Their return was long awaited and Daft Punk did not disappoint, delivering a new album complete with star-studded collaborations with Pharell…
Angela Merkel has topped the Forbes ??World’s 100 Most Powerful Women?? list for the third consecutive year, finishing ahead of the likes of Dilma…
Ireland faced further questions over its corporate tax rate on Wednesday after US senators branded the country as a 'tax haven'. Those remarks came…
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Ukraine: Journalists reportedly stripped of media access after protest
A group of Ukrainian journalists has reportedly been barred from government meetings, after they staged a silent protest. They demonstrated over…
Lebanon: Spillover of violence from Syria
Anti-government fighters in Syria are continuing to clash with the army in the border town of Al Qusair. It is some of the fiercest fighting seen in…
The Cannes Festival means it's party-time on the French Riviera
The magic of the Cannes Film Festival lies of course with the red carpet and the movies, but there are also secret places for the privileged where…
Will marijuana pig-feed give pigs the munchies?
As the American state of Washington gets ready to introduce a legal market for recreational-use marijuana, one of the surprise consequences could be…
Anti-euro protester atop St. Peter's in Rome
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‘Kill bankers, not yourselves’ says Greece’s far-right Golden Dawn
A member of the Greek parliament from the far right party Golden Dawn has urged desperate people in the country to “kill those who are responsible…
Egyptian security officers are freed by Islamist kidnappers
Seven Egyptian security officers kidnapped in Sinai last week have been released. The men arrived at a military base in Cairo on Wednesday morning…
EU leaders discuss clampdown on corporate tax avoidance
Aggressive tax avoidance by large corporations was under scrutiny at Wednesday's EU Summit in Brussels. Investigations in the UK, France and the US…
