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Plastic utensils, straws, coffee stirrers and cotton swabs may soon be a lot harder to come by in Europe. The EU Commission will soon present its plan to ban the single-use products in the fight against plastic waste. Go to article
As thousands of people gathered in Berlin for pro and anti-AfD demos, the Secretary-General of the CDU said the populist Alternative for Germany party (AfD) is "a threat against Jewish life in Germany."
In an effort to stop migrants from crossing the Mediterranean, Austria's chancellor said EU border patrol guards should be sent to northern Africa. Kurz's government has made cracking down on immigration a priority.
Red Bull driver Daniel Ricciardo has won the Monaco GP, the sixth race of the F1 season. Ferrari driver Sebastian Vettel came in second and Lewis Hamilton of Mercedes finished third.
Five main candidates are standing in Colombia's first elections since the peace deal to end a half-century of conflict. Hardline conservative Ivan Duque led the opinion polls, but is expected to fight a second round.
South Korean president Moon Jae-in has told reporters that North Korean leader Kim Jong Un was committed to "complete denuclearization." The announcement came after a surprise meeting between the two Koreas.
Russia has admitted four of its soldiers were killed in the clash with what it called 'terrorists'. Jihadists had targeted Syrian and allied Russian fighters near the town of Mayadeen in eastern Syrian.
Ireland's 'Yes' campaigners had worked feverishly in the run-up to the country's landmark abortion referendum. But few expected such a resounding victory. Gavan Reilly reports from Dublin.
Fire engulfed a building at Europa-Park Rust, a theme park in southwestern Germany on Saturday. It was put out in the early hours of Sunday and is open to the public. No one appeared to have been seriously hurt.
Gareth Bale came off the bench and did the damage for Real Madrid, including a sublime overhead kick moments after his substitution. In the Liverpool goal, Germany's Loris Karius had a night to forget.
Days after President Nicolas Maduro pledged to release political prisoners, his government freed US citizen Joshua Holt. The US had accused Caracas of holding Holt as a 'bargaining chip' in exchange for sanctions relief.
Eight people have died in the days after a dialogue between protesters and the government broke down. President Daniel Ortega is increasingly under pressure from demonstrators who are demanding his resignation.
An extra 1.5 million apartments and houses must be built in Germany, says Chancellor Angela Merkel. Her commitment to alleviate rental and property price hikes and ease shortages is timed to be fulfilled by 2021.
Japan and Russia are to work closely over the Kuril Islands or Northern Territories to resolve a decades-long dispute. They are also to co-operate over denuclearization of the Korean peninsular.
Bean was selected to be part of NASA's third ever group of astronauts in 1963. He was one of only twelve men to ever walk on the moon.
Ayatollah Khamenei’s conditions to the EU for Iran to remain in the nuclear deal are little more than empty threats.
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Colombians are voting for a new president. But instead of the peace process and former FARC fighters, the focus of the campaign has been on refugees from Venezuela, security and social policy.
Thousands of people have flocked to the northeastern German city of Dülmen for an annual equine spectacle: wild horse wrangling, German-style.
The public has been invited to vote on which of the five prize-winning novels is the best of all time. A panel of judges have selected one book from each decade of the prize's existence.
Georgia's youth is raving for a more open-minded Georgian society. But many of their compatriots are highly religious and want to keep things just the way they are.
The VW Beetle has the Nazis to thank for its existence. Adolf Hitler laid the cornerstone of the Volkswagen factory in Wolfsburg 80 years ago. Here, a critical retrospective of a German success story.
A 1934 article about a German club refusing to do the "Hitler salute" has been widely shared on social media in light of a decision by the NFL to curb protest. But how true is the story?
