2010-05-08

Walter Mixa of Augsburg has become the first Bishop in the Pope’s native Germany to resign in the wave of sexual abuse scandals to hit the Roman

Volcanic ash has returned to torment air travellers in the north of Portugal and Spain. Several hundred flights were cancelled on Saturday as winds

The US state of Louisiana faces a race against time to protect its wildlife as a massive oil spill creeps towards the coast. Officials are erecting

Around a 1000 demonstrators have gathered outside Liberal Democrat headquarters to call for Nick Clegg not to back down on demands for the reform of

Deal or no deal? That’s the question Nick Clegg will ask fellow Liberal Democrats after British voters granted his party a major say in who gets the

The volcanic cloud from Iceland’s erupting volcano has closed 15 airports in Spain. European air traffic control agency, Eurocontrol, says it

The 16 eurozone countries have agreed to create a 70-billion-euro rescue fund to avert a Greek-style crisis from spreading to other countries. The

As Europe announces financial help will be available for Greece, some people living in the beleaguered country feel it has come too late. The

Violence has erupted once again on the streets of Bangkok as more bloodshed marrs Thailand’s two-month political standoff. Two policemen were

Haiti’s presidential elections have been postponed, meaning the current head of state will stay in the job for up to an extra three months. Rene

Sixty years ago, the Europe Union was born in the Clock Room, at the French Foreign Ministry. It was there that Robert Schuman made the declaration

Oil continues to flow into the Gulf of Mexico after the explosion two weeks ago. However, the usual black spots seen after this kind of disaster

A court in Iceland has remanded in custody two banking executives as part of its investigation into the collapse of Kaupthing Bank. Former chief

The inconclusive outcome of Britain’s general election is likely to make for troubled times ahead according to Euronews special correspondant in

Eurozone leaders have formally approved 110 billion euros of EU-IMF emergency loans for Greece at a summit in Brussels on the crisis facing the

Talks are underway to form a new government in Britain after its inconclusive general election on Thursday. All eyes are on Nick Clegg. He is being