2015-05-13

Britain’s Foreign Office is looking in to reports that three British schoolgirls are on the run after escaping from ISIL jihadists in Iraq. There is

The stars have been out in force on the red carpet, for the start of the 68th Cannes Film Festival. Filmmaker brothers Joel and Ethan Coen are

Italian champions Juventus have booked their place in the Champions League final with a tense 1-1 draw against Real Madrid at the Santiago Bernabeu

Relief aid is slowly being distributed to people affected by two large quakes in three weeks

Demonstrations had been taking place for weeks over the president's plans to run for a third five-year term

A Burundi journalist has told euronews that there is an “atmosphere of joy” in the streets, after a general claimed to have deposed President Pierre

The deputy leader of ISIS has been killed in a coalition airstrike according to Iraq’s Defence Ministry. Abu Alaa al-Afari was said to meeting with

Arctic riches beckon. Anglo-Dutch oil company Shell has received renewed permission from the US government to prospect in Alaska’s Chukchi Sea

Demonstrations had been taking place for weeks over the president's plans to run for a third five-year term

Greece and its government are having a tough week. Athens repaid money to the International Monetary Fund but the action didn’t help unblock

The launch to bring new crew to the International Space Station has been pushed back two months, after the failure of a Russian Progress supply

At least 31 workers have been killed and dozens are missing, feared dead after a fire swept through a rubber slipper factory in the Philippines

An Italian nurse who tested positive for Ebola after returning from Sierra Leone has been transferred to Rome for treatment, and three people who he

At least seven people are now known to have died and scores of others injured in the derailment

Pakistan’s government is vowing to track down those involved in a deadly bus attack in Karachi, which has left at least 43 people dead. Militant

Thousands of Blaugrana fans gathered in Barcelona’s Canaletes Square to celebrate their team’s victory over Bayern Munich in the semi-final of the

Fresh from his election victory, the stance of David Cameron's government towards the European Union has been reported in bellicose terms in sections of the British press.

Italian climber Marco Confortola was up Mount Dhaulagiri when the Himalayan range shook on April 25th. His second ascent of the more than 8,000-metre

Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff has pledged to step up her involvement in preparations for the Rio Olympics in a meeting on Tuesday. Rousseff

It’s back for another year, the 68th Cannes Film Festival opens on Wednesday. It is the calm before the storm of glitz and glamour on the red carpet

Burundi army general Godefroid Niyombare says he has dismissed President Pierre Nkurunziza

Beating predictions and exceeding economic expectations. The economy in France grew at its fastest rate in nearly two years. It expanded by more than

Thousands of healthcare workers, including doctors and nurses, have taken to the streets of Budapest. The demonstrators are calling for better wages

“A testament to our long-term economic plan,” that was the initial reaction from the UK’s new Work and Pensions Minister, Priti Patel to Wednesday’s

Six and a half million Toyota and Nissan cars are being recalled globally. The move by the Japanese car giants is to replace potentially faulty

A warning from the International Energy Agency that a global oil glut is growing. It comes in the West’s energy watchdog’s monthly report which says

The EU has laid outs its ambitious new plans to tackle the migrant crisis unfolding in the Mediterranean. The proposals include tripling funding for

At least 31 workers are said to have died after a fire tore through their factory in the Philippine capital Manila on Wednesday. Dozens more were