French, Malian troops patrol Timbuktu after hero's welcome
French and Malian forces were patrolling Mali's fabled desert city of Timbuktu on Tuesday, after a hero's welcome following their lightning advance north.
Piano legend Lang Lang puts faith in insight, creativity
Chinese-born classical superstar Lang Lang believes that the struggling music industry must be creative to find the right mechanisms to drive the business forwards.
International donor conference for war-torn Mali opens
An international donor conference to drum up funds and troops to help the military operation against Islamist militants in Mali opened on Tuesday at the African Union headquarters in Ethiopia's capital.
German intelligence service interested in Rakhat Aliyev
Angela Merkel said that information on Aliyev was part of a “successful” operation of German intelligence service and its publication would be deleterious to its source.
Tallinn first EU capital to give residents free ticket to ride
Tallinn is the first EU capital to offer its residents free public transport, and though the move aimed at driving down car pollution is proving popular, visitors feel let down and others are accusing City Hall of a campaign gimmick.
Cycling: Alexandre Vinokourov had surgery in Paris
Kazakhstan's Alexandre Vinokourov was operated to remove a metal frame from his hip.
Bulgaria nuclear referendum set to fail
A vote on whether to build a second nuclear power plant in Bulgaria, the EU member's first referendum since the end of communism in 1989, looked set to fail Sunday because of insufficient turnout.
Outrage as Berlusconi praises Mussolini on Holocaust Day
Italy's gaffe-prone former premier Silvio Berlusconi sparked outrage Sunday with remarks praising wartime dictator Benito Mussolini despite Il Duce's persecution of Jews and allowing thousands to be deported to Auschwitz.
French-led troops close in on Timbuktu
French-led troops were closing in on Mali's fabled desert city of Timbuktu after capturing a string of other towns in their offensive against Islamists in the north of the country.
Biathlon: Kazakhstan athlete won silver in Junior World Championship
Kazakhstan's Galina Vishnevskaya missed one target and was 1.15,6 minutes behind Russia’s Uliana Kaisheva who won gold.
EU inaction escalates risk of Schmallenberg virus spread to Kazakhstan
Russian agricultural authority states that the risk of Schmallenberg virus (SBV) spilling from EU to the Customs Union is increasing.
LatAm, Europe back free trade, eye strategic alliance
European and Latin American leaders have pledged to shun protectionism and boost their strategic partnership to foster free trade and sustainable development based on close international cooperation.
Starbucks may pull British investment over tax issue: report
Starbucks has threatened to suspend millions of pounds of investment in Britain over what it sees as unfair targeting by Prime Minister David Cameron over its tax affairs.
British PM reaches out to Europe at Davos
British Prime Minister David Cameron insisted he was not turning his back on Europe as he came face to face with world leaders for the first time since unveiling plans for an EU referendum.
British voters would choose to quit EU: poll
Britain would vote to quit the European Union if Prime Minister David Cameron's promised referendum was held today.
Australia joins Europeans in Benghazi threat alert
Britain, Germany, the Netherlands and Australia have all urged their citizens to leave the Libyan city of Benghazi due to a "specific, imminent threat to Westerners", linked to French action in Mali.
Web inventor says governments stifling net freedom
The inventor of the World Wide Web warned Friday that government control is limiting the possibilities of the Internet, as dozens of countries and businesses signed a cybersecurity deal at the Davos forum.
Latin America, Europe open summit to boost trade
Latin American and European leaders open a two-day summit here Saturday to give a fresh impetus to efforts to seal a free trade agreement between their two blocs.
Music industry finally on road to recovery
News that the global music industry has finally turned the corner and is on the road to recovery should help get the annual four-day gathering of many of the world's top music execs at the MIDEM trade fair.
French planes destroy Islamist bases in Mali
French warplanes have destroyed two Islamist bases in northern Mali as an Al-Qaeda-linked group there split, with the splinter group calling for talks to end the offensive against the militants.