Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov A military strike against Iran over its nuclear program would be a serious mistake with unpredictable consequences, Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has said. Lavrov pointed out that there is no military solution to international conflicts as it can only increase the number of victims. “We get evidence to that every... 

Athens : Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou speaks during a debate on the confidence vote at the Greek Parliament, in Athens, on November 4, 2011. Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou has agreed to resign following the introduction of a new coalition government. This is according to an Athens news agency, quoting a source close to Papandreou himself. ­Sunday’s... 

At least six people were killed when the Italian port city of Genoa was hit by flash floods during torrential rainfall. Five of the victims, including two children, died when the lobby of an apartment block in which they had sought shelter flooded. A woman was apparently crushed by cars being swept away by the water. The Genoa city website advised people not to leave... 

Held back: A police barrier stops the chanting 5,000-strong mob of mostly young men from going any further Thousands of far-right nationalists marched in Moscow today in a ‘Take Back Russia’ protest at Muslim migrants. Resentment is growing over the migrants from Russia’s Caucasus and the money the Kremlin sends to those troubled regions. Chanting ‘Russia... 

Six members of an Israeli human trafficking ring, which operated in the Republic of Azerbaijan, are on trial in a special court in Ukraine. Three members of the ring, which specialized in selling body organs from trafficked victims, worked at a clinic in Azerbaijan’s capital city of Baku, IRIB reported on Friday. Run by an Israeli national with no medical training,... 

Inventive: A new study claims to have revealed how the Vikings were able to navigate on cloudy days with a sunstone Ancient legends of Viking mariners using mysterious sunstones to reveal the position of the sun on a cloudy day may well be true, according to a new study. Before the invention of the compass, Norse adventurers travelled thousands of kilometres across the... 

People shop at a fish and meat market in central Athens faces a meltdown following as a 7.06 percent fall in stocks, November 1, 2011. Greek stocks have plunged more than seven percent as Athens finds itself between mounting anti-austerity protests at home and a furious eurozone. Greece witnessed a meltdown on Tuesday with stocks 7.06 percent down at close, AFP reported. The... 

Civil liberties group raises concerns over Met police purchase of technology to track public handsets over a targeted area. Britain’s largest police force is operating covert surveillance technology that can masquerade as a mobile phone network, transmitting a signal that allows authorities to shut off phones remotely, intercept communications and gather data about... 

A German "Dolphin" submarine docks at the port of Haifa in Israel. The German government is threatening to halt the delivery of a submarine capable of firing nuclear warheads in protest of the Israeli government’s recent decision to build new homes in the Arab part of Jerusalem. Earlier this year, SPIEGEL reported that Germany’s subsidized submarine... 

Drunk drivers in Russia from now on face a brand-new nemesis – a laser device which detects alcohol in the air of your car with sophisticated precision. This brainchild of Russian science is a world first and will be in use by traffic police by 2013. The new invention, dubbed “Bouton” (flower bud), was demonstrated at the XV Anniversary International Exhibition... 

Most of us forget our dreams when we wake up - but scientists from German's Max Planck institute have demonstrated that it could be possible to 'read' and even record what people are dreaming about. Most of us remember only a tiny fraction of our dreams – but that could soon change. Scientists predict that we could soon use computers to ‘see’... 

Humiliating phone call: It has been revealed that Nicolas Sarkozy contacted Chinese leader Hu Jintao to ask for investment and backing of the European fund. Further embarrassment as one trillion euro bailout fund announced yesterday does not really exist. Europe is holding out the begging bowl to China in an effort to keep the rescue package for the single currency alive. In... 

Eating strawberries while drinking alcohol may minimize the damage to the mucous membrane of the stomach. A team of Italian, Serbian and Spanish scientists confirmed the protective effect of strawberries as they conducted tests on rats, Bagnet reports. The rodents were given 40 milligrams of strawberry extract per one kilogram of their weight. The rats ate the dose of... 

European banks agreed early on Thursday to write off 50 per cent of Greek debt. The deal was reached during an emergency summit in Brussels overnight. The EU and the IMF will also give the country another one hundred billion euros in rescue loans. An agreement on expanding the bailout fund to one trillion euros followed immense pressure on EU leaders after multiple delays... 

Scientists at the University of Bristol found that even one cannabis joint could trigger schizophrenia Smoking just one cannabis joint can bring on symptoms of schizophrenia, a study has found. Researchers at the University of Bristol have, for the first time, looked in detail at the changes in the brains of cannabis users. They found the drug disrupts the same parts...