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Flag of NATO. Photo courtesy of wikipedia.org NATO offers Georgia closer ties NATO head Anders Fogh Rasmussen said Wednesday the alliance will shortly offer Georgia closer ties, but made no mention of membership, amid growing concerns over Russia's intentions in Ukraine.
25 June 2014
Photo courtesy of  football.sport-express.ru Football: Suarez risks World Cup ban after Italy bite Uruguay star Luis Suarez faces expulsion from the World Cup for biting as FIFA confirmed it had opened disciplinary proceedings against the player.
25 June 2014
Spain's Princess Cristina. ©Reuters/Albert Gea Spain's Princess Cristina faces trial threat Spain's Princess Cristina, a sister of the new King Felipe VI, will discover Wednesday whether she faces the threat of an unprecedented criminal corruption trial.
25 June 2014
Claude Monet 'Water Lilies'. Photo courtesy of wikiart.org Claude Monet 'Water Lilies' painting sells for $54 million An iconic "Water Lilies" painting by French artist Claude Monet sold for £31.7 million ($54 million, 39.7 million euros) at a London sale, the second-highest sum paid for his work on record.
25 June 2014
German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble. ©Reuters/Thomas Peter New debt would be 'worst possible' error in EU: Schaeuble Running up new debt would be "the worst possible" thing to do, German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble said on Tuesday as a debate resurfaces over an easing of EU fiscal rules.
24 June 2014
©Reuters/Mike Blake World Cup brings global trail of carnage The hangover goes around the globe like a Mexican wave -- a trail of destructive and sometimes deadly celebration is left after every win and the World Cup 'sickie' has become an epidemic.
24 June 2014
Sigrid Kaag, special coordinator of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons-United Nations (OPCW-UN). ©Reuters/Khaled al-Hariri Last dangerous chemicals shipped from Syria: watchdog The last of Syria's declared chemical agents have been shipped from the war-torn country after months of delays and are en route for destruction at sea, the world's chemical watchdog said.
24 June 2014
©Reuters/Pascal Rossignol France set for travel chaos as flights cut due to air strike France braced for travel chaos after the country's civil aviation body urged airlines on Monday to cut flights by up to 20 percent in Paris and some other cities due to an air controllers' strike.
24 June 2014
Ukraine urges Merkel, EU help end pro-Russian revolt Ukraine pressed German Chancellor Angela Merkel and other Western allies on Monday to help settle a pro-Russian uprising that has raged on in the industrial east despite Kiev's unilateral ceasefire.
23 June 2014
©Reuters/Fabrizio Bensch Greek police seize tonne of heroin, 14 arrested Around a tonne of heroin has been discovered in a warehouse near Athens and 14 people, most of them members of tanker crew, have been arrested, Greek port police said.
23 June 2014
France's Jewish community elects new Grand Rabbi France's Jewish community elected the Jewish chaplain of the French army as its new Grand Rabbi, as it grapples with rising anti-Semitism.
23 June 2014
Poland's Catholic Church apologises for paedophilia Poland's powerful Catholic Church apologised for paedophilia committed by its priests during an unprecedented ceremony attended by top clergy and abuse victims.
21 June 2014
After eurozone crisis, IMF rethinks rescues The International Monetary Fund is rethinking bailouts in the wake of the eurozone crisis, with an eye to giving governments near default better options to stabilize their finances.
21 June 2014
Photo ©astanaopera.kz Astana Opera to work with Teatro di San Carlo and La Scala Astana Opera will sign a memorandum of cooperation with the Real Teatro di San Carlo and Teatro alla Scala.
20 June 2014
At least ten dead in Bulgaria flooding At least ten people, including a child, died in heavy floods as torrential rain lashed Bulgaria, police said.
20 June 2014
London jury considers verdicts on Australian star Harris The jury in the trial of Rolf Harris, the Australian entertainer accused of a string of sexual assaults against girls and young women, retired to consider their verdicts.
20 June 2014
©RIA Novosti Danish hostage freed in Syria after 13 months A Danish freelance photographer has been freed after being held hostage in Syria for 13 months, the Danish government said.
20 June 2014
Football: Spain dethroned as Chile dazzle Spain's long reign as the kings of international football came to a dramatic end at the World Cup on Wednesday, with the defending champions sent crashing out after a 2-0 defeat to Chile.
19 June 2014
King Felipe VI takes Spanish throne King Felipe VI took the Spanish crown Thursday, setting the stage for celebrations in the flag-festooned capital a day after his father quit the throne with tears in his eyes.
19 June 2014
Frenchman convicted of kidnapping daughter's killer A 76-year-old Frenchman was convicted Wednesday of having kidnapped a German ex-doctor who had killed his daughter, but he avoided jail time as the court handed down a suspended sentence.
18 June 2014
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