Hong Kong calls for democratic elections
Demonstrators brave torrential downpour and demand democratic elections by 2017.
Chaotic finale as Tour de France team bus blocks finish line
Bus gets wedged under finish line banner…. cyclists crash near the end of a farcical opening stage.
NGOs tell Barroso to remove tobacco lobbyist from ethics commission

Philip Morris lobbyist reappointed to committee that should regulate lobbies...

Philip Morris lobbyist reappointed to committee that should...

France says Mali operation will be swift

French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius has said that France's involvement in the campaign against Islamist rebels in Mali will last "a matter of weeks".

French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius has said that...

Hindu Kumbh Mela festival kicks off in India

Thousands of people have been bathing at the confluence of two rivers in the...

Thousands of people have been bathing at the confluence of...

Venezuela says Chavez health 'positive'

Venezuela's most senior political leaders are in Cuba to visit President Hugo Chavez, who is still in a serious condition after his latest cancer operation in...

Venezuela's most senior political leaders are in Cuba to...

Israel forcibly evacuates West Bank protesters

Israeli police have evicted Palestinian and international activists from an...

Israeli police have evicted Palestinian and international...

France steps up security after Mali offensive

French President Francois Hollande has ordered security stepped up around...

French President Francois Hollande has ordered security...

Twenty-nine officers hurt in Belfast

Twenty-nine police officers have been injured in rioting in Belfast following a loyalist protest over the union flag.

Twenty-nine police officers have been injured in rioting in...

Syria rebels capture key Idlib airbase

Rebel are reported to have taken control of a strategic military airbase in north-western Syria after weeks of fierce fighting with government forces.

Rebel are reported to have taken control of a strategic...

Mali and France 'push back Islamists'

Government forces in Mali say they have regained territory from Islamist militants following air strikes by the French military

Government forces in Mali say they have regained territory...

Greece approves new tax hikes

The Greek parliament has approved a series of unpopular tax rises aimed at boosting revenue in line with Athens' commitments to international creditors.

The Greek parliament has approved a series of unpopular tax...

Bolivia scores coca leaf victory at UN

Bolivia re-admitted to UN anti-drug convention after lobbying for right of its indigenous people to chew raw coca leaf.

Bolivia re-admitted to UN anti-drug convention after...

[Watch] Australian firefighters race to beat heatwave

Firefighters in Australia are racing against the clock to bring the remaining...

Firefighters in Australia are racing against the clock to...

Chavez inauguration postponed

Health problems prevent Venezuelan President Chavez from attending his scheduled swearing in this week.

Health problems prevent Venezuelan President Chavez from...

Two Indian soldiers killed in Kashmir

India has strongly condemned the "inhuman" treatment of its two soldiers who it says were killed in an attack by Pakistani soldiers in the disputed territory...

India has strongly condemned the "inhuman" treatment of its...

UN unable to feed one million hungry Syrians

One million Syrians are going hungry and helpless due to the 22-month civil...

One million Syrians are going hungry and helpless due to...

Hamas and Fatah to hold talks in Cairo

Leaders of Fatah and Hamas to hold three-way meeting with Egyptian president Mohamed Morsi to discuss reconciliation.

Leaders of Fatah and Hamas to hold three-way meeting with...

Too many inconsistencies in Dalli case - MEP

German MEP says questions to the tobacco lobby regarding the Dalli case remain...

German MEP says questions to the tobacco lobby regarding...

Italy suspends DTT frequency auction after Malta protest

The Italian government has suspended a planned DTT frequency auction, following...

The Italian government has suspended a planned DTT...