2014-05-22

Exit polls in the Netherlands indicate that the anti-EU Freedom Party (PVV) of Geert Wilders has come fourth in elections for the European

In Mali, Tuareg rebels have reportedly captured a number of towns in the north of the country, including the key strategic cities of Kidal and Menaka

The stench of decay and the spreading of disease is fast becoming the main concern for authorities in areas affected by the worst floods to hit the

The highest-placed female coach in European men’s football was presented to the media on Thursday. Portuguese Helena Costa has been appointed coach

German goalkeeper Marc Andre ter Stegen was presented as Barcelona’s new goalkeeper on Thursday. The 22 year-old has signed a five-year deal with

Away from the ongoing unrest in the east, candidates for Ukraine’s presidential election have been on the campaign trail ahead of Sunday’s vote

Uruguay received a welcome boost on Thursday after it was announced Luis Suarez is likely to recover in time for next month’s World Cup in

The regional capital of Xinjiang in the northwest of China has seen an increase in violence for more than a year, attributed by the Beijing

Follow the first of our EU election specials as people go to the polls in the UK and Netherlands. The first two EU countries to vote will choose

The European election is the world’s biggest after India with four days of voting in 28 countries. In essence, each member state holds a national

Chinese state media says at least 31 people were killed and over 90 others injured in the troubled Xinjiang region when explosives were hurled from

Deutsche Bank’s bosses could have expected the annual shareholders meeting on Thursday to be a rowdy affair and they were not disappointed. Just

On the eve of its presidential election many citizens in Ukraine are unsure what the future holds. The country’s new leader and government face a

The EU elections have kicked off with British and Dutch voters the first to cast their ballots. Voting will be taking place in each of the 28 member

Protesters and supporters of Catalan independence attacked a car carrying Spanish finance minister, Cristóbal Montoro, and the leader of the Catalan

In 1814 Napoleon spent 10 months in Elba after the abdication of Fontainebleau. This year, the small Tuscan island is celebrating 200 years since

The Ukrainian Internet Party candidate for Kyiv and Odessa mayor, known as Darth Vader, continued his electoral campaign in Kyiv and declared his

After days of relative calm on Ukraine’s ‘eastern front’, the military has suffered its worst losses there, with at least 14 soldiers killed in a

Some McDonald’s employees are certainly not “lovin’ it” when it comes to their pay and they showed that by holding a big demonstration at the

Neil Lennon stepped down from his role as manager of Scottish champions Celtic on Thursday following four years at the helm. The 42-year-old

Unilever is selling its North American pasta sauces business to Japan’s Mizkan Group. The sale is part of a refocus by the British-Dutch company

The abandoned Domino Sugar factory in Brooklyn is about to be torn down to make way for flats and offices, but before it goes, contemporary US artist

‘Red Army’ is the story of the Soviet Union’s world dominance in ice hockey during the Cold War and how it was used as a propaganda tool. An

Thailand’s army has staged a coup to oust the government and imposed a curfew following months of political unrest. It comes two days after the

Voting is underway in the Netherlands to decide who will represent the country at the European Parliament. The main groups in the running for the

The latest surveys of eurozone businesses showed private sector growth is continuing, but it eased very slightly this month. Manufacturing activity

As Nigeria sees more protests over the spate of violence in recent days and the abduction of over 200 schoolgirls by Boko Haram Islamists, the

Two days after declaring martial law, the head of Thailand’s military General Prayuth Chan-ocha has seized control of the government, saying the army