Higgs evidence mounts one year on, so too the suspense A year since the discovery of a subatomic particle set the science world aflutter, evidence is mounting it may be the elusive Higgs boson even as researchers warn the suspense is far from over.
Croatia celebrates historic EU entry Tens of thousands of Croatians cheered the country's entry into the European Union at midnight Sunday as fireworks lit up the skies above Zagreb.
01 July 2013
Naomi Campbell comes undone at Paris fashion week Naomi Campbell drew cheers on the catwalk at Paris fashion week when the 43-year-old supermodel opened the first haute couture show of the season for Versace.
01 July 2013
Cameron unveils oil and gas plant in Kazakhstan"We're in a global race for jobs and investment. This is one of the most rapidly emerging countries in the world," the prime minister told the BBC in Atyrau on Monday.
01 July 2013
Italy promises UNESCO it will not abandon Pompeii Italy's culture minister assured UNESCO on Sunday that efforts were being made to restore the long-neglected Roman city of Pompeii, after the United Nations organisation urged the country to speed up repairs.
01 July 2013
US intelligence targeted Italy and France embassies: report France, Italy and Greece were among 38 "targets" of spying operations conducted by US intelligence services, according to documents leaked to the Guardian newspaper by fugitive former CIA operative Edward Snowden.
01 July 2013
Sun sets on historic Glastonbury festival Folk-rockers Mumford and Sons on Sunday put a recent health scare behind them to bring down the curtain on a historic weekend for Britain's famous Glastonbury Festival.
01 July 2013
Dozens of mummies found in pre-Inca royal tomb in Peru Polish and Peruvian archaeologists have discovered a royal burial chamber with 60 mummies and some 1,200 gold, silver and ceramic objects from over 1,000 years ago in Peru.
30 June 2013
Merkel to miss Croatia EU entry ceremony German Chancellor Angela Merkel's decision to skip weekend celebrations marking Croatia's entry into the European Union sparked uproar on Friday in the Balkan state.
30 June 2013
Spain raises taxes on alcohol, tobacco The Spanish government, which is struggling to cut one of the eurozone's largest public deficits during a double-dip recession, on Friday raised taxes on tobacco and alcohol.
29 June 2013
Murdoch splits empire into two firms Rupert Murdoch split his corporate empire into two parts under a long-promised plan to "unlock value" by separating high-flying entertainment operations from struggling publishing activities.
EU leaders pledge job funds, back new budget European leaders on Friday agreed to deploy 8.0 billion euros ($10.4 billion) to help create jobs for young people at a summit that also backed a tentative deal on the EU's next trillion-euro budget, despite simmering doubts.