The man behind Spain’s move to severely restrict the right to abortion has resigned after the planned new law was dropped. Justice Minister Alberto

A former Catholic archbishop has been arrested as part of a paedophile investigation. Jozef Wesolowski is accused of paying for sex with children

Climate change events in New York have peaked today with a one day summit at the United Nations dedicated to the issue. More than 100 world leaders

Super-expensive shoe-maker Jimmy Choo plans to join the London Stock Exchange next month. At least 25 percent of the up-market firm will be offered

According to the United Nations, Turkey is facing one of the biggest refugee crises of recent years, because of the thousands of people fleeing

France’s Thomas Traversa boosted his chances of overall PWA Wave World Cup glory after winning the fourth stop on the tour in Klitmoller

Despite carrying an eight-match suspension Fernando Santos has been named the new coach of Portugal. Whilst coach of Greece at this summer’s World

The 40th edition of the Ryder Cup begins on Friday at Gleneagles. Europe head into the biennial clash with the USA as two-time defending

It’s the conflict in the Middle East that many have already forgotten. But more than 100,000 Palestinians have been left homeless by the fifty days

They are taking refuge anywhere they can: in schools turned into shelters, unused buildings and parks. Tens of thousands of Syrians, mostly Kurds

As summer ends, it is time to see how some of Europe’s more vulnerable economies fared on the tourism front, given how dependent they are on

A Belgian artist who says she is the daughter of Belgium’s former King Albert II has asked a court to establish the identity of her biological

A report from the US Centres for Disease Control and prevention (CDC) says between half a million people and 1.4 million people could be infected by

A report from rights group Amnesty International says dozens of Chinese companies are exporting so-called tools of torture. They go on to stress

Hopes are growing in eastern Ukraine that the overall cease-fire is taking hold, although sporadic fighting continues. Removing heavy weaponry

US President Barack Obama has said the US will continue to build even more international support to fight militant group ISIL. Obama was speaking

The United Nations Secretary General has called for world leaders to make “bold pledges”, and sign up to a new global agreement on climate change

Israel has shot down a Syrian fighter jet over the Golan Heights, in the first such incident in almost 30 years. Syria has described the shooting

The protesters behind an uprising that shook Europe over the past year. The activists from Ukraine’s Euromaidan movement have been nominated for a

There have been lots of upbeat and rousing statements about the UN climate summit in New York on Tuesday, September 23. UN secretary-general Ban

Rafael Nadal has withdrawn from the inaugural International Premier Tennis League that begins in late November. The Spaniard said he needs to use

The Owner of the Baltimore Ravens, Steve Bisciotti, has apologised for not demanding to see a video that showed one of his star players knock out a

It is an anxious wait for news for relatives and friends of the French national kidnapped by militants in Algeria. The captors of Hervé Gourdel are

Kurds from Syria have been fleeing into Turkey more than ever, to escape from attacks by the extremist militants calling themselves Islamic State. In

The website promising to leak nude pictures of actress Emma Watson , even displaying a countdown and the 4chan logo – an image board allegedly

On the world’s stage for classical music, Baku is fast becoming a big destination. It is largely because of the Azerbaijani capital’s International

Getting up close and personal took a whole new meaning during Hungary’s staging last week of European Theatres’ night. The annual one-day event

Chocolate lovers in Brussels have one more thing to get their teeth stuck into. A new Chocolate Village museum has opened its doors in the Belgian