2014-08-15

The French aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle anchored off the naval city of Toulon was at the forefront of ceremonies to commemorate what has been

Hundreds of mourners have attended the funeral of Italian journalist Simone Camilli, killed in Gaza after an Israeli shell exploded while being

EU foreign ministers have agreed individual member states can send arms to Kurds fighting Islamic State militants in the north of Iraq. France and

Kyiv is claiming that in the early hours of Friday morning a Russian armoured column entered Ukrainian territory and was attacked and partly

The convoy conundrum on the Russia-Ukraine border may be moving closer to being solved, with Moscow and Kyiv agreeing Russian humanitarian aid can be

The Ebola virus that has shaken health officials amid fresh fears it is a bigger threat than was first thought. Experts have been speaking out with

The annual flower carpet has been laid in the Grand Place in Brussels. This year the 750,000 begonias have been arranged to recreate designs found

A Turkish lawyer has put his collection of matchboxes on display in his offices in Sinop. Faruk Bas has been collecting for 40 years and has over

Emergency services in Austria have launched an operation to rescue an injured Polish climber trapped in cave 250 m below ground. The man, known as

Iraqi Prime Minster designate Haidar al-Abadi has taken to social media to issue a call for unity as Baghdad is threatened by Islamic State fighters

Barcelona striker Luis Suarez has started training with the Blaugranas on Friday after getting the green light from the Court of Arbitration for

Britain has released footage of an air drop of humanitarian supplies to Iraqis fleeing from Islamic State fighters. The video, taken from a Tornado

Mexico’s National Action Party has replaced its congressional leader, Luis Alberto Villarreal after he was seen in a video dancing with escort girls

Clashes have erupted in Pakistan as two anti-government rallies converge on the capital Islamabad. In Gujranwala a convoy led by former cricketer

As EU foreign ministers met in emergency session to discuss conflicts in Ukraine, Iraq and Gaza, its economic sanctions against Russia are coming

Hundreds of thousands of people have been thrown onto Iraq’s roads since Islamic State began its whirlwind campaign in northern, western and eastern

Spain has given the go-ahead for the oil company Repsol to explore for reserves off the coast of the Canary Islands. The decision has greatly

Authorities in Guinea are taking radical action to fight the spread of the deadly Ebola virus. Security forces in Conakry, the capital of the west

The Red Cross says there is a preliminary agreement between Moscow and Kyiv on a Russian humanitarian aid delivery into the east of Ukraine

Two months after the Normandy landings south-east France got its very own, but lesser-known invasion when the allies landed in Provence. The

Pope Francis has commemorated the more than 300 people killed in a ferry disaster in April in South Korea. On the second day of his first trip to

They may not be pretty, and they are certainly not fast, but these two new additions to the Bronx Zoo are quickly winning hearts of New York animal

Fantasy meets reality at the Paris aquarium as children and adults alike watched in wonder as Claire Baudet, otherwise known as ‘Claire la Sirene’

A large Russian aid convoy of more than 200 vehicles had been parked at a military depot in the southern Russian city of Voronezh since late Tuesday

Pope Francis arrived on Thursday in South Korea on the first papal visit to the Asian nation in a quarter of a century. The Pope was greeted by

Fighters from Libya’s Shield brigades tied to Misrata city clashed with rival militias on Wednesday and appeared to be gaining more ground in an area

The US Navy released footage showing activities on the flight deck of the USS George H.W. Bush during operations. According to the State Department