Tens of thousands of people across Europe have protested against an EU-US trade deal. The protests rolled out across around 1,100 cities in Europe

Kurdish leaders and the UN have warned of an imminent bloodbath in the Syrian town of Kobani, where Kurdish fighters continue to battle

Protests continued in Istanbul on Saturday against the Turkish government’s refusal to intervene to help Kurds in the Syrian border town of

Leg one of the 12th edition of the Volvo Ocean Race began on Saturday with the seven-boat fleet setting sail from Alicante on Spain’s Costa

A 59-year-old grandmother from California who spent 17 years in jail for a murder she did not commit has been freed. Susan Mellen was found guilty

The Judo Grand Prix Astana produced four gold medallist on day two of competition. World silver medallist Yarden Gerbi of Israel celebrated her

While the world’s attention has been on ISIL battling to take the Syrian town of Kobani, Iraqi officials in the country’s western Anbar province say

The Spanish nurse who became infected with the Ebola virus is said to be improving. Sources at the Madrid hospital where 16 other people are still

Fervent nationalism has dominated the close of campaigning ahead of elections on Sunday in Bosnia-Herzegovina. The president of one of the

Concern is growing as another powerful typhoon heads towards Japan, described by experts as the strongest storm to hit the country this

As Kurdish fighters continue to battle ISIL in the Syrian town of Kobani, close to the border with Turkey, both Kurdish leaders and the UN have

Supermodel Naomi Campbell has been mocked after congratulating ‘malaria’ on winning the Nobel Peace Prize. The catwalk star was trying to

There is controversy in the Italian city of Genoa after flooding that left one man dead and millions of euros worth of damage. It has been revealed

After five months of talks, a new centre-right Belgian government has been sworn in. At the age of 38 francophone Charles Michel is the country’s

These are the Cuban children hoping to improve their position – by becoming circus stars. Here, in an abandoned movie theatre in Havana, aspiring

Saturday 11 October is a day of major protest in hundreds of towns and cities across Europe, over a proposed free trade agreement between the

As the shelling continues in eastern Ukraine, residents say a supposed ceasefire has never existed. More homes have been destroyed near the city of

Their numbers had trailed off over the past week, but pro-democracy protesters are back on the streets of Hong Kong. Thousands are camped out after

Ratings agency Standard and Poor’s has cut France’s credit outlook from stable to negative, over concerns about the country’s sluggish economic

The Greek Prime Minister has narrowly won a confidence vote. Antonis Samaras aims to present a united front in talks with EU/IMF lenders on exiting

Bosnians are preparing to vote in the seventh general elections on October 12, but in a country plagued by corruption and ethnic divisions observers

President Obama has congratulated the joint winners of the Nobel Peace Prize, calling it a victory for all who strive to uphold human

On the ground in the besieged city of Kobani, images taken from social media purportedly show the devastation inside the Syrian town near the Turkish

The Spanish government is to set up a committee of scientific experts on the Ebola virus, headed by the Deputy Prime Minister Soraya Sáenz de

The UN has warned of a repeat of the Srebrenica massacre if Kobani falls to Islamist fighters. In an effort to push Turkey to act, Staffan de