A MILAN court has convicted the designers Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana of tax evasion.

A MEMBER of the Saudi royal family has announced plans to build a mile-high skyscraper in one of the world’s major cities.

PERFORMANCE artist Erdem Gunduz has become the new symbol of anti-government protests in Turkey after an eight-hour vigil in Taksim Square earned him the nickname “the Standing Man”.

SENIOR members of the German government have warned European Union member states that German car manufacturers could scale back or scrap production plans in their countries unless they support weakened carbon emissions rules, according to diplomatic sources.

HUNGARIAN prosecutors have charged a 98-year-old former police officer with abusing Jews and assisting in their deportation to Nazi death camps during the Second World War.

THE Malian government has signed a ceasefire deal with Tuareg separatist rebels, paving the way for government troops and civilian administrators to return to the northern, rebel-held town of Kidal before an election next month.

LEADERS of the G8 group of world powers agreed to paper over their differences yesterday to reach a joint position on Syria that could pave the way for new peace talks in Geneva.

Leaders of the G8 nations meeting in Northern Ireland signed up today to a declaration designed to tackle tax evasion and promote free trade around the world.

THE Taleban and the United States are to hold talks on ­finding a political solution to end the war in Afghanistan after nearly 12 years of death and ­destruction, it was revealed last night.

VIRAL video of a Florida teenager riding a whale shark by the dorsal fin has met with a mixed response online.

PROTESTERS in at least seven Brazilian cities have taken to the streets for another round of demonstrations voicing disgruntlement about life in the country, raising questions about security during big events like the current Confederations Cup and a papal visit next month.

SAMUEL L Jackson has urged men to be more open about their health problems in an attempt to tackle cancer.

A CATALAN nationalist MEP has challenged claims by a European Parliament vice-president that Spain could veto an independent Scotland’s membership of the European Union.

A £100 BILLION “landmark” deal to break down trade barriers between Europe and the United States moved a step closer yesterday.

A MEMBER of the movement whose gunmen killed 58 foreigners in the Luxor temple massacre in 1997 has been sworn in by Egyptian president Mohamed Morsi as governor of the vital tourist region.

A FLIGHT from Hong Kong on which a man claimed everyone was poisoned has landed safely at Newark Liberty Airport in New Jersey.

A FORMER hitman who has admitted killing 20 people has taken the witness stand at the trial of Boston crime lord James “Whitey” Bulger, saying that he agreed to testify against his old friend after learning that his former accomplices had begun co-operating with the FBI.

THAILAND’S national Buddhism organisation has stepped in to announce that it is monitoring monks nationwide for any “inappropriate behaviour” following complaints ignited by a video showing Buddhist monks flying on a private jet.

SIX teenage footballers and a player’s father have been found guilty in the Netherlands of beating an amateur linesman to death, an incident that shocked the nation and prompted soul-searching over football violence and race.

EUROPEAN leaders will “pay the price” if they arm Syrian rebels, the country’s president, Bashar al-Assad, warned.