Protesters, police in standoff in Kiev after sporadic clashesProtesters and Ukrainian police were on Saturday still locked in a tense standoff in Kiev after a night of sporadic clashes that erupted despite a truce and offer of concessions by President Viktor Yanukovych.
26 January 2014
Magazine that revealed Hollande affair fined for snaps of ministerThe French magazine that reported President Francois Hollande's affair with an actress has been fined for breach of privacy in a separate case brought by France's culture minister, a lawyer said Friday.
25 January 2014
British expat leaves job after Singapore 'poor people' remarkA Singapore-based British wealth adviser who set off a firestorm by publicly insulting Singaporeans who have to rely on public transport has "parted ways" with his former employer, the firm said Saturday.
25 January 2014
Urban gardens greening Berlin rooftops, airfieldTomatoes, veggies and herbs are sprouting from Berlin parks, a shopping mall rooftop and even a former airfield in community gardens that pioneer farmers say add green spice to urban life.
25 January 2014
Ukraine police deny responsibility for gunshot deathsUkrainian police have confirmed that two young men who died in the latest clashes with security forces were killed by gunshot wounds but denied responsibility for their deaths.
Angela Lansbury returns to West End after 40 yearsBritish-American actress Angela Lansbury, star of "Murder, She Wrote", is returning to London's West End for the first time in nearly 40 years -- in the same theatre where her mother made her debut in 1918.
24 January 2014
France launches express rail project linking Paris to airportFrance's government has launched a 1.7-billion-euro ($2.3 billion) project to link Paris to its main international airport, Charles de Gaulle, with an express train that will go into operation in a decade's time.
No hint of compromise as Syria peace talks enter day twoSyria's peace conference moved into a second day Thursday with the warring sides showing no willingness to compromise as global powers seek to engineer head-to-head talks on ending the bloodshed.
Ukraine police move on protesters, activists say one deadUkrainian police on Wednesday broke through the barricades built by protesters at the scene of clashes in Kiev as activists said that one person had been shot dead by the security forces.
22 January 2014
Vienna's old cinemas tap retro charm to surviveBuy your ticket to an art house movie, order a glass of wine and kick back on century-old seats: Vienna's half a dozen old picture houses still draw crowds with their retro charm.