US sidesteps Putin accusation of meddling in FIFA electionUS diplomats avoided a clash of words with Moscow on the corruption scandal shaking FIFA after Russian President Vladimir Putin accused Washington of trying to block the re-election of football boss Sepp Blatter.
29 May 2015
Spectre of 'Grexit' stalks G7 finance meetinghe possibility of Greece quitting the eurozone cast a long shadow over a meeting of finance ministers from the Group of Seven leading industrialised nations.
29 May 2015
France says Britain EU referendum 'very risky'French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius said a British referendum on whether to leave the EU was "very risky", ahead of a visit by Prime Minister David Cameron to Paris.
Greenaway to shoot Russia film backed by sanction-hit Putin allyBritish director Peter Greenaway is to direct a film about Russia backed by a billionaire businessman and ally of President Vladimir Putin who has come under US sanctions over the Ukraine crisis.
Queen to outline Cameron's plans after poll winBritish Prime Minister David Cameron's Conservatives unveil their programme for government after a surprise clear win at this month's general election.
Probe after Air France plane narrowly misses mountainFrench accident investigators have opened an inquiry into a near accident involving an Air France Boeing 777 which narrowly missed central Africa's highest mountain with 37 people on board.
Kazakhstan-made short film premieres at CannesKazakhstan-made short film Luna Lyubit Solnce (Moon Loves the Sun) premiered on May 20 as part of the Short Film Corner program of the 68th Cannes Film Festival.
New Polish president may spell eurosceptics' return to powerPolish voters have opted for change and chosen the conservative and relatively unknown lawyer Andrzej Duda as their next president, spelling a possible return to power of his eurosceptic mentor.