2014-08-29

A plane carrying Russia’s Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu was forced to return to Slovakia on Friday after Poland refused permission to fly over its

Greece’s Ilias Iliadis produced a stunning performance to down Krisztian Toth of Hungary in the under 90 kilo category final at the World Judo

EU leaders are set to attend a key summit on Saturday in Brussels. On the table will be recent developments in Ukraine, Syria and Iraq. But the

A leading figure in the Greek far-right party, Golden Dawn, has been granted temporary prison leave to be sworn in as an Athens councillor. Ilias

Italy’s Alessandro De Marchi produced a superb solo effort to clinch the seventh stage of the Vuelta a Espana on Friday. The Cannondale rider, who

The United Nations says reports of “increasingly horrifying conditions” inside Syria are to blame for a worsening refugee crisis that has now seen 3

EU foreign ministers have met in Milan amid calls to beef up sanctions against Russia over its alleged actions in Ukraine, one day after NATO said

The UK’s terror threat level has been raised from substantial to severe. It is the second highest ranking and classifies an attack on the UK as

Apple’s iRumours, winequake in Napa, investing in historical monuments and kids toys Apple is getting ready for its special September the 9th

The numbers just keep growing as the Ice Bucket Challenge goes global and raises millions for Motor Neurone Disease. It has also become a

Ukraine’s prime minister Arseny Yatsenyuk said his country would seek the protection of NATO membership after what Kyiv says is the open

As many as 15,000 passengers of the low-cost airline Germanwings were left in limbo as pilots walked out on Thursday morning in a row over pension

In the wake of two devastating crashes which has seen passengers desert the airline despite huge price cuts, Malaysia Airlines is to slash its

The deadly Ebola outbreak gripping West Africa has now registered a case in Senegal. A young man from Guinea has become the country’s first official

In 1915 when Kazimir Malevich painted a black square on a square white canvas, he shocked the art world and kick started a whole new approach to

The Look of Silence, directed by Joshua Oppenheimer, is the only documentary competing at the Venice Film Festival. It follows the lives of an

It appears we are set for drone wars between two giant internet companies with the news Google is developing an airborne delivery system it says

Argentine giants Boca Juniors sacked their record title-winning coach Carlos Bianchi on Thursday after a disappointing third spell in charge. The

Medecins Sans Frontieres says the United Nations needs to step up and take charge to stem the Ebola epidemic and accused the West of not doing

The new Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu has announced his Cabinet. There were few surprises, with Davutoglu keeping ministers loyal to the

As President Obama prepares travel to Europe for the second time in less than three months, US military planners are working on policy options to be

The regime in Syria has been given a free rein to continue its ‘ruthless campaign of enforced disappearances’, it's been claimed. Amnesty

Fighting in eastern Ukraine has already claimed close to 2,600 lives according to the UN, a figure that excludes those killed in Malaysian Airlines

Nico Rosberg, the current leader in the Formula One Championship, has apologised to Lewis Hamilton for hitting his car during the Belgian Grand

As expected, inflation fell further in August in the eurozone to a new record five-year low. It is now at 0.3 percent, year-on-year. For Eurozone

The prime minister of Ukraine said he will ask parliament to put the country on a course to join NATO. Kyiv accuses Moscow of bringing troops into

The IMF has approved Ukraine’s next slice of a near-13 billion euro aid package. Ukraine had asked the IMF to bundle the third and fourth

The spectre of a possible full-scale war between Russia and Ukraine cast a giant shadow over the rouble on Thursday (August 29), and the following

No smoke without fire is the line taken by the World Health Organisation on electronic cigarettes. It has recommended banning them in public places

Britain’s deputy prime minister Nick Clegg has called for the police chief from South Yorkshire to resign over a horrific child sex abuse