatorship, many Portuguese are in a different sort of straight jacket today

You either love it or leave it. One of the most popular puzzle toys in the world, the Rubik's Cube is turning 40. To celebrate the anniversary, its

Exactly 99 years on, Australians and New Zealanders have travelled to Gallipoli in Turkey, to honour soldiers killed in the ill-fated First World War

He is already a hip hop celebrity in his native Nigeria – now Ice Prince wants to make a name for himself further afield. The singer recently