The Palestinian territories of Gaza and the West Bank have been blockaded by Israeli troops today – in advance of a Jewish holiday. In a military

Amid the tension over battles in a refugee camp in northern Lebanon, a second explosion in as many days has rocked a suburb of Beirut. A bomb went

A UN convoy is trying to gain access to the refugee camp in Tripoli under siege by Lebanese troops. Trucks arriving at a military checkpoint outside

Prosecutors in Britain say they will charge a former Russian spy with the murder of ex-KGB agent Alexander Litvinenko. The Crown Prosecution Service

For the second night in a row, the Lebanese capital has been rocked by a bomb blast. The explosion in West Beirut’s upmarket Muslim neighbourhood of

An explosion has rocked a popular district of Ankara in Turkey, reportedly causing at least four deaths. The mayor of Ankara says the blast was

The deadly attack in Sderot comes amid continuing Israeli air strikes in Gaza. Witnesses said the latest raid destroyed a workshop and metal foundry

Airports across Italy are bracing themselves for disruption today. The country’s flag-carrier Alitalia has cancelled almost 400 national and

The death of an Israeli woman in a rocket attack on the southern Israeli town of Sderot is likely to stoke further anger in an already tense

If the EU countries cannot agree a high-standard compromise over a common constitutional treaty, Italy would prefer a two-speed Europe. Prime

French President Nicolas Sarkozy is expected to spell out his idea for a quick institutional reform treaty for the European Union in Brussels this

Diplomatic efforts have begun to try to ease the situation in Lebanon, with the European Union’s foreign policy chief visiting Beirut. Javier Solana

December 7, 2006, saw the funeral of former Russian spy Alexander Litvinenko. But the suspicions, accusations and conspiracy theories were far from

One of the conditions of a recent Saudi-brokered Middle East peace plan calls for a ‘just solution’ to the Palestinian refugee problem. Refugee camps

In a tight electoral race, there has been some last minute good news for the Irish Prime Minister. Two days before a parliamentary ballot, an opinion

Herge, the creator of Tintin, is being celebrated in his native Belgium and beyond on the day that would have marked his 100th birthday. He admitted

Prosecutors in Britain are to lay a murder charge over the death of ex-KGB agent Alexander Litvinenko. Former Russian spy Andrei Lugovoy is to be

Twin strikes in Italy have plunged air travel into chaos. Hundreds of domestic and international flights have been cancelled. Passengers stuck at

A fragile truce hangs by a thread between the Lebanese army and Islamic militants in the city of Tripoli. A ceasefire was called earlier by Fatah

Two seemingly awkward anonymous adolescents take in the Cannes film festival they are Gabe Nevins and Jake Miller actors in the new Gus Van Sant film