2014-09-19

The Italian city of Florence has been hit by a violent hail storm which destroyed terrace bars in a central square and injured five people when a

At least three people have been killed after heavy tropical rains caused widespread flooding in the Philippines. One of the dead was a two year old

Alex Salmond is resigning as leader of his party and as Scotland’s First Minister. His announcement comes just hours after Scots voted to remain

Salmond has resigned as leader of his party. He will quit as the country’s first minister after Scotland voted to reject independence and stay in the

Japan vowed on Friday to restart its controversial whaling programme in the Antarctic next year. The move comes the day after the International

Huge demand for the shares of giant Chinese internet retailer Alibaba caused them to surge to almost $100 each at one stage on their first day of

Scotland’s rejection of independence ended a fraught few weeks for the financial markets with investors spooked by the thought that Britain might

Thousands of people have fled fierce fighting in northern Syria between Islamic State (ISIL) militants and Syrian Kurdish fighters. They were heading

European travellers have been suffering as Air France pilots went on strike in a dispute over cost cuts. They are angry about the carrier’s plans to

The former French president Nicolas Sarkozy has confirmed his return to politics, saying he intends to seek the leadership of the opposition

Poland’s Prime Minister-designate Ewa Kopacz has unveiled her new cabinet, days before she is due to take office officially. In comes rival

Germany is tightening its asylum laws for people from the Balkans, after a vote in parliament’s upper house. Bosnia, Serbia and the former Yugoslav

At the foot of Big Ben, next to Westminster, commonly described as the cradle of parliamentary democracy, politicians come and go. We got reactions

Cantinflas: The Movie tells the story of Mexico’s greatest and most beloved comedy film star Mario Moreno. Oscar Jaenada plays the star and explained

It’s been almost 60 years since one Kiev craftswoman, Oleksandra Koval, started to make traditional Ukrainian shirts called ‘vyshyvankas’ and for

Canada's new hub for Islamic art has officially opened in Toronto. The Aga Khan Museum was bankrolled by Prince Karim Aga Khan, the spiritual

‘Tusk’ follows a brash American podcaster to Canada where he interviews an old man with an incredible past who is obsessed with a walrus. It stars

Supporters of independence for Catalonia from Spain are resolutely defending plans for their referendum in November. A Scottish “Yes” would have

As it became clear that Scotland had voted against independence, the front page of Britain’s Sun newspaper declared “Reunited Kingdom.” But just

The Scottish referendum saw a surge in support for independence, yet finally this was rejected by voters. How can we interpret this result? We talk

People in Scotland woke up on Friday to find their country still a part of the United Kingdom. The result of the independence referendum came as a

Scotland embarked on the autonomy path with the establishment of its own parliament in 1999. That followed a public referendum two years earlier

Thousands of people around the world have been queuing overnight at Apple Stores to buy the new iPhone 6. The latest version has already broken

France’s former president Nicolas Sarkozy announced his return to politics on Friday, declaring he would seek the leadership of the opposition UMP in

French warplanes have struck at Islamic State targets in Iraq. The French President said the Rafale jets had attacked what he called “a logistics

Scotland spurned independence in a historic referendum that threatened to rip the United Kingdom apart, sow financial turmoil and diminish Britain’s

Italian adventurer Alex Bellini is going to live on an iceberg until it melts in one of the most unusual expeditions of modern times. He spoke to