India confirmed 4,205 more coronavirus deaths on Wednesday, a daily record for the country.

Scores of dead bodies have been found floating down the Ganges River in eastern India amid a ferocious surge in coronavirus infections in the country.

Ten people, including a priest and a mother of eight children, were killed at the height of "The Troubles", a sectarian conflict in Northern Ireland which raged over three decades until 1998

China's ruling Communist Party (CPC) has been using fake fans to boost profiles on Twitter, a study has found.

Klubrádió's owner omitted a few important facts, writes Zoltán Kovács, Hungary's Secretary of State for International Communication and Relations.

The Italian navy has accused Turkish fishing boats of throwing stones and smoke bombs at two Italian vessels north of Cyprus.

The man had tried to infect his former partner while they shared a home as their divorce proceedings were being completed.

Rockets fired at Jerusalem, Israeli airstrikes on Gaza, tensions are running high in the holy land.

Slovakia suspends use of the AstraZeneca jab for first-time vaccinations

The regulator suggested that the decision wasn’t just about protecting users' privacy but also to avoid the use of data "to influence voters' decisions to manipulate democratic choices", citing the upcoming 26 September parliamentary elections in G...

Italian police are searching for eleven suspects who posted threatening messages towards President Sergio Mattarella on social media. The offence carries a punishment of between one and five years in prison.

His temporary appointment brings an end to the tenure of Boyko Borisov, who had dominated Bulgarian politics since 2009.

Czech MPs have passed the first reading of a legal amendment that would criminalise social media firms if they ban content that is deemed to be in the public interest. It's being seen as an attempt by the Czech right-wing to fight back against the...

Following success in the recent parliamentary elections, a Finnish MP said he would push to make Scotland an observing member of the Nordic Council, but is there any substance to the initiative?

A woman stabbed a police officer at her home in Bordeaux on Monday and then was shot and injured by another official.

The Colonial Pipeline will not be able to resume full operations for several days due to the ransomware attack.

Queen Elizabeth II has formally opened the UK parliament but without the usual pomp and ceremony

“The terrorist has been arrested, (he is) 19 years old. A firearm is registered in his name. Other accomplices haven’t been established, an investigation is underway,” Rustam Minnikhanov said after visiting the school, adding that security had ...

China's population is growing at such a slow rate that it is prompting fears of an increasingly dependent population with fewer people available to work.

Following controversy over lack of diversity the Golden Globe Awards won't be aired by major TV network NBC in 2022

Melia was arrested in February after police stormed the headquarters of the main opposition party, sparking international criticism and aggravating the political situation within the country.

A safari park in eastern China has faced strong public criticism for concealing the escape of three leopards.

President Klaus Iohannis says that Moscow's recent military actions on the Ukrainian border have highlighted the need for Eastern Europe to remain vigilant.

Scenes of revelers partying in mass over the past weekend, in many cases without social distancing or masks, have infuriated many, including health workers, and created a new political quarrel.

UEFA wants its sponsors, guests and media representatives to be excepted from quarantine restrictions - otherwise, the all-English final could be played in Portugal.

Scotland's separatist parties won a majority of seats at last Thursday's election, meaning leaving the United Kingdom is once again being talked about.

Three Portuguese border police officers sentenced to prison for beating a Ukrainian man to death at Lisbon airport in March 2020.

Global Conversation interviews Albania’s Prime Minister Edi Rama ahead of the State of the Union conference in Florence and discusses the country's ongoing efforts to join the European Union.

Michel Fourniret, one of France's most notorious serial killers, died in a hospital jail.

Israel continued its attacks on the Gaza Strip on Wednesday, as Palestinian rockets rained down on parts of Israel.

A recent survey shows Romanians are the least inclined to be vaccinated among the EU’s eastern members

Primary and junior high schools in Greece have been able to reopen for in-person schooling for the first time in months.

NGOs have described the competition as a "Contest of Shame" and published photos that they say "reflect the reality of the situation"

A 23-year-old woman in Tuscany remains under observation after she was mistakenly given an entire vial of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine - equivalent to six doses.

Britain's parliamentary watchdog has announced that it is investigating Prime Minister Boris Johnson over the funding of a luxury holiday he took in 2019.

Five migrants have drowned when a vessel, carrying at least 45 people and heading for Europe, capsized off Libya.

European Union foreign ministers debated ways to maintain support for Afghanistan's government on Monday.

The countries ahead on vaccinations, relatively speaking, are those outside the EU, like Serbia and the UK. Hungary is the exception, but Budapest has bought doses from Russia and China to boost its stocks.

Labour leader Keir Starmer has given his top team a shakeup after poor local election results as he seeks to exert control over a divided party.

Some Catholic priests in Germany are defying the Vatican by blessing same-sex couples in a move set to increase tensions between conservatives and progressives.

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson outlined details of the move to step three of the lockdown roadmap.

Equine-assisted therapy is on the rise in Spain. For many people, riding a horse improves physical and mental health. And during the pandemic, it has also helped some people combat the stress and anxiety associated with COVID-19.

The government in Madrid says every driver should pay for their own usage of the motorways, as opposed to relying on public money for their upkeep. Under the new plans, drivers would have pay to use all of Spain's motorways, as well as other national...

A gunman opened fire at a birthday party in Colorado on Sunday, killing six adults before killing himself, police said.

Italian media reported boats carrying hundreds of people arrived at the small island of Lampedusa, while an NGO warned hundreds more were in trouble in Maltese waters.

Dozens of young girls were buried at a hilltop cemetery in Kabul on Sunday, a day after a secondary school was targeted in one of Afghanistan's most deadly attacks this year.

A volcano in Iceland which has not erupted for 6,000 years has been drawing huge crowds since it became active 50 days ago.

Commissioner Thierry Breton says a post-June order has not been made as French President Emmanuel Macron says the bloc will focus on different vaccines

The Supreme Court was due to hear an appeal on Monday against an order to evict Palestinians from properties on land that Israeli settlers claim belongs to them

Officers were called in after young people gathered to celebrate the end of restrictions and reopening of terraces and cafes