Leaders of European and African countries hold their first summit for seven years in Lisbon today, amid calls from campaigners for a tougher line on

The future of Serbia’s breakaway province Kosovo has beaten international mediation attempts, and left the problem firmly back at the United Nations

Five of the six teenagers accused of setting fire to a bus in Marseille a year ago, seriously injuring a young woman, have been sent to prison. They

The world of music is mourning the death of the German composer Karlheinz Stockhausen. The musician, renowned for his pioneering work in electronic

Opposition Democrats in the US have reacted angrily to CIA revelations that it destroyed videotapes of terrorism interrogations. There are calls

The host of the EU-African summit in Lisbon this weekend has urged the 80 leaders gathered to “not waste any more time” in building an efficient

The Russian People’s Democratic Union has chosen Mikhail Kasyanov as its candidate for the presidential election next March. Kasyanov already has

Kosovo is voting in the second round of local elections, amid growing certainty the province is headed for independence from Serbia. Ahead of

The issue of Robert Mugabe divides the public outside the summit just as it does the leaders inside. For his critics the very fact that he has been

Two decades ago South Africa was shunned by the west, its apartheid system a symbol of the iniquities of colonialism. Now the country aspires to be

First there was a political crisis, now Belgians have to contend with an industrial one. Rail workers have staged the first in a series of 24-hour

Demonstrations have been taking place across the world to coincide with UN climate change talks in Bali. The rallies, to mark the Global Day of

South Korean emergency services are strugging to contain an environmental disaster after oil from a ruptured tanker reached the coastline and

Talks between striking screenwriters and Hollywood studios have broken down again with both sides blaming each other. News that four straight days

European Union and African leaders are hoping a row over human rights doesn’t overshadow their two-day summit which got underway this morning in

Thousands of people are expected to rally across the world to mark a global day of action on Climate Change. The protests are aimed to coincide with