Trouble on the horizon as British Ryanair pilots plan strike
The British Airline Pilots Association voted in favour of strike action for August and September, claiming that the Irish-owned airline had ignored their pleas while it continued...
Tough Italian law penalising migrant rescue vessels concerns UNHCR
Italy has imposed fines of up to €1 million on private vessels that rescue people and defy orders not to enter into territorial waters
Al-Qaeda leader killed in Yemen

An al-Qaeda leader has been killed in an air raid in Yemen.

An al-Qaeda leader has been killed in an air raid in Yemen.

Sarkozy headed for defeat as France goes to the polls

Polling stations in France opened on Sunday, as the electorate will decide...

Polling stations in France opened on Sunday, as the...

Parliamentary polls open in Greece

Greeks are today voting in parliamentary polls in which the two main parties – held responsible for the country’s economic defeat – are expected to lose...

Greeks are today voting in parliamentary polls in which the...

Euro hits three month low after France, Greece vote

The euro fell to a three-month low after Socialist Francois Hollande was...

The euro fell to a three-month low after Socialist Francois...

Greece major parties suffer heavy losses, as neo-nazi win place in parliament

Greece's two main pro-austerity parties suffered major losses in national elections, exit polls showed tonight, throwing into doubt the eurozone country's...

Greece's two main pro-austerity parties suffered major...

Protesters clash with soldiers in Cairo

Fears of a new cycle of violence emerge in Egypt as protesters clash heavily with Egyptian military forces attempting to stop them marching on to the Defence...

Fears of a new cycle of violence emerge in Egypt as...

Car carrier runs aground off Livorno after Malta call

Mega vehicle transporter Hoegh Asia with 6,000 cars on board was freed this...

Mega vehicle transporter Hoegh Asia with 6,000 cars on...

Nine killed by US drone in Pakistan

At least nine suspected militants are killed by a US drone strike in north-west Pakistan completely destroying a compound used as a training facility.

At least nine suspected militants are killed by a US drone...

Several rally goers injured by balloons in Armenia

More than a 100 people are injured after a cluster of gas balloons exploded...

More than a 100 people are injured after a cluster of gas...

Presidential election campaign concludes in France

The last rallies are held by presidential candidates Francois Hollande and...

The last rallies are held by presidential candidates...

16 killed by bomb in Pakistani market

At 16 people killed by a bomb in a market in Pakistan close to the Afghan border just a day after a letter written by Osama bin Laden was released by the US.

At 16 people killed by a bomb in a market in Pakistan close...

Last nuclear plant in Japan switched off

Japan has shut down its last working nuclear power reactor, just a year after a tsunami hit the nation.

Japan has shut down its last working nuclear power reactor,...

Suicide bombers kill 12 in Dagestan

Suicide bombers killed 12 people and wounded 110 others in twin bomb attacks on a police post on the outskirts of the Dagestan region.

Suicide bombers killed 12 people and wounded 110 others in...

Battle for French presidency intensifies

Nicolas Sarkozy and Francois Hollande took the gloves off for the last major rallies of their ferocious battle for the French presidency, three days before...

Nicolas Sarkozy and Francois Hollande took the gloves off...

Laid off in Malta, Sicilian returns home and takes his life

A 35-year-old Sicilian man who was laid off employment as a shop assistant in...

A 35-year-old Sicilian man who was laid off employment as a...

[Watch] Sarkozy says he won’t take lessons from Strauss-Kahn’s party

French President Nicolas Sarkozy told Socialist rival Francois Hollande that he won’t accept lessons from the political party that was home to former IMF...

French President Nicolas Sarkozy told Socialist rival...

At least 11 protesters killed in Egypt

At least 11 people are killed during an attack on a sit-in protest this morning causing five presidential candidates in Egypt to suspend their campaigns to...

At least 11 people are killed during an attack on a sit-in...

[Watch] Obama in Afghanistan, signs 'strategic pact' with Kabul

U.S. President Barack Obama marked the anniversary of Osama bin Laden's death...

U.S. President Barack Obama marked the anniversary of Osama...