2014-05-11

The Libyan government said that at least 40 migrants had drowned when their boat sank off the country’s coast on Tuesday, May 6. Earlier reports

The port city of Mariupol remains gripped by tension after deadly clashes on Friday, May 9 that left at least 20 people dead according to Ukraine’s

At least 40 people died and 51 others were rescued after a boat carrying mostly sub-Saharan African migrants sank off Libya’s coast east of Tripoli

Eurovision winner Conchita Wurst has described her win as “not just a victory for me, but for the people who believe in a future without

Manchester City were crowned champions of England on Sunday after their final day victory over West ham was enough to see off the challenge of

Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has denounced Western expectations for Tehran to limit its missile programme as “stupid and

As many as 39 people have been injured and vehicles wrecked in a protest against a proposed incinerator in Hangzhou in China’s eastern Zhejiang

Saif al Islam-Gaddafi has appeared via videolink before a court in Tripoli to face charges of war crimes and corruption. The son of former Libyan

Running through huge pools of muddy and icy water and ditches and negotiating some 34 obstacles over a half marathon distance is not what most people

In Slavyansk, the “self-rule” vote went ahead despite overnight violence in the eastern Ukrainian town. Two Ukrainian soldiers were injured as

In this edition of Speed, Bruno Sousa takes a look at Sunday’s Spanish Grand Prix and what is fast-becoming a one-way Forumla One street. If you

A referendum on “self-rule” is taking place in areas controlled by separatists in the eastern Ukrainian regions of Donetsk and Luhansk. The vote

Lithuania’s incumbent President Dalia Grybauskaite has been widely tipped to win the country’s presidential election on Sunday, May 11. Opinion

As pro-Russians vote for “self-rule” in Donetsk and Luhansk in Maidan in Kyiv, the focal point of the revolution that ousted pro-Moscow President

Global support for the plight of missing schoolgirls abducted by Boko Haram in north eastern Nigeria is growing. In New York City Mayor De Blasio

Pro-Russian rebels in two regions of eastern Ukraine are voting in “self-rule” referendums. Community leaders in Donetsk and Luhansk ignored calls

Pope Francis attended a giant rally for children and teachers from Italy’s Catholic schools, with the Vatican saying that 300,000 people turned out

The arrival of large numbers of tourists to Brazil for this year’s World Cup looks set to be the perfect opportunity for locals to make some extra

The port of Mariupol appears to be under the control of pro-Russian groups following Friday’s gun battles which claimed several lives. Kyiv’s

Ukraine’s acting president Oleksandr Turchynov has warned eastern regions that they will be stepping into the abyss if they vote for

The most talked-about act before the competition, Austria’s Conchita Wurst has won the Eurovision Song Contest in Copenhagen with “Rise Like a

The second Athens Street Pole Vault competition has taken place. The day began with an exhibition event for children who were taught how to use

Day two of the Baku Grand Slam has taken place in Azerbaijan. In the under 73 kg category Israel’s Sagi Muki was unstoppable . He saw off Buenos

Thousands of supporters of Egypt’s former army chief Abdel Fattah al-Sisi have held their first campaign rally in Cairo since he announced he was

Hungary’s tetchy relations with the EU were again to the fore as Prime Minister Viktor Orbán was formally endorsed by parliament for a second