Egypt Huge welcome for ElBaradei in Egypt The man many see as a possible future leader of Egypt received a tumultuous welcome as he flew in to Cairo. Mohamed ElBaradei, former chief of the 27/01/2011
Egypt Cairo calms, but holds breath The dust has settled in Cairo after earlier clashes between police and anti-government protesters. But the air is still heavy with tension and it 27/01/2011
Egypt Mubarak: too mighty to move? Until the past few weeks, Hosni Mubarak could have been forgiven for feeling complacent as he viewed the upcoming presidential elections in 27/01/2011
Switzerland Sarkozy at Davos: the euro vanish? Don't even think about it! A minor blast claimed by left-wing activists came early in the day of Nicolas Sarkozy’s euro rallying call in Davos, Switzerland. The group against 27/01/2011
Egypt Cyber surfers suffer disruption in Egypt Despite the government’s insistence it respects freedom of expression, phone, internet and social network users in Egypt say service is far from 27/01/2011
Davos: Latin America's century? The impact of emerging markets is a major focus of this year’s World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. With the world economy moving from 27/01/2011
Government-less Belgium nears record European compromise and consensus are not working in Belgium. Its political parties are no closer to agreeing on a coalition government. The latest 27/01/2011
Iraq Dozens killed in Iraq funeral bombing Dozens of people have now been confirmed dead from a bomb blast in Iraq, according to government officials. The suspected car bomb went off during 27/01/2011
Tunisia Tunisia's foreign minister quits interim government Tunisia’s foreign minister Kamel Morjane has quit after further protests in the capital Tunis. It came after activists, mostly students, stormed 27/01/2011
Egypt ElBaradei praises Egyptian protests and urges Mubarak to step down The prominent Egyptian reform campaigner Mohamed El Baradei has reiterated his desire to see President Hosni Mubarak surrender power and 27/01/2011
Italy Berlusconi hit by fresh underage sex allegations The under age sex allegations enveloping Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi just got worse after prosecutors issued fresh details. In 27/01/2011
Japan Game on! Sony launches next generation console We have had the next generation mobile phone, last year it was the tablet computer, now it is the turn of the games console. Sony have unveiled 27/01/2011
Egypt Another day of tension in Egypt's streets Police are out in force across Egypt in a bid to stop further anti-government protests that have escalated in the last three days. There have been 27/01/2011
Haute Couture Week closes in style in fashion capital As Paris Haute Couture Fashion Week came to a close, Valentino’s new duo continued to prove they have the lightest touch in the business. And for 27/01/2011
musica Bonus: Antonio Pappano Here are a few excerpts from our interview with Maestro Antonio Pappano, Music Director of Italy’s Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia. He talks 27/01/2011
musica Antonio Pappano celebrates Mahler's Sixth Mahler’s Sixth Symphony opened this year’s season at the Auditorium in Rome. 2011 celebrates the 100th anniversary of the Bohemian composer’s 27/01/2011
Yemen Arab anti-government protests spread to Yemen Street protests demanding a new government that began in Tunisia and Egypt have now spread to Yemen. As many as 16,000 demonstrators have gathered 27/01/2011
Iraq Iraq bomb blast claims 48 lives, dozens injured The number of dead from a bomb blast in Iraq has climbed to 48 according to officials. The suspected car bomb went off during a funeral in a 27/01/2011
Pro-Blasphemy law demonstration in Pakistan As many as one thousand school girls have staged a protest in Pakistan’s biggest city Karachi in favour of the country’s blasphemy law. 27/01/2011
Thousands rally in Yemen anti-government demo Tens of thousands of Yemenis have taken to the streets in the country’s capital, calling for President Ali Abdullah Saleh to leave power. 27/01/2011
Unreported Europe Can Spain be saved? These people are part of the estimated four million Spaniards who are unemployed. That is 20 percent of the population. And today they are at the 27/01/2011
Unreported Europe The fruits of peace Because peace depends on stability, there is a NATO programme that focuses on scientific environmental cooperation, for example over water management 27/01/2011
Scientists spot oldest-ever galaxy seen Space scientists believe they may have discovered what could be the most ancient galaxy ever spotted. Dating back some 13.2 billion years, it was 27/01/2011
Turkish action movie slammed as anti-Semitic A Turkish action movie due out this week is stirring controversy and its release was even delayed in Germany amid accusations of anti-Semitism 27/01/2011
Bus of the future In Rouen in France, engineers have been working within EBSF- The European Bus System of the Future Project to make public transport a bit easier for 27/01/2011
Tunisia Loyalists of Tunisia's ousted president expected to go Further demonstrations are taking place in Tunisia as protesters persist in their bid to oust former loyalists of deposed President Zine al-Abidine 27/01/2011
Yemen Growing anti-regime protests spread to Yemen Street protests demanding a new government that began in Tunisia and Egypt have now spread to Yemen. As many as 16,000 demonstrators have gathered 27/01/2011
Egypt Another day of tension in Egypt's streets Police are out in force across Egypt in a bid to stop further anti-government protests that have escalated in the last three days. There have been 27/01/2011
Germany Germany marks Holocaust memorial day Germany is marking Holocaust memorial day, 65 years after the liberation of Auschwitz. This year, Europe’s Roma are being represented for the first 27/01/2011
United Kingdom Burn Hitler’s book to ashes, make a Bible To make a bible, you need to burn 100 copies of Hitler’s Mein Kampf, mix the ashes with resin and cast the amalgamation in a mould. That is if you 27/01/2011
