Dutch rider Lars Boom won an incident-packed fifth stage of the Tour de France in Arenberg Porte du Hainaut on Wednesday as defending champion Chris

Iraqi security forces have discovered the bodies of 53 people in the Babil province south of Baghdad. An investigation is underway to determine the

Both candidates in Indonesia’s presidential election have claimed victory, suggesting a drawn-out battle looms to decide who will next lead the

French-Colombian politician Ingrid Betancourt will be our guest in the next edition of The Global Conversation. We will put some of your social media

At Paris Fashion Week, Giambattista Valli has shown his new Haute Couture collection for the coming season. The collection was inspired by Spain’s

Chris Froome’s attempt to win a second consecutive Tour de France has come to an end. The champion crashed out as the riders endured a miserable

Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili signed a deal for closer ties with Brussels on June 27th. After inking the EU Association Agreement, he

At the end of June three former Soviet countries – Ukraine, Moldova and Georgia – signed Association agreements with the EU. All three of them

The streets of Athens thronged with people, placards and banners on Wednesday. The sound of angry chanting reverberated across the Greek capital

Brazil is a country in mourning after its footballing heroes produced an abject display against Germany in the first World Cup semi-final. Germany

Lech Walesa has attended a showing at the Karlovy Vary Film Festival of the biopic about his life, called ‘Walesa: Man of Hope’. The former

Management of the Catholic Church’s vast wealth is being taken away from its scandal-plagued bank and given to a new central Vatican Asset Management

Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko awarded troops with medals as he visited the eastern city of Slovyansk on Tuesday. He was accompanied by

The EU’s immigration policies are turning the continent into ‘Fortress Europe’ and putting lives at risk, Amnesty International has

They are burying their dead in the Gaza strip after two days of the intensive Israeli offensive. Officials say at least 41 have been killed most

Two people are reported to have died in this week’s flooding in northern Italy. Residents of Milan and several other towns have been clearing up

South Sudan, as the world’s youngest country, is experiencing more than just teething troubles. As the state marks its third birthday, following

A stolen painting believed to be by French artist Henri Matisse has been returned to Venezuela from the United States. The ‘Odalisque in Red

Harry Potter is back in a short story posted online by J.K.Rowling in which he appears at a school reunion as he approaches his 34th

Two men were badly injured on Wednesday during the third day of Pamplona’s annual San Fermin festival, by a bull which became separated from the

Prosecutors in Paris have asked for nine members of Femen to be fined 1,500 euros each for damaging a bell in Notre Dame cathedral. The trial is

The north-western state of Washington in the United States may have legalized the sale of marijuana on Tuesday but for many of those hoping to

Japan’s Mitsui O.S.K. Lines says it going to run the first ever regular commercial shipping route through the Arctic Ocean. Starting in 2018 it

There has been another huge settlement between a major bank and the US Justice Department. Citigroup is reportedly close to paying about $7

The leaders of France and Germany are set to talk to the president of Ukraine by phone and press him to agree to a new truce. President Petro

Torrential rains and strong winds from a weakening, but still strong, typhoon have hit Japan’s Okinawa islands, leaving two people dead. More than

It is day two of Israel’s offensive in the Hamas-dominated Gaza strip which Palestinian officials say has killed at least 27 people to date. More

GRAPHIC CONTENT. At least 27 Palestinians, including eight children, were killed in the attacks from air and sea, Palestinian officials said. One