England skipper Steven Gerrard has said that FA should back coach Fabio Capello, as team set off for the Euro...

England manager Fabio Capello has expressed delight over England striker Wayne Rooney's form ahead of Friday's opening Euro 2012 qualifier against...

Hindus have applauded European Parliament for reportedly deciding to discuss the plight of Roma (Gypsies) next...

Scientists at the European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) in Heidelberg, Germany, have discovered a true counterpart of the cerebral cortex in an invertebrate, a marine...

George Clooney's Italian investment is paying off incredible...

Former British PM Tony Blair has revealed how he had a passionate affair with a woman in France when he was...

The United Nations refugee agency today voiced concern about ongoing deportations of Iraqis from Western European countries back to violence-prone areas of their homeland, stressing that they should...

Anti-war campaigners staged a protest against former British prime minister Tony Blair on Friday as he arrived at a Dublin television studio for an interview about his new autobiography, police...

Commuters board a metro coach at the Gare de l'Est station in Paris. (AP Photo) PARIS (Reuters) - The warmth generated by human bodies in the Parisian metro will help heat a public housing project...

The man who would be king? Maybe one day. HSBC boss Michael Geoghegan isn't going anywhere for a while, but Mr Gulliver, head of investment banking globally, and the whole bank in Europe and...

Spain was among the traditional powers to open qualifying for the 2012 European Championship with victories Friday, France was further humiliated by a 1-0 home defeat against lowly...

Shock horror: bored doctor's wife becomes a Bunny Girl at the age of 154. Playboy magazine's literary "Playmate of the Month" is Madame Bovary, the naughty doctor's wife from a small...

A United Nations agency has called a special meeting to discuss the recent spike in food prices, responding to fears of a repeat of the shortages that led to riots in parts of the world two years...

To most people Portugal's state-run orphanages seemed like a safe haven for thousands of children who had been robbed of their parents. They were called the Casa Pia, or Houses of the Pious. But...

Tomorrow at midnight, the historic passenger ferry link between Dover and Boulogne will end. Already, one of the two ships that LD Lines uses for the route has been taken out of service: the Norman...

LONDON (Reuters) - France received chilling notice that the road to post-World Cup redemption will be long and hard when they lost 1-0 to Belarus in Paris on Friday, while Portugal threw away two...

MADRID — Six people were convicted of child sexual abuse in a Lisbon court on Friday, in a trial that lasted nearly six years and shocked people...

A Roma community lives in an encampment in Rome. Today, his prefab house on wheels — painted bright yellow with dark green shutters — is part of a sizable nucleus of mostly well-kept...

a Jewish doctor, psychoanalyst, poet and novelist who fled Nazi Germany After the war the mother was regarded with distaste by her Dutch neighbors until Dr. Keilson could make her parentage clear....

Mexico , a route traveled by thousands of Salvadorans before her. Two weeks later she was dead. Yedmi was among the 72 Central and South American migrants found slain in northern Mexico's...

WEMBLEY -- Jermain Defoe scored a hat trick as England opened European Championship qualifying on Friday by coasting to a 4-0 victory over Bulgaria in a display of attacking efficiency missing during...

LONDON -- While World Cup holder Spain was among the traditional powers to open qualifying for the 2012 European Championship with victories Friday, France was further humiliated by a 1-0 home defeat...

Belarus´ midfielder Sergei Kislyak celebrates after scoring a goal during the Euro 2012 qualifying match France vs Belarus at the Stade de France in Saint-Denis, near Paris. Belarus won 0-1. PARIS...

Fernando Torres scored two goals for Spain VADUZ (AFP) - Liverpool forward Fernando Torres scored a brace as world champions Spain began their European title defence with a convincing 4-0 win over...

VADUZ (AFP) – Liverpool forward Fernando Torres scored a brace as world champions Spain began their European title defence with a convincing 4-0 win over Liechtenstein on Friday in their...

China Orders More Food Production to Counter Inflation The U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization has called a special meeting on food prices to be held later this month in Rome. The...

