French President Francois Hollande has described the killing of mountain guide Hervé Gourdel as a “cruel and cowardly act:” His captors, an

The United Nations Security Council has unanimously adopted a legally binding resolution compelling countries to “prosecute and penalise” concerning

United States war planes backed by Arab allies have launched over 200 airstrikes on ISIL positions in Syria on a second day of aerial

The appointment of Spain’s first female Davis Cup captain earlier this week has been met with criticism by several former and current players and

The world must collectively reject what has become a cancer of violent extremism. That was the message from the US President at the UN General

Global security is high on the agenda at the United Nations General Assembly which brings together more than 100 heads of state and

French Prime Minister Manuel Valls has defended his country’s participation in airstrikes against militant group ISIL. He was speaking during a

Gilles de Kerchove, the EU’s head of counter-terrorism, says counter-terrorism measures in Europe are working efficiently. He told euronews: “The

BlackBerry is hoping its new unconventional smartphone will be a passport back to profit. Called the Passport, based on the shape and size, the

Chauffeured car services are uber-angering taxi drivers across Europe a little more each day, none more than the San Francisco-based ridesharing

This is the slowly-advancing red-hot lava from Iceland’s Bardarbunga volcano – which erupted last month. The footage shows scientists from the

Japan has produced a novel twist on the traditional flypast – a ‘squadron’ of plane-shaped scooters whizzing around in formation. The country’s air

The world must come together and collectively reject what has become a “cancer of violent extremism”. That message from the US President at the

A French mountain guide, kidnapped in Algeria, has been killed by his captors. A video made by an al-Qaeda linked group known as Jund al-Khilafah

The UN refugee agency (UNHCR) says at least 138,000 people, mostly Syrian Kurds, have flooded into Turkey after fleeing ISIL extremists in

Police in Spain have arrested a man on suspicion on being the ‘Madrid Paedophile’. The 45-year-old has been taken into custody in connection with a

Police in Italy have arrested a man who stashed forged 50-euro banknotes worth 17 million euros in a van outside a shopping centre in

People are heading in droves to Berlin’s Pergamon Museum before the attraction undergoes two-years of renovation work. The museum is one of

Russia’s growth forecast over the next two years has been slashed by the World Bank. It said the economy is set to stagnate as the country pays the

More than 200 miners in Poland have blocked trains carrying imported coal from Russia at a border crossing between the two countries. The miners

The Portuguese Football Association has announced Fernando Santos is the country’s new head coach. Santos had been the front-runner for the

Climate change has been rammed back into the world’s collective conscience this week with the UN-organised summit in New York. The conference

Wednesday’s practise ahead Friday’s Ryder Cup tee-off gave indications of the possible pairings to do battle at Gleneagles when Europe take on the

More than 1,000 suspected criminals have been arrested in what Europol calls the biggest ever cross-border anti-organised crime operation in Europe

OutKast’s Andre 3000, aka Andre Benjamin, stars as Jimi Hendrix in ‘Jimi: All Is By My Side’, the new biopic by Academy Award-winning writer-director

There can be few if any British music fans who have not heard of Paolo Nutini. The Scottish soul singer is a household name in the UK and his third

Some of Hollywood’s biggest and brightest stars have been hitting the red carpet at the San Sebastian film festival. Like the city itself, the

France is the first to follow the United States’ lead bombing the self-proclaimed jihadist Islamic State (IS). French Air Force Dassault Rafale