Merkel's Christian Social Union lawmakers want German finance expert to become next ECB president
Many German politicians see the record low interest rates as a dent to savings of common people and pensioners.
Gay King penguins in Berlin zoo shifted to Hamburg to live with other homosexual penguins
Stan and Olli, the gay male King penguins, will be called Kalle and Grobi in Hamburg zoo.
UK firm hired former African child soldiers as mercenaries in Iraq claims documentary
A former senior director at a British private security firm said African soldiers were recruited to save costs.
Nicola Sturgeon seeks new independence vote if Britain leaves EU
The June referendum in the UK subjects Scotland to a possible forced ouster from the bloc in case of a Brexit.
Frenchwoman loses job for not changing her name on boss's request
The 27-year-old woman was asked to change her first name from Marion to Marie or lose the job.
Stolen antique Castellani jewellery pieces worth £2.4m returned to Rome's Villa Giulia museum
A total of 27 jewel-encrusted gold pieces were stolen of which 23 have been recovered.
Canada introduces bill to legalise physician-assisted suicide for acutely ill people
The bill applies to Canadian citizens or residents eligible to avail of national health care systems benefits.
Manchester airport: Sniffer dogs detect sausages but not drugs
A report found that the dog unit could not detect any Class A drugs between November 2014 and June 2015.
Miss Woubi Contest: Ivorian men dress as women for beauty pageant with a difference
The pageant organisers say the event is aimed at bringing Abidjan's gay population together on one platform.
Pakistani students cover campus walls with sanitary pads to fight menstruation taboos
Six students of Lahore's Beaconhouse National University staged the protest as part of a class project.
100,000 Britons to take part in world's largest medical imaging study to help scientists study diseases
The massive data will assist medical practitioners study the origin and progress of diseases in a human body.
Britain 'can and must do better' after trailing rich countries on child inequality
Unicef is urging the UK government to bridge the gap between rich and poor children.
Washington man James Leroy Evans arrested on suspicion of raping and killing therapy dog
The man has been charged with first degree animal cruelty for allegedly assaulting and killing a dog.
Couple find whale vomit worth £50,000 on Middleton Sands beach
Gary and Angela Williams, from Overton in Lancashire, are now negotiating with potential buyers.
Gangs smuggling people into UK advertising their services on Facebook and Twitter
People smuggled in from Dunkirk in rigid-hulled inflatable boats.
Panama Papers: Organised crime prosecutors raid Mossack Fonseca headquarters
The raid was conducted to search for documents that could establish the firm's role in illicit activities.
Isis: Young Arabs see Islamic State as 'biggest obstacle' for Middle East, survey shows
78% of Arab youth surveyed said they would not support the militant group even if it did not resort to so much violence.
90-year-old celebrates 70th work anniversary at Alta Bates Summit Medical Center
Elena Griffing has no plans to retire from job at San Francisco Bay Area hospital.
Panama Papers: Germany, France call for global list of tax havens to counter 'tax evasion and money laundering'
Both Paris and Berlin suggested combining national and international blacklists to form one common global list.
EU Referendum: David Miliband and Jeremy Corbyn come out in support of staying in the bloc
Miliband and Corbyn will make speeches endorsing their stand to remain in the EU.
John Kerry visits Hiroshima atomic bombing memorial, pays tributes to victims
Kerry and G7 foreign ministers were taken around by Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida.
EU to go ahead with move for visa-free travel for Ukrainians
Despite Dutch referendum defeat, EU to press ahead with visa-free travel proposal.
London tube network faces rising risk of flooding and 57 stations are in 'high-risk' zone, report warns
London's busiest tube stations — Waterloo, King's Cross and London Bridge — are among the high-risk sites.
More than 50% of British Muslims back criminalising homosexuality, ICM poll reveals
According to the survey, 86% of British Muslims said they had a strong sense of belonging in Britain.
Gender pay gap: Women with vocational qualification get 15% less pay than men
Study also found a disparity in the number of women getting vocational qualification in different sectors.
British-born Kim West reunites with son Ben Ford after 30 years, falls in love and plans to have his baby
Kim West and Ben Ford are in a relationship for two years and now plan to get married.
Archbishop Justin Welby's biological father was former private secretary to Winston Churchill, DNA test reveals
Justin Welby's DNA test showed a 99.98% probability that Anthony Montague Browne was his biological father.
North Korea tests long-range missile engine capable of striking US
The new 'indigenously designed' engine for an intercontinental ballistic missile is capable of attacking US.
John Hess, Inge Thurin among worst hit as CEO pay in US suffers steepest decline since 2008
An analysis shows median pay for CEOs of about 300 S&P 500 companies fell 3.8% to $10.8 million in 2015.
Barclays bosses knew about Libor rigging says former trader Jay Merchant
Jay Merchant claimed Mike Bagguley, Harry Harrison and Eric Bommensath were aware of rate-fixing practices.
