A group of armed kidnappers has seized three people and killed a fourth in northern Mali. Reports say a German man was shot dead while the hostages

In an historic move Turkey has become the first country to ratify a Council of Europe agreement to prevent violence against women. The convention

Back in Tahrir Square, now clashing with the army, ordinary Egyptians have been protesting that the military command will undermine elections to keep

Global growth, the Arab Spring and Iran’s nuclear aspirations are just some of the issues expected to top talks at the EU-US summit in Washington on

Time for Business Weekly to take a break from the the euro zone and give priority to the debt crisis in the US. Less than a year before the next

Two European Commissioners went to Rome today to get their heads together with new Prime Minister Mario Monti. First came Economic and Monetary

The authorities in eastern Germany are facing scrutiny over whether any official protection was given to a trio of neo-Nazis who murdered members of

If you are about to soar on a jet powered wing above the Swiss Alps then the pre-flight check has to be rigorous. Once that is over Yves Rossy aka

Standard and Poors rating agency on Friday cut Belgium’s credit rating from AA+ to AA with a negative outlook. The agency said the move, which was

People have not exactly flocked to the polls in Morocco’s general election that is seen as a key test of democratic reform. But neither do calls for

Hungary has joined Portugal in the credit junkyard after Moody’s downgraded its foreign and local currency bonds to Ba1 from Baa3, ending 15 years of

Thousands of Egyptians poured into Cairo’s Tahrir Square on Friday. Their aim is to seal the same fate for their military rulers as they did for

Early in the morning thousands of protesters arrived for the “last chance Friday” protest in Tahrir Square. They were surprised by the appointment

The chief economist at the French Finance ministry Benoit Coeuré is to join the ECB’s six-member Executive Board. France has had no voice on the

Italy’s central bank paid 7.7 percent today on two billion euros of two year bonds; an historic record and more than twice as expensive as they were

Vladimir Putin’s United Russia party could lose its two-thirds majority in parliament, according to one opinion poll published on Friday. Surveys

Reports from Mali say three Europeans have been kidnapped and a fourth killed at Timbuktu in the north of the country. The information comes from a

Egypt’s new Prime Minister Kamal Ganzouri addressed the press on Friday following his recent appointment by the ruling military council. Following

Moroccans have been voting in a general election brought forward in the wake of the Arab spring. Initial reports suggest a low turnout: according

Take Shelter, written and directed by Jeff Nichols, stars Michael Shannon as a man plagued by a series of apocalyptic dreams about an encroaching

In a chaotic world, where the pace of life gets faster every day, there’s a small church in Germany which is bucking the trend. Rainer Neugebauer

As its crackdown on protesters continues, Syria has until the end of the day to sign an Arab deal letting monitors into the country or it could incur

Tensions are rising again on the divided island of Cyprus. Could the prospect of undersea gas resources, and the revenues they could offer, put

Kamal Ganzouri,78, has previously been the Egyptian prime minister from 1996 to 1999, under deposed president Hosni Mubarak. As a result of this

Hundreds of protesters gathered at Cairo’s Tahrir Square on Friday demand the ruling military council to quit.

International artists were putting the finishing touches Wednesday on a series of spectacular ice sculptures for the Belgian city’s annual snow and

Tens of thousands of Egyptians have converged on Cairo’s Tahrir Square in what activists say promises to be the biggest day yet of protest against

Many Americans have been trying to shake off the economic gloom, flocking to major stores overnight for the traditional ‘Black Friday’ sales. Some

On 28 November, 1990, Margaret Thatcher, dubbed the Iron Lady, resigned as British prime minister after over 11 years in office. Thatcher was

There were violent scenes in provincial Egypt overnight as calls for an end to military rule multiply. Protesters clashed with police in the second