An Egyptian bus driver working for a private construction company shot dead six labourers on Tuesday and injured as many as 12 others in a suburb of Cairo, the official MENA news agency reported.

An Italian minister resigned in the middle of an embezzlement trial on Monday, dealing a fresh blow to Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi as he faces one of the most difficult periods of his two-year pr

Turkey will cut ties with Israel unless it receives an apology over a deadly Is-raeli raid on a Turkish aid ship bound for Gaza, the Tu-rkish foreign minister said, but Israel on Monday said it had no

Visitors to the London Olympics in 2012 could be able to cross the River Thames using the city’s first ever cable car, authorities said on Sunday.

China is forging ahead with studies of resource reserves and acquisition possibilities in neighbouring countries, in part spurred by repeated failures to gain a say in iron ore pricing negotiations, s

Germany’s Thomas Mueller celebrates after scoring the first goal in the third minute of their match against Argentina in Cape Town on Saturday.

Poland and the United States signed an agreement on Saturday to carry out a revised missile defence shield despite Russian objections.

Clashes between Turkish troops and Kurdish rebels in southeast Turkey intensified on Friday after Turkish planes bombed Kurdish rebel targets in northern Iraq. More than 10,000 soldiers, backed by helicopter gunships, clashed with the rebels near the Iraq border in Sirnak and Hakkari provinces, and troop reinforcements were sent in from regional military bases to help the offensive.

Risk-wary traders pummelled commodities including oil and industrial metals in the first half of this year, but gold shone, helping to build a strong case for selective investment over the next six months.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s government called for unity on Thursday after rebels forced a humiliating vote over the presidency that could lead to a watering down of her austerity package.