Thousands of Ecuadoreans turn out for Pope Francis' first mass of his South American tour to hear his sermon about the importance of the family .

The leaders of France and Germany have told Athens that the door is still open for debt negotiations with creditors. But at urgent talks in Paris on

With the deadline for a nuclear deal less than a day away, Iran is pushing for an arms embargo on the country to be lifted. The demand from Tehran

Euclid Tsakalotos has been sworn in as Greece’s new finance minister after Yanis Varoufakis resigned. Analysts say the 55-year-old, who speaks Greek

Spaniard Joaquim Rodriguez of the Katusha Team won a crash-hit stage three of the Tour de France that was neutralised on three occasions. The 159.5

The Grand Bazaar of Tehran forms part of the economic core of the Iranian capital, where tradesmen and shoppers alike are keenly awaiting a lifting

Spanish Economy Minister Luis De Guindos says a Greek exit was not being contemplated by Madrid.

A jewel on the Black Sea, the Georgian resort of Batumi is also known as the party capital of the region. The main city of Adjara, an autonomous

The world’s regions are in the frontline in the battle against climate change – that was the message sent from a conference of local authorities in

After Abu Dhabi, Chiba and Rovinj the fourth round of the Red Bull Air Race series took place in Hungary’s spectacular capital city of Budapest

Many Greek businesses are struggling: capital controls and two weeks of bank holidays means they have insufficient revenue to pay state taxes. They

What used to be a prison and labour camp has become a popular beach in Estonia, with visitors relaxing on the shore of a flooded quarry and exploring

Traffic policemen and pedestrians were involved in an eight-hour chase to recover escaped piglets in south China. More than 400 piglets escaped from

Hungary’s parliament has beefed up the country’s asylum legislation, paving the way for a border fence to prevent the flow of migrants into the

Wall Street opened lower on Monday but less sharply than expected, chiming with its peers in Europe. The Dow was down half a percent at the open

Emergency services rushed to retrieve the injured after suspected Islamist militants killed at least 44 people in attacks on a restaurant and mosque

American actor Richard Gere was the guest of honour at the opening ceremony of the 50th Karlovy Vary Film Festival in the Czech Republic. The

The 58th edition of the Two Worlds Festival has got underway in Spoleto. Many people consider this event to be one of the cultural highlights of the

In Germany the news of the Greek referendum was greeted with a mix of frustration, bewilderment and solidarity. After Greeks answered with a

Protesters in Istanbul have burned Chinese flags and demonstrated against what they claim is the religious suppression of minority Uighur Muslims by

Futuris reporter Denis Loctier looks at the work of the ‘atomic detectives,’ scientists that keep us safe from the risk of radioactive criminality

Britain’s royal family leave St. Mary Magdalene Church in Norfolk after the christening of nine-week-old Princess Charlotte. Charlotte was greeted