Stonehenge’s new visitor centre opens Wednesday in time for the winter solstice, hoping to provide an improved experience for the million tourists that flock annually to Britain’s most famous prehistoric monument. The mysterious circle of standing stones…
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British police on Monday said they had finished examining new information about the 1997 death of Diana, princess of Wales, but had found “no credible evidence” she was murdered. Scotland Yard police headquarters announced in August it was checking…
Public prosecutors on Monday called for British budget airline easyJet to be fined 70,000 euros ($96,000) for having forced a disabled woman off a flight. In one of two cases before French courts this week involving claims against easyJet from wheelchair…
13 December 2013 – The United Nations today called on all parties in Ukraine to exercise restraint amid reports of…
9 December 2013 – A United Nations human rights expert and the World Medical Association (WMA) today urged the Turkish…
8 December 2013 – With hundreds of thousands of protestors reportedly rallying anew in the Ukrainian capital of Kiev, General…
5 December 2013 – Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today hailed the vital partnership between the United Nations and the Organization for…
2 December 2013 – Amid ongoing political protests in Ukraine, Secretary General Ban Ki-moon today appealed for restraint and urged…
2 December 2013 – Welcoming the peaceful conduct of local Kosovo elections, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today called on…
23 November 2013 – Four people have been arrested for alleged witness tampering in the war crimes trial of former…
22 November 2013 – The United Nations-backed International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea today ordered that Russia release…
21 November 2013 – Saying they themselves had received threats, United Nations human rights experts today called on the Government…
19 November 2013 – The United Nations pledged full cooperation today with the European Union (EU) in tackling the “critical…
Catholic leader in England and Wales urges rethink on spousal visas and warns many families are split by new income rules
Malta has announced it is selling passports to foreign investors for £546,000, but that’s cheap compared with other countries, such as Britain and the US
Proposal emerges among range of measures including tougher employment criteria in leaked government report
Famed for his blazing blue eyes and drunken escapades, Peter O’Toole was a giant of the screen and stage whose performance in “Lawrence of Arabia” is often hailed as one of the greatest of all time. In a career spanning half a century, the Irish-born…
Ireland on Sunday became the first eurozone nation to leave its bailout programme but celebrations were muted as the country faces more austerity despite the end of the three-year rescue package. Dublin turned to the International Monetary Fund and…
With a blue beret perched on his head and dressed in army camouflage, Grisha keeps guard behind one of the barricades erected by protestors on Kiev’s Independence Square. “We are ready to fight to the death against these bandits,” said the veteran of…
A small explosion hit Northern Ireland’s capital Belfast Friday after authorities received a telephone bomb warning, police said. There were no immediate reports of injuries. The incident happened in the city’s central Cathedral Quarter area near many…