Spain started the defence of their European crown with a comfortable win in Liechtenstein but France lost at home to Belarus as qualifying for Poland/Ukraine began in...

Belarus secured a famous victory after Sergei Kislyak's late goal stunned UEFA EURO 2012 qualifying Group D favourites France in Laurent Blanc's first competitive game in charge.Les Bleus rarely...

Portugal were denied an opening UEFA EURO 2012 qualifying victory by a late Andreas Avraam goal that gave Cyprus a memorable draw on the opening night of Group H action.In a pulsating encounter the...

England 4-0 BulgariaJermain Defoe claimed the first England hat-trick at the new Wembley but before his second goal Bulgaria had come close to...

Northern Ireland were comfortable winners in their penultimate Group 5 match as Andrew Little scored twice for the hosts in a 4-0 rout of San Marino.San Marino complete their fixtures without picking...

San Marino 0-5 NetherlandsKlaas-Jan Huntelaar struck three times and Ruud van Nistelrooy was also on target as the 2010 FIFA World Cup runners-up impressed in Group...

Liechtenstein 0-4 SpainFernando Torres struck twice and David Villa and David Silva once each to get the holders' Group I campaign off to an ominous...

Mohammed Abdellaoue scored the winner a quarter of an hour from time as Norway began UEFA EURO 2012 qualifying Group H with victory in Iceland.Heidar Helguson's 38th-minute effort ensured the hosts...

Miroslav Klose's 51st-minute goal was enough for Germany to begin their qualifying campaign for UEFA EURO 2012 with a Group A victory in Belgium.Klose, 31, hinted this week that he may try to...

Slovenia 0-1 Northern Ireland The visitors ended their ten-match wait for a win in their Group C opener thanks to a goal from substitute Corry Evans in...

Switzerland 0-0 AustraliaAlexander Frei missed a penalty as Switzerland drew their final warm-up game ahead of the start of their qualifying...

Estonia 1-2 ItalyAntonio Cassano and Leonardo Bonucci both finished from Andrea Pirlo corners as Cesare Prandell's men recovered from falling...

Filip Hološko's goal in the first minute of added time earned Slovakia a winning start to the UEFA EURO 2012 qualifying campaign in Bratislava. Vladimír Weiss's team had to work hard for their...

Pontus Wernbloom scored his first two international goals to ensure Sweden got off to a winning start in UEFA EURO 2012 qualifying Group E against Hungary.After a goalless first half, Wernbloom...

Croatia kicked off UEFA EURO 2012 qualifying Group F with a comfortable victory against Latvia in Riga.Mladen Petrić set the visitors on their way two minutes before the break, a lead which was...

Coach Fernando Santos endured a frustrating competitive debut as Greece opened their UEFA EURO 2012 qualifying campaign with a 1-1 draw against Georgia.Temuri Ketsbaia, returning to the country he...

Luxembourg 0-3 Bosnia and HerzegovinaMiralem Pjanić set up one and scored another as Safet Sušić's side secured a comfortable away success in Group...

The Republic of Ireland's miserable European Championship qualifying campaign continued with a defeat that saw Switzerland book their place in the play-offs. Ireland were already out of contention...

Spain's player David Villa celebrates after scoring during an Euro 2012 Group I qualifying soccer match against Liechtenstein in Vaduz, Liechtenstein, on Friday, Sept. 3, 2010. (AP Photo/ Kerstin...

The British Council is inviting young people working in the film, TV and animation sectors to showcase their entrepreneurial flair in a new competition. ‘Finalists may be very active and...

A view from a mining facility in the Ruhr area. Former mine workers, including many Turks, find it hard to move into new creative sectors as the area...

Sergei Zenjov had given Estonia a shock first half lead but second half strikes from Antonio Cassano and Leonardo Bonucci, thanks to some non-existent marking at corners, allowed Prandelli to begin...

Laurent Blanc's first competitive match as France coach ended in a shock 1-0 defeat to Belarus, dealing an early blow to their UEFA EURO 2012 qualifying...