Reading Time: 4 minutesWhile the security situation in Ingushetia was by no means stable prior to the attack at the Domodedovo airport in Moscow on January...
Reading Time: < 1 minuteCrude oil prices rose sharply during Asian trading hours on fears about the unrest in Libya, before falling back.
Reading Time: 2 minutesShipments grew at a weaker-than-expected 2.4% in February from the same month a year ago, latest figures show.
Reading Time: < 1 minuteNearly 300 migrant workers in Greece have ended a six-week hunger strike after the government offered a deal over residence permits.
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe 5.4 magnitude earthquake struck 225km (140 miles) southwest of Dali in Yunnan province at 1258 (0458 GMT), the US Geological Survey...
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe Dalai Lama said he would begin the formal process of stepping down at a meeting of the Tibetan parliament-in-exile next Monday.
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe US has said it is preparing a full range of options, but that any decisions need UN backing.
Reading Time: 3 minutesLibyan leader Col Muammar Gaddafis security forces detained and beat up a BBC news team who were trying to reach the strife-torn western...
Reading Time: 2 minutesFrench politics have been thrown into disarray this week by a pair of polls showing far-right leader Marine Le Pen would carry the...
Reading Time: 3 minutesTobacco displays in shops will be banned in England as part of a package of measures to discourage smoking.