Dutch king declares end of welfare state
The King said looking to the state for help was a thing of the 20th century.
France to ban child beauty pageants
Parliament in France has moved to ban child beauty pageants on the grounds that they promote the "hyper-sexualisation" of minors.
Egypt thwarts suicide attack on foreign embassy - forces

Egyptian security forces have thwarted a plan by an al Qaeda-linked cell to...

Egyptian security forces have thwarted a plan by an al...

One killed in pickaxe rampage in Milan

One dead, four others wounded in pickaxe attack.

One dead, four others wounded in pickaxe attack.

Pakistan votes in landmark elections

Elections take place amid tight security in Pakistan, in the first-ever transition of democratic power, but a bomb kills 10 people in Karachi.

Elections take place amid tight security in Pakistan, in...

Former Guatemala leader guilty of genocide

A court in Guatemala has found former military leader Efrain Rios Montt guilty...

A court in Guatemala has found former military leader...

Italian telecoms giant fined in market probe

Telecom Italia receives €105 million fine, as anti-trust ruling sets tone for...

Telecom Italia receives €105 million fine, as anti-trust...

Posecutors request new corruption trial for Berlusconi

Italian prosecutors have requested that former Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi...

Italian prosecutors have requested that former Prime...

Andrew Simpson, GB Olympian, dies as America’s Cup boat capsizes

A British Olympic sailor has died after a Swedish catamaran capsized during a...

A British Olympic sailor has died after a Swedish catamaran...

Slovenia unveils reforms as it seeks to avoid EU bailout

The government of Slovenia has announced a package of measures it hopes will...

The government of Slovenia has announced a package of...

Libya crisis deepens as rebels demand PM resignation

Libyan crisis continues as rebels demand Prime Minister's resignation and the...

Libyan crisis continues as rebels demand Prime Minister's...

Nun convicted in US nuclear site break-in

Elderly Catholic nun and two peace activists convicted for damage they caused...

Elderly Catholic nun and two peace activists convicted for...

Ohio suspect charged with kidnap and rape

Police in Ohio charge Ariel Castro with the kidnapping and rape of three women...

Police in Ohio charge Ariel Castro with the kidnapping and...

US and Russia bid to revive Syria peace talks

Russia and the US have agreed to work towards convening an international...

Russia and the US have agreed to work towards convening an...

US police probe triple kidnap mystery

Police investigating the abduction of three women for about a decade in Cleveland, Ohio, are due to carry out in-depth interviews of three male suspects.

Police investigating the abduction of three women for about...

Three dead as ship crashes into tower in Italy

At least three people dead and up to six missing after a ship crashed into a...

At least three people dead and up to six missing after a...

Missing US women found after decade

Three young women found in a house in Cleveland after going missing around ten years ago.

Three young women found in a house in Cleveland after going...

North Korea removes missiles from launch site

North Korea removes two medium-range missiles from a coastal launch site,...

North Korea removes two medium-range missiles from a...

Neo-Nazi murders: Beate Zschaepe goes on trial in Germany

An alleged member of a German neo-Nazi cell is due to go on trial in connection...

An alleged member of a German neo-Nazi cell is due to go on...

Hungary's Viktor Orban condemns anti-Semitism as WJC meets

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has condemned anti-Semitism at the...

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has condemned...