Dominique Strauss-Kahn acquitted of 'aggravated pimping'

A French court acquits former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn of procuring prostitutes for sex parties in France, Belgium and the US.
12 June 2015

UK govt to review Queen's income

The income of Queen Elizabeth II is to be reviewed by Prime Minister David Cameron-led UK government after public funding of the royal household surged to 40 million pounds last year.
31 May 2015

International effort rescues over 5,000 Mediterranean migrants

Corpses of 17 migrants along with 454 survivors were brought ashore in Sicily by an Italian naval vessel.
31 May 2015

US state secretary in Swiss hospital after bicycle crash

US Secretary of State John Kerry has been taken to hospital in Switzerland after a biking accident in the nearby French Alps.
31 May 2015

Timeline

In 1915, the Turkish government launched a plan to expel and massacre Armenians living in the Ottoman Empire. While much of
28 May 2015

The Voice Against Genocide

Serj Tankian is best known as the frontman of alternative metal/hard rock band System of a Down with which he has been playing since
28 May 2015

The Armenian Genocide and Turkey's Denial

From 1915 to 1917, the Young Turks regime in the Ottoman Empire carried out a systematic, premeditated, centrally planned genocide against the Armenian people.
28 May 2015

Italy coast guard rescues 70 Afghan, Iraqi migrants from crowded boat

Seventy Afghan and Iraqi migrants have been rescued from a packed boat off the southeastern coast of Italy and brought to shore on Sunday
24 May 2015

German woman Annegret Raunigk, 65, has quadruplets - media

65-year-old German woman gives birth to quadruplets after undergoing an artificial insemination procedure, Germany's RTL television reports.
23 May 2015

Pickpockets force Paris Eiffel Tower staff walk-out

The Eiffel Tower in Paris has been closed to the public as staff stage a walk-out to protest against a surge in pickpocketing gangs.
22 May 2015

UN, US condemn Russian embassy attack in Damascus

The United Nations and the United States condemns a mortar attack on the Russian embassy in Damascus that did not, however, cause any known injuries.
20 May 2015

Italy police arrest 50 in football match-fixing probe

Police have arrested more than 50 people as part of an investigation into suspected match-fixing in Italian football.
19 May 2015

Russian rocket carrying satellite crashes in Siberia

A Russian rocket carrying a Mexican satellite has malfunctioned and crashed in Siberia, Russia's space agency says.
16 May 2015

Robotic tentacle targets keyhole surgery

Italian engineers have built a robotic arm, aimed at improving surgical operations and inspired by the octopus.
14 May 2015

Migrant crisis: EU quota plan to take 20,000 refugees

The European Commission has unveiled a new blueprint for dealing with the EU's migration crisis, including a controversial plan for national quotas.
13 May 2015

Russia 'lost 220 troops' in Ukraine - Nemtsov report

An investigation by Russian opposition activists concludes that 220 Russian soldiers died in two major battles in eastern Ukraine.
12 May 2015

UK’s youngest MP for 350 years

New MP Mhairi Black is now the youngest elected politician in Britain.
8 May 2015

Foreign powers congratulate Cameron

Foreign politicians is congratulating UK Prime Minister David Cameron on the election victory of his governing Conservative Party.
8 May 2015

Ivory Coast boy smuggled to Spain inside suitcase

An eight-year-old boy has been smuggled to Spain from Morocco inside a suitcase, Spanish police say.
8 May 2015

UK election results: David Cameron pledges a 'greater Britain'

David Cameron promises to lead a government for "one nation" and make "Great Britain greater" as he returned to Downing Street as prime minister.
8 May 2015