Next Series New rockets, astronauts and missions: ESA looks forward to next 50 years All things considered 2014 was was an extraordinary year for the European Space Agency, most notably with its success in landing a probe on a comet 10/12/2014
Norway As it happened: Malala picks up joint Nobel Peace Prize This is our as-it-happened coverage of Pakistani schoolgirl Malala picking up her joint Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo, Norway. She shared the prize 10/12/2014
no comment Climate Change summit kicks off in Lima The People’s Summit on Climate Change kicked off in Lima on Monday (December 8) alongside the UN Climate Change talks currently underway in the South 10/12/2014
no comment 161 crosses mark police deaths in Rio de Janerio Rows of 161 black crosses were erected across Copacabana beach on Tuesday (December 9) in an act of remembrance of the same number of military 10/12/2014
no comment Naked, 'bloodsoaked' activists protest against fur trade Animal rights activists from AnimaNaturalis hold a naked protest in Barcelona against the international fur trade. According to the organisation 10/12/2014
no comment Ice rink installed halfway up the Eiffel Tower A new ice skating rink has been installed halfway up the Eiffel Tower, one of the world’s most iconic monuments, offering tourists views over the 10/12/2014
France Hollande leads homecoming for freed French hostage Serge Lazarevic French former hostage Serge Lazarevic has arrived back on home soil – his nightmare over after three years of captivity in the hands of al Qaeda’s 10/12/2014
world news Record deaths in 2014 as migrants try to cross the Mediterranean It is the deadliest route for people fleeing in search of a better life. And this year the Mediterranean has claimed record numbers with 3,419 10/12/2014
world news Gulf states agree need for solidarity against ISIL The six members of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), who have been holding a summit in Doha, have agreed the need to confront militant forces such 10/12/2014
USA Damning CIA torture report 'damages America's standing' The US waits for the backlash after CIA interrogation methods on detainees in the wake of 9/11 are described as brutal and ineffective by a Senate report. 10/12/2014
Italy Italian singer-song writer 'Pino' dies on stage One of Italy’s biggest singer-songwriter stars in the 1980s has died aged 60. Giuseppe “Pino” Mango was taken to hospital after collapsing on stage 10/12/2014
Portugal Former BES boss blames Lisbon government for bank failure The former head of Portugal’s failed BES bank has claimed its collapse could have been avoided. During a much anticipated appearance before a 10/12/2014
Spain Uber taxi app under fire from courts and other taxi firms The US online taxi booking company Uber has had several more set backs since being banned in India where one of its drivers has been accused of 10/12/2014
Russia Russian oligarch Usmanov to return Watson's auctioned Nobel medal Russian oligarch Alisher Usmanov says he will give a Nobel prize medal which he bought in an auction, back to its original owner. The billionaire 10/12/2014
