world news 11/06/2017 British PM Theresa May reshuffles cabinet before Brexit talks British PM Theresa May reshuffles cabinet before Brexit talks
France 09/06/2017 Anti-terror bill to take in French emergency measures? Prime Minister Edouard Philippe has submitted proposals to the courts and is due to present them to ministers later this month
France 18/05/2017 Macron meets European Council President Tusk for first time since inauguration French President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday met with European Council President Donald Tusk for the first time since taking office.
France 16/05/2017 Delay in announcement of Macron's new French government The new French president's seduction of politicians on left and right has caused turmoil in traditional parties.
Kosovo 10/05/2017 Kosovo government falls after no-confidence vote After months of political deadlock, lawmakers vote to dismiss Isa Mustafa's cabinet, triggering a snap election next month.
Australia 10/05/2017 Breastfeeding first in Australian parliament Larissa Waters, senator for Queensland in the Australian Senate, has made history by becoming the first mother to breastfeed in the Senate chamber.
Insight 17/04/2017 'International media is dancing to the tune of Erdogan' The victory of the yes vote in Turkey’s referendum on new presidential powers is hardly a surprise given Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s overwhelming support.
USA 06/04/2017 US Senate expected to go nuclear over Supreme Court nomination US Republican Senators are expected to invoke the “nuclear option” Thursday to force through President Donald Trump's nominee to the US Supreme Court.
USA 28/03/2017 US parents sue over right to call their child ‘Allah’ A couple in the US state of Georgia are taking the state to court over their child’s surname.
Brazil 23/02/2017 Explained: The bribery scandal engulfing Brazilian construction giant Odebrecht and Latin American governments A multi-million euro bribery scandal involving Brazil’s largest engineering company is spreading through South America.
USA 08/02/2017 Trump's cabinet nominations slow to get Senate approval Donald Trump is finding it more difficult than any other president to get his nominations to the cabinet approved. Almost three weeks after his inauguration and there are only five confirmed cabinet p
Romania 08/02/2017 Romania : Ongoing protests and a vote of no confidence Though the numbers are reportedly dwindling, demonstrations in Romania continue as the government awaits a vote of no confidence
Romania 03/02/2017 Inside Romania's battle against corruption A new decree threatens the work of Romania's Anti-Corruption Directorate, but the government argues it must tackle prison overcrowding.
Romania 03/02/2017 Romania : Government opposition mounts Opposition to a controversial draft bill to decriminalise certain abuses of power in Romania continues to grow as the country's Ombudsman has asked a Constitutional Court to rule on its legality.
Poland 25/01/2017 Students in Poland hold anti-govenment protest Hundreds of students in Warsaw and other Polish cities have taken part in marches against the country’s populist government.
Switzerland 16/01/2017 'Trust gap' widens as Davos summit opens The majority of people no longer believe that the economic and political systems work in their favour, a new report reveals
Romania 05/01/2017 Romania's new coalition wins parliamentary approval Romania’s parliament has approved a new left-leaning coalition government in a vote of confidence ending weeks of uncertainty over who would lead the country.
Africanews 21/12/2016 DRC: Sporadic gunfire in Kinshasa, UN confirms 19 deaths There was sporadic gunfire across Kinshasa, capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), a day after deadly clashes between the security forces and anti-government protesters.
United Kingdom 12/12/2016 UK to consider banning far-right neo-Nazi group The UK government will be called upon to make a landmark decision which would ban and label a British neo-Nazi group a terrorist organisation
Italy 11/12/2016 Paolo Gentiloni to be Italy's new prime minister Caretaker Prime Minister Matteo Renzi resigned last week after losing a referendum on constitutional reform.
