Europe wins Netherlands vote, extremism loses

Dutch voters have overwhelmingly backed pro-European pragmatism Wednesday, electing centrist parties committed to debt-busting austerity and rejecting the anti-EU extremism of Geert Wilders.

Paralympic flame lit at 'spiritual home'

The Paralympic flame was lit at the spiritual home of disabled sport on Tuesday, signalling the 24-hour countdown to the start of this year's Games.

Paralympic Games return home after 64 years

Two teams of wheelchair archers and one inspirational German neurologist in 1948 provided the spark that would spread the Paralympic movement around the world.

Peacock hails Pistorius, UK crowd after 100m win

The day after winning gold in a thrilling T44 100m final in the Olympic Stadium, British sprinter Jonnie Peacock paid tribute to Oscar Pistorius and to the "unreal" support he received from the crowd. Meanwhile teammate Hannah Cockroft, the gold medallist in the T34 100m and 200m categories at the Paralympics, says everything was 'perfect' in her 200m victory on Thursday night.

DR Congo Paralympians hope for change not medals

It took wild cards from the International Paralympic Committee for the Democratic Republic of Congo to attend its first Paralympic Games. The nation's two athletes have little hope of a medal but are hoping to change perceptions back home.

Sport finishes, legacy begins as Paralympics takes bow

The London Paralympics had promised to be a game-changer in terms of perceptions of disabled people. But will the feel-good factor from London last as long as Rio in 2016?

Mr. Brainwash out to crack Europe with London show

The London show of LA-based street artist Thierry Guetta, better known as Mr. Brainwash, combines his recognisable Warhol spin-offs with a nod to the Olympic Games and Britain's royal family.