Stormy weather has lashed southern Germany, damaging houses in its path. Two people were taken to hospital after a lightning strike. The weather

Protesters were back on the streets of Chile on Thursday demanding education reforms. Police used tear gas and water canon to disperse as many as

The man at the helm of a train that derailed in the US says he cannot remember what happened. Rescuers pulled an eighth body out of the wreckage on

Protesters have taken to the streets of Kiev, to call for more transparency about the make-up of their utility bills. They demanded clearer

Hundreds more migrants attempting to reach Europe have been taken ashore in the Sicilian port city of Catania. The British Navy was involved in the

An attack on a popular guest house in the Afghan capital Kabul has left at least 14 people dead. Those killed include four Indian nationals, a

The Carpathian mountain chain lies along Ukraine’s border with Hungary.The vibrant and well-established Hungarian community inside Ukraine has

A spying scandal has confronted Chancellor Angela Merkel with one of the most difficult challenges of her leadership. Claims that the country’s

Football fans can breathe a sigh of relief, after Spain’s high court ruled a player’s strike over TV rights unlawful. The ruling reversed the

European Parliament President Martin Schulz is the latest International Charlemagne Prize laureate. He received the medallion in recognition of his

Campaigners are calling on Indonesia to end the practice of women applicants to the military undergoing a “two finger” virginity test. Human Rights

The 16th edition of the Rugby sevens world series has reached the business end of the season. The penultimate stop recently took the planet’s best

Working together to tackle what has become known as “hybrid warfare”. That is the agreement between NATO and the European Union at a meeting of

It may, in the words of the Greek Finance Minister “fill ECB boss Mario Draghi’s soul with fear”, but Yanis Varoufakis has gone ahead anyway and

Sporadic gunfire rings out in the Burundi capital as rival forces fight for control of Bujumbura after an attempted coup

Unofficial fighting in eastern Ukraine continues to draw in volunteers from other parts of the country. Since pro-Russian separatists forced

Syria’s army, backed up by fighters from Lebanon’s Hezbollah, have reportedly made big advances against insurgents in a key border region. The

Energy giant BP, increasingly exposed in some of its exploration and extraction facilities to potentially fatal risks has added a heavyweight

Hollywood star Johnny Depp is at the centre of a row in Australia over two illegal immigrants called Pistol and Boo. The culprits have reportedly

The Nepalese Prime Minister has visited some of the areas worst affected by the country’s two massive earthquakes. And someone’s life may have been

The Cannes Film Festival officially opened on Wednesday with the premiere of Standing Tall – La Tete Haute. It has been described as a stirring

Sharp cuts at a Japanese household name, the iconic electronics giant slashing 10% of its global workforce. It is also selling its headquarters as

With the rouble at a six-month high Russia’s central bank has resumed buying foreign currency, a sign the government thinks it’s high

Overseas market growth helped Spain’s Telefonica post higher Q1 sales and profits despite a shrinking home market. After a six-year slump the

Rescue workers are working against the clock to reach at least 15 miners trapped in a flooded gold mine in northwestern Colombia since Wednesday. It

Journalist and sailor Catherine Chabaud became the first woman to complete a solo navigation of the globe without any stops during the third edition

As Europe is preoccupied with the migrant crisis in the Mediterranean, on the other side of the world another group of desperate refugees are risking

Japan's cabinet has approved bills which would trigger a dramatic shift in security policy, allowing the military to fight overseas for the first time since World War II.

One of the largest ice shelves in Antarctica is under threat, thinning dramatically on both sides, its surface and beneath. The ice shelf is called