The recent economic downturn could push the European Union to adopt more modest ambitions in its fight against climate change. Although the European Commission has said it wants to cut...

GENEVA (AFP) - The world's largest atom-smasher has been shut down for two months following a helium leak, just ten days after it was switched on amid great fanfare to probe the secrets of the...

SOCHI, Russia (AFP) - The European commercial space-launch consortium Arianespace on Saturday signed a deal with the Russian space agency Roskosmos to acquire 10 new Soyuz launchers for around 500...

US actress Mia Farrow, a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador, was in Haiti Sunday after meeting with victims of a devastating string of storms that left more than 300 dead, hoping to draw attention to their...

Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling has donated one million pounds (1.3 million euros, 1.8 million dollars) to Britain's governing Labour Party, it announced Saturday. .The donation is a much-needed...

Being old is apparently no bar to finding favour with the young -- at least in the world of Japanese politics.From $6 bean buns to $1,200 kimono belts, a souvenir shop in Tokyo is offering a range...

It has been a long wait for fans of the bespectacled young wizard, with movie bosses re-scheduling the release of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince. But finally the film's preview...

New Haven - Former prime minister Tony Blair, describing himself a terrible student, has gone back to school -- as a lecturer in religion at top US university Yale. Blair, who converted to...

The prime minister has rejected allegations of "buck-passing" in the Baby P case. The Tories have accused ministers of not doing enough despite being told of alleged failings in Haringey Council...