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Live from space China's zero-gravity science lesson

Thu, 20 Jun 2013 06:15:12 GMT

It's not your average lecture when your professor is speaking to you from space. On Thursday China's second ever female astronaut gave a special…

Swiss parliament blocks bill on easing bank secrecy

Thu, 20 Jun 2013 05:18:05 GMT

The Swiss parliament has effectively killed off a bill designed to sidestep secrecy laws to allow banks to release clients' details. The lower house…

Dolce and Gabbana punished for tax avoidance

Thu, 20 Jun 2013 05:18:04 GMT

Fashion designers Dolce and Gabbana have been given 20 month jail terms and heavy fines for tax avoidance by a court in Milan. The sentences are…

Italy knock out Japan in Confederations Cup

Thu, 20 Jun 2013 03:46:12 GMT

Italy join Brazil in the semi finals of the Confederations Cup after knocking out Japan. Substitute Sebastian Giovinco tapped in a late goal to…

Brazil: Rio and São Paulo reverse inflammatory transport price hikes

Thu, 20 Jun 2013 03:35:13 GMT

Two of Brazil's biggest cities, São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro have agreed to reverse increases in public transport fares that have triggered mass…

"Sopranos" star James Gandolfini dies aged 51

Thu, 20 Jun 2013 02:06:11 GMT

Three-times Emmy award winning actor James Gandolfini has died of a possible heart attack while on holiday in Rome at the age of 51. He was best…

Greek coalition to resume crisis talks over state broadcaster

Thu, 20 Jun 2013 01:35:12 GMT

Greece's ruling coalition has so far failed to end a political crisis triggered by the closure of state broadcaster ERT, but will continue talks…

Obama trip to Berlin: style over substance?

Thu, 20 Jun 2013 00:16:11 GMT

Barack Obama's first trip to Berlin as president was portrayed as a visit between friends. Both country's leading families appeared to get along well…

Bulgaria's government u-turns, but fails to stem protests

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 22:45:15 GMT

Thousands of people demonstrated in the Bulgarian capital Sofia against the the three-week old government of Prime Minister Plamen Oresharski. The…

Czech Republic could appoint its first woman as PM

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 22:36:11 GMT

The Czech Republic's ruling party, has proposed the popular lower house speaker Miroslava Nemcova to become the country's first woman prime…

Syria war gives US-Jordan war games a sharp edge

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 21:15:12 GMT

The US and Jordan have ended annual joint military exercises in the Arab country, with the drills taking on heightened significance due to the war…

Istanbul: memorials and vigils honour anti-government protesters

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 20:28:15 GMT

In Istanbul's Galata Square, just a kilometre from Taksim Square, a group of residents gathered to leave pairs of shoes - memorials to those who…

Egypt: Luxor protests appointment of governor linked to terrorist group

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 18:47:11 GMT

Residents in the Egyptian city of Luxor protested on June 19, decrying the appointment of a member of a hardline Islamist group as the new governor…

Obama pledges nuke cuts

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 17:56:55 GMT

In a wide-ranging foreign policy speech in Berlin - his first in Germany as US President - Barack Obama has pledged to negotiate more nuclear weapons…

Syrian rebels claim responsibility for killings in Lebanon

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 17:14:12 GMT

A group of Syrian rebels has claimed responsibility in a video for killing four Shi'ites in Lebanon this week - another example of how Syria's civil…

Gyula Horn former Hungarian Prime Minister dies at 81

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 17:04:11 GMT

Gyula Horn the former prime minister and foreign minister of Hungary has died in hospital at the age of 81 after a long illness. He was instrumental…

Afghan President Karzai to boycott US-Taliban talks

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 16:54:15 GMT

Afghan President Hamid Karzai said his government would not participate in US peace talks with the Taliban, explaining that all such negotiations…

Will you #ДАНСwithme? How Bulgarian protesters are using social media

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 16:30:11 GMT

Every large protest now has the corresponding hashtags and key-word on social media: Tunisia has #Jan14, Egypt has #Jan26, the recent Turkish…

Child slaughter in Syria as the innocent educate world leaders

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 16:25:12 GMT

As World Refugee Day looms, hundreds of Syrian children forced to flee the fighting in their country have decorated kites with messages for world…

Gyula Horn, Hungary's demolisher of the Iron Curtain, dies aged 81

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 16:09:04 GMT

Former Hungarian prime minister Gyula Horn has died aged 81, it was announced on Wednesday. He had been hospitalised in 2007 and had been suffering a…

World refugees at 14 year high

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 15:42:08 GMT

According to the UN’s refugee agency (UNHCR) the number of people currently in situations of displacement has hit 45 million, putting it at a 14-year…

As seen in Iran: Iranians celebrate the election of Hassan Rouhani

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 13:51:43 GMT

Iranians poured onto the streets to celebrate the election of Hassan Rouhani on 15 June. Some of them filmed the celebrations and sent their images…

Security is tight as Berlin prepares for Obama

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 13:34:14 GMT

What a difference 5 years makes. US President Barack Obama has returned to a more sober welcome in Berlin than in 2008, when as a candidate, he drew…

Spain workers evicted after occupying factory

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 13:34:11 GMT

Industrial tension in Spain against a background of chronically high unemployment came to a head in the Basque country with the forced eviction of 70…

US internet snooping ends Germany's love for Obama

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 12:36:12 GMT

Barack Obama has returned to Berlin for the first time as president of the United States, but the euphoria that greeted him as a presidential…