Tuesday was one of the longest days in Silvio Berlusconi’s 17 years in power. He went into it locked in a struggle with rebels in his own party who

An investigation by a news agency has revealed New York’s police department has been keeping track of Muslims in Brooklyn. Associated Press

Italy and Greece may not have been present in body as EU finance ministers met in Brussels, but they were certainly in spirit. The pressure on

Silvio Berlusconi has been able to bounce back over the years no matter what his detractors threw at him, including outside Milan Cathedral in 2009

The United Nation’s nuclear watchdog says Iran has worked on developing a nuclear weapon and on research and testing for such arms. And, in its

The oil producers group has raised its medium and long-term forecasts for oil demand, even as it said there is uncertainty because of Europe’s

It is Italy’s parlous financial situation that has finally put Berlusconi on the ropes. As he skated on increasingly thin political ice and failed

In Germany social website, Facebook has responded to a potential legal threat over software the site uses which identifies people. Users are

Many ordinary Greeks have little faith in a new government to save them from financial ruin – but they are not too impressed with the European Union

The political parties fielding candidates in these elections are representative of Spain’s multiple regional identities. Few parties are, like the

There is no word officially but multiple sources are saying Lucas Papademos – former deputy head of the European Central Bank and the man who oversaw

The Royal College of Art in London has been host to an impressive collection of contemporary Lebanese art. The Association for the Promotion and

The Intouchables pairs a wealthy, paralysed aristocrat with an unconventional carer. Once more the French cinematic tradition of caricaturing the

As Italy threatens to take over from Greece at the heart of the euro zone debt crisis, European finance ministers have been meeting in

The controversial Nord Stream pipeline which started operations on Tuesday takes an undersea rather than an overland route. That means gas going

After weeks of speculation, the route the 2012 Dakar Rally will take has finally been revealed. The 33rd edition, will go coast-to-coast across South

It is now looking increasingly likely that Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi will be forced to step down.   He appears to have lost his

French President Nicolas Sarkozy called the Israeli Prime Minister ‘a liar’ during the G20 summit in Cannes. The remark about Benjamin Netanyahu

It is now looking increasingly likely that Silvio Berlusconi, the prime minister of Italy, will be forced to step down. He was already on the

Is it the fuel of the future or an expensive annoyance? Scientists are having a field day extolling the many wonders of seaweed while others are

Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou has bid goodbye to his cabinet colleagues and says the name of his successor should be known by Tuesday

Tuesday’s presidential election in Liberia is going ahead despite the violence before the poll and calls for a boycott. Early in the day, turnout

Leaders from across the EU were in Lubmin on Germany’s Baltic coast on Tuesday to celebrate the switch-on of a new gas supply route from Russia to

Societe Generale has posted a slump in quarterly profits; it was hit by charges including losses on money it has loaned to Greece.   France’s

The prime minister of Italy, Silvio Berlusconi, has been dealt a bitter blow by one of his closest political allies just hours before a crucial vote

Overhearing a private chat between two world leaders is something of a journalist’s dream and a diplomat’s nightmare.   And that is what several

There is no doubt the aviation industry has been affected by the attacks of September 11, 2001 and by the financial crisis. But it has received a

Italy’s Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi has been dealt a bitter blow by one of his closest political allies just hours before a crucial vote on

Metro stations were empty across Portugal as transport workers staged a strike in protest at the government’s austerity package. The measures include

It is another day of waiting in Greece. A country on the verge of bankruptcy, a state without a leader. The daily newspaper, Ta Nea wrote, “Time is