2014-07-07

Governments are at a loss over how to tackle extremist groups’ “highly-intelligent and unprecedented” use of social media, it’s been

The British government is to hold two inquiries into child sex abuse allegations. One will look at how public bodies and figures, including judges

Germany’s Marcel Kittel signalled his intent for a green jersey triumph after he won stage three of the Tour de France for his second success of this

What’s in a scent? Well, from next year perhaps something a little different than before. The EU is planning new anti-allergy legislation, which

Widely seen as a technocrat and an academic, Ashraf Ghani served as a special adviser to the UN’s envoy to Afghanistan following the US-led

The mother of one of three Israeli teenagers recently abducted and found dead in the West Bank has condemned the murder of a Palestinian youth

The Italian navy says it rescued 261 African migrants after their boats fell into trouble on Sunday (July 6) night off the coast of Sicily. Over

NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden would like to return to the United States, according to his lawyer. Snowden is currently living in Russia, where

Germany’s transport minister Alexander Dobrindt has unveiled a controversial proposal for a toll system on foreign vehicles using the country’s

Former EU health commissioner john Dalli says European Commission president Jose Manuel Barroso forced him out of office over a tobacco lobbying

The process to determine the price of gold could be set to change. Twice daily in London representatives from four investment banks, Barclays

Construction timelines for the South Stream pipeline are on track and the European Union should restart talks about the project. That is the view of

Spanish Wi-Fi firm Gowex is filing for bankruptcy after its founder and chief executive Jenaro Garcia Martin admitted, “falsifying” the company’s

Afghanistan’s former finance minister Ashraf Ghani heads the race to become the country’s next president, according to an early count. The

Pope Francis has pleaded for forgiveness from the victims of sexual abuse by priests, saying the Catholic Church “must weep and make

Footballing legend Alfredo Di Stefano has died at the age of 88. Di Stefano suffered a heart attack on Saturday, July 5 and was kept in an induced

Atelier Versace has kicked off the Haute Couture Fashion Week in Paris. Designer Donatella Versace’s clothes will be hand-made and ready for

A Swiss helicopter firm is being investigated for allegedly trying to sell the medical files of Michael Schumacher. The ex-Formula One world

Iranian journalist and blogger Marzieh Rasouli, who works with several Reformist media outlets, announced on Monday via Twitter that she has been

Emergency warnings indicate that Typhoon Neoguri is expected to develop into a “once in decades”-strong storm by Tuesday. Japan’s weather agency

A strong earthquake shook Guatemala and southern Mexico on Monday, damaging buildings, triggering landslides and sparking reports of at least four

Ukraine’s ministry of defence released footage on Monday showing government troops in Slovyansk shortly after they recaptured the city from

Hundreds of Bulgarians on Sunday recreated a 17th century wedding at a folk festival in the northeast of the country. In a spectacular recreation of

Decked out in white with red neckerchiefs, usually after a night of heavy drinking, the bull runners raced the toros on day one of the San Fermin

The defence team of Oscar Pistorius has criticised the airing of a video that shows the paralympian re-enacting the events that led to the killing of

Former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev has hailed Eduard Shevardnadze’s “great contribution to perestroika policies”. Shevardnadze, who has died

German industrial production saw its biggest drop in two years in May, falling 1.8 percent from April, according to the country’s statistics agency

Spanish telecoms group Telefonica has agreed to buy an 11.1 percent stake in Mediaset, the Italian pay-TV business of Silvio Berlusconi, for 100

In Kenya, hundreds of protesters have taken part in an anti-government rally in the capital Nairobi. Reuters news agency reported security forces