An archaeological dig has got underway in southern Spain in a quest to uncover the remains of one of the country’s most renowned 20th century

In their second anti-terrorist operation in the last few days Kenyan police and troops have swooped on several mosques in Mombasa. Three mosques

The route for the 2015 Dakar rally was unveiled on Wednesday. The 37th edition of the gruelling race, the seventh to be held on South American

Over 160 million children under the age of five suffer because of chronic hunger. Yet ours is a world of plenty. Witness the rise in obesity

The European Commission says it will improve transparency by publishing records of all meetings between senior officials and lobbyists. It also

The Judo Grand Prix in Qingdao, Eastern China, got underway on Wednesday. The first of three days of the competition that allocates points for

Tension remains high and the security forces are on high alert in Jerusalem following the deadly attacks that cost the lives of four Israelis on

Flooding in Albania has killed at least three people. Torrential rain caused power cuts and water outages. Schools were closed in the west and south

Leading confectioners have warned the world may be running out of chocolate as global demand continues to outpace production. The problem is the

MEPs marked World Toilet Day with a call for the EU to do more to improve sanitation and access to water worldwide. The European Toilet Declaration

Finally some good news for Fomula One – Marussia driver Jules Bianchi is no longer in an artificial coma and is breathing unaided according to the

The Euro 2016 mascot was unveiled on Tuesday night. It made its first public appearance ahead of France’s friendly with Sweden at the impressive

Police in north-western Bulgaria are investigating the deaths of four men from exposure near the Serbian border. The men were from Iraq and Syria

Thursday sees the start of the Miss World competition, but Miss Honduras, 19-year-old Aria Jose Alvarado will not be there. Hondurans are in mourning

It may be a micro-state but Monaco held a big party for its National Day, and Prince Albert had some good news for the crowds as well. He and

A supermarket chain in Turkey has, for the first time, started printing the faces of missing children on the millions of plastic grocery bags it

World Toilet Day marks a deadly reality: every day in under-developed countries, 2,000 children aged five or younger die from diarrhoea-like

The former head of the Icelandic bank Landsbanki has been sentenced to a 12-month jail term. Sigurjon Arnason was on trial for his role in the

Eurosceptics have united to table a bid to sack Jean-Claude Juncker’s European Commission over the Luxembourg tax scandal. MEPs from Britain’s

McDonald’s in Moscow’s Pushkin Square has reopened its doors after a three month closure. The fast-food outlet came under scrutiny from Russia’s

Shares in Areva, the French nuclear company, have plunged some 23 percent. The drop is a result of the fall out from delays to the Finnish nuclear

Shares in Royal Mail have dropped some 8 percent after the company claimed that rivals, such as Amazon, were biting into its parcel delivery

Why not kidnap to save your company? Jason Sudeikis, Charlie Day and Jason Bateman do just that in the comedy sequel ‘Horrible Bosses 2’. When

The Greek National Opera is showcasing the world premiere of ‘The Murderess’. This new opera is based on the 1903 classic novel of the same name by

A suicide bomb attack has ripped through the centre of Irbil. At least five people were killed in the blast when the car packed with explosives blew

The Norwegian Prime Minister Erna Solberg has been in Kyiv holding talks with her Ukrainian counterpart Arseny Yatseniuk. She is the first

Israel has reacted with disappointment that Spain’s parliament will support the recognition of a Palestinian state. Spain’s symbolic move was

Vietnam veteran John McCain began his career in the US army and survived five brutal years as a prisoner of war, years after his release he moved

A Honduran beauty queen has been found murdered just days before she was due to compete in the Miss World pageant in London, police said on