2014-05-30

For some Ukrainians the effort to regain control of its troubled East is beginning in a Kyiv bank. The government is now issuing army bonds valued

Germany is looking to end its 18-year title drought in a major competition by injecting a strong dose of youth into its 2014 World Cup squad. Coach

The Turkish government has submitted a bill to improve the safety and working conditions in mines across the country. The move comes following the

Four years ago 9 Turkish activists died in an incident that severed diplomatic relations between Israel and Turkey. A Turkish flagged flotilla was

Monaco’s Prince Albert and his South African wife Princess Charlene have announced that they are expecting their first child. The baby, which is

Veteran Austrian actor and human rights activist Karlheinz Boehm has died aged 86 at his home near Salzburg. The German-born star was best known

The leader of Thailand’s military coup has said no elections will take place for at least 15 months to allow time for the country to implement

It seems Britain’s economy is doing better than reported, because of illegal activities. The official gross domestic product (GDP) statistics are

Thousands of people have marched through the capital of Central African Republic to demand the resignation of its interim President Catherine

The former prime minister of Luxembourg Jean-Claude Juncker has been given a boost in his campaign to become the next president of the European

It was set to be a small affair to avoid mass demonstration, but for the state funeral of Poland’s former communist leader, even that was too

Mario Draghi has been fueling expectations the European Central Bank will take action to support the euro area’s recovery. The question is what

Scotland’s independence campaign has officially begun. Polls predict supporters of the Yes camp will be narrowly defeated in the vote that is due

Clashes in Barcelona between Spanish police and protesters have continued into a fourth night, after the forceful eviction of people living in a

Getting clear feedback about progress can be a big help to students and in many countries this means giving marks. But is it really the best method

Former Microsoft Corp chief executive Steve Ballmer has won the bidding war for the NBA’s Los Angeles Clippers franchise with a reported 1.5 billion

German conglomerate Siemens has revealed it is looking at getting rid of up to 11,600 positions in its restructuring plan. Chief executive Joe

Stella Rutter kept a secret for over sixty years. On the eve of D-Day, she was asked to co-host a party for more than 60 of the most senior British

The opening night honours of this year’s ‘Nuits Sonores’ music festival in Lyon, France, went to Glasgow with Douglas Hart, founding member of The

Populist and extremist parties took a quarter of the seats in the European elections, forcing the mainstream left and right into a de facto grand

Given a special out-of-competition screening at Cannes, ‘Bridges of Sarajevo’ is a collective documentary of 13 shorts by European directors

Inflation in Japan jumped 3.2 percent in April from a year earlier. It was the fastest gain since February 1991, though some of the increase was

The world’s largest internet search engine, Google, has launched a service for European citizens to request that links to what they believe is

In just two weeks Sao Paulo will host the opening match of the World Cup. But at present its outskirts are the sight of upheaval. Riot police have

Ukraine has promised to continue its offensive against pro-Russian militants despite the deadly loss of one of its helicopters. At least 12

Alexis Tsipras has announced he will support Jean Claude Juncker to seek majority for the EC Presidency. According to a statement from Tsipras, the

The husband of a pregnant Pakistani woman stoned to death by her family for marrying him has been giving his account of what happened. Farzana

Spanish police have detained six militants suspected of recruiting fighters for Mali and Libya, according to the interior ministry. The arrests