Later he will lead Midnight Mass in the famous Church of the Nativity. But the Vatican’s most senior representative in the Holy Land has already got

The man trying to break the political gridlock in Belgium is continuing his talks with party leaders, and is even hopeful of success before the end

The joy of celebrating Christmas in the Holy Land is back. 2008 has already been bumper year with figures predicting 2009 will be even better after

Russia was already preparing for a war with Georgia before it broke out in August, President Dmitry Medvedev said in a televised interview, being

The coup leaders who say they are now in power in Guinea have named Captain Moussa Dadis Camara as head of the junta, and plan to install him as

Russia and Serbia have signed a series of energy agreements that are being hailed as historic. Russian President Dmitry Medvedev put pen to paper

Christmas is coming, and what’s that noise? No, it is not Santa’s sleigh, it is the pounding of feet as shoppers across Europe dash for last-minute

Russia and Serbia have signed a series of energy agreements that are being hailed as historic. Russian President Dmitry Medvedev put pen to paper

The military junta that says it now holds power in Guinea has accused a rival faction of bringing in foreign mercenaries. The coup leaders said

Southern Israel has been hit by a fresh round of rocket and mortar fire from the Gaza Strip. Despite the damage, there were no immediate reports

Security was extremely heavy across the West Bank town of Bethlehem as Christmas celebrations got underway in Jesus’ birthplace. Palestianians are

Battling the global downturn, Japan’s government has approved the country’s biggest ever annual budget. Prime Minister Taro Aso presented the

A six-month-old baby boy, sold on the internet at birth by his Belgian parents to a Dutch couple, has been returned to Belgian foster care.   The

Police in Russia are investigating possible links between violent attacks on two of the city’s most accomplished musicians. Gregory Tsai, an ethnic

Facing a chronic political and economic crisis, King Albert II of Belgium has urged his country’s warring politicians to begin talks on forming a new

A French finance chief who stood to lose more than one billion euros of clients’ money as a result of the Madoff fraud has apparently killed himself

A power vacuum in Guinea has apparently sparked an attempted coup, but the prime minister insists he is still in office.   The government has not