The French government has agreed to buy a 20% stake of rail and energy company Alstom from industrial group Bouygues. This meets a condition set by

UNESCO has added several new global treasures to its list of World Heritage sites, bringing the total number of protected places to 1001. Top of

US Secretary of State John Kerry has visited Egypt for talks with the country’s new president, Abdel Fattah al-Sisi. On the agenda were the

The Formula 1 world championship is back to normal. Mercedes stormed into Red Bull territory to completely dominate the Austrian Grand Prix. Nico

As the Wimbledon grand slam approaches, preparations are underway at the All England Club. Let’s take a look at some of the tournament’s

June 28 is a momentous day in Bosnian capital Sarajevo’s history, for it was here 100 years ago Serbian activist Gavrilo Princip fired shots that

Peanut from North Carolina has been crowned the World’s Ugliest Dog. Peanut picked up the dubious honour at a competition in California. He out

A 15-year-old Israeli boy has been killed in an attack by Syrian forces on the occupied Golan Heights. The raid launched from inside Syria is the

The Polish government has admitted that security forces went too far when they raided the offices of a magazine and tried to seize tapes that have

This Iraqi government has released video showing aircraft bombing insurgent positions in the northern city of Mosul, under ISIL control since June

On the anniversary of Nazi Germany’s invasion of the Soviet Union Russian President Vladimir Putin has called on Ukraine’s leaders and the rebels in

Ukrainian nationalists have clashed with police in Kyiv at a demonstration around the Pechersk-Lavra monastery, the most important Russian Orthodox

South Korean troops have located a renegade soldier who shot five dead colleagues. The sergeant opened fire on members of his 22 nd infantry at a

Fourteen members of the Da Silva family who live near the capital, Brasilia, were born with six fingers on each hand, and six toes on each foot

An unofficial referendum is underway in Hong Kong. The ballot, organised by the protest group Occupy Central, is calling for the right to vote to

Thousands gathered at the famous Stonehenge monument in England on Saturday to mark the summer solstice, the longest day of the year in the northern

Israeli forces have shot and killed two Palestinians during clashes as the IDF continues to search for three Israeli teenagers kidnapped on June

Tens of thousands of music fans came together at Olimpiysky stadium in Kyiv to attend the 20th anniversary concert of Okean Elzy, one of Ukraine’s

Four-time world player of the year Lionel Messi saved Argentina’s blushes against Iran to fire his nation into the knockout stages. Despite

As Iraq moves closer to civil war, Sunni militants are said to have made key gains in their campaign to create an Islamic Caliphate straddling the

He has declared a week-long unilateral ceasefire. But with fighting still raging in eastern Ukraine, President Petro Poroshenko visited the

With the result a foregone conclusion, all eyes were on turnout in Mauritania’s presidential election on Saturday. President Mohamed Ould Abdel

Exactly 70 years to the day since Jews in Budapest were forced to move to houses bearing a large yellow Star of David, some of the buildings still