2014-12-01

Train and bus services ground to a halt in Belgium on Monday after workers walked out in protest over government austerity measures. There’s anger

The Russian President Vladimir Putin has announced during a visit to Turkey that Moscow is dropping the proposed South Stream gas pipeline project

Appeal judges have upheld the conviction of a Congolese war criminal accused of using child soldiers. Fifty three-year-old Thomas Lubangawas

The initial 23-man list for this year’s Ballon d’Or prize was whittled down to three on Monday. To no great surprise last year’s winner Cristiano

At least five people have died after heavy storms in the south of France close to the border with Spain. The latest victim was a 73-year-old man

Welcome to The Corner, our weekly program about the world of football. Let’s start Borussia Dortmund’s crisis which appears to get worse each

Moldova has historically been pulled between Russia and mainstream Europe. At the weekend, thousands of Moldovans waited at their embassy in

Two Indian sisters have been hailed for their courage after a video that has gone viral on social media showed them fighting back against youths who

One of the main drawbacks when using an electric car is the lack of charging points around the city. But there could be light at the end of the

French small business owners have marched in Paris and Toulouse in a protest against red tape. From tobacconists to construction industry bosses

The election of Poland’s first openly gay mayor has been applauded in a country known for conservative Catholic values. Robert Biedron, already a

There are reports of a dual bomb attack on a crowded market in the northeastern Nigerian city of Maiduguri. Local media are quoted as saying two

On Monday the UN’s World Food programme announced it was suspending aid to 1.7 million Syrian refugees from lack of funds. It needs just over 51

Former Polish prime minister Donald Tusk took over the presidency of the European Council on Monday, succeeding Belgium’s Herman Van Rompuy. The

The Closing Ceremony of the 2nd Aram Khachaturian International Festival is dedicated to the 135th anniversary of Aram Manukian, the founder of the

It is World Aids Day and in South Africa, said to have the biggest HIV epidemic on the planet, efforts continue to stop its spread with condoms being

A Lufthansa pilots’ strike today and tomorrow means the cancellation of at least half of all flights and frayed tempers for travelers. The pilots’

It has been billed “the first Iranian vampire Western”. ‘A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night’ is the debut feature of British born filmmaker Ana Lily

Welcome to this season’s second edition of “Gravity” where we will be looking at Lindsey Vonn’s return to action, Kjetil Jansrud’s great run of form

He may be broke but at-bay internet entrepreneur Kim Dotcom has won a legal battle to stay out of jail on bail. A New Zealand court ruled that the

Over a thousand Russians marched through central Moscow on Sunday (November 30) to protest against reforms to the healthcare system and to demand

Egyptian police have used water cannon and tear gas against demonstrators in Cairo who had been protesting a court’s ruling to dismiss a case against

Rio de Janeiro presented what they are calling the largest ever floating Christmas ‘tree’ on the Rodrigo de Freitas Lagoon. The giant structure was

Thousands of macaques in Thailand’s Lopburi province were treated to a feast on Sunday (November 30). Trays of vegetables, fruits and desserts