Money: The root of the EU's evils Standard and Poor’s have caused an uproar in Europe this week after reviewing 15 of the 17 eurozone countries with a negative outlook. Even triple 09/12/2011
Republic of the Congo Rival rejects re-election of Congo's Kabila Two men believe they are President of the Democratic Republic of Congo. In power for a decade, Joseph Kabila has been re-elected in the war-scarred 09/12/2011
South Africa Climate change talks suspended in Durban Global climate change talks in Durban have been suspended on the last day after a number of delegations including the European Union complained the 09/12/2011
Girls go green in the Amazon The Amazon Green Tree Raid is the only adventure raid in the world reserved exclusively for women and the tenth edition of the gruelling race took 09/12/2011
Euro crisis: No big bazooka European leaders have made new big efforts during the last few days to tackle the debt crisis. There was the EU summit in Brussels and, of course 09/12/2011
Russia Moscow prepares for protest day over elections In Moscow, security is being stepped up ahead of a protest rally on Saturday. Demonstrators have been granted permission to take to the streets 09/12/2011
Estonia Estonian politicians accused of selling residence permits Estonia’s Citizenship and Migration Department is investigating accusations that some politicians have been selling residence permits to wealthy 09/12/2011
Italy Anarchist group responsible for Italian letter bomb An Italian anarchist group calling itself the Informal Ararchist Federation has claimed responsibility for a letter bomb which exploded at a state 09/12/2011
France Panama's ex-dictator Noriega to be sent home It is reported that former Panamanian dictator Manuel Noriega will soon be extradited to his homeland. He has previously spent 20 years in a 09/12/2011
Britain and the rest of the EU poles apart While not a total divorce the decision by Britain to go its own separate way clearly marks a fundamental split in the EU. If David Cameron was hoping 09/12/2011
UK leaves the euro's last-chance saloon The summit billed as the last chance to save the eurozone has ended with all-but-one EU leaders agreeing on the need for closer economic integration 09/12/2011
Republic of the Congo Congo's Kabila re-elected as opposition cries foul Joseph Kabila has won re-election in the Democratic Republic of Congo in provisional results slammed by the opposition as ‘totally 09/12/2011
Merkel hails Brussels 'breakthrough' German Chancellor, Angela Merkel brushed aside the rift in the bloc from Britain’s veto and focused instead on the long term stability of the 09/12/2011
learning world 20 years after the USSR The fall of the Soviet Union resulted in huge changes – in all aspects of life. Education changed, and the education systems in the former Soviet 09/12/2011
Russia Social media unites Moscow's youth An unidentified man has set the internet ablaze after posting a video which appears to uncover vote rigging in Moscow. The video shows the film 09/12/2011
Cameron: Britain's better off outside the euro David Cameron has pledged Britain will remain a “full and very influential” member of the European Union, despite his veto on the treaty change. The 09/12/2011
Portugal's recession deepens Portugal’s economy is in an even worse state than was previously thought. The latest revised statistics show GDP shrank by 0.6 percent between 09/12/2011
Summit boosts ECB's role The role of the European Central Bank is key to curbing the threat from the debt crisis. To keep some eurozone countries’ borrowing costs from 09/12/2011
UEFA: No betting irregularities in Champions League Following Lyon’s dramatic 7-1 win over Croatian champions Dinamo Zagreb which saw the French club qualify for the last 16 of the Champions League – 09/12/2011
Lyon in lights The Fete des Lumieres in Lyon, France, has turned the city into a magical wonderland. Nearly three million visitors are expected to visit the 70 09/12/2011
Russia Russia prepares for opposition protest in Moscow Security is being stepped up ahead of an opposition rally in Moscow on Saturday expected to draw 30,000 people. After days of protests since the 09/12/2011
New freedoms revealed at Marrakech Film Festival The Marrakech Film Festival is an important event for the Moroccan cinema industry, which nowadays produces around 25 films a year. The government 09/12/2011
Croatia Croatia to join EU in 2013 Croatia is set to become the 28th member of the European union in July 2013. The ex-Yugoslav state was rewarded with the membership following deep 09/12/2011
Is it a two speed Europe after the summit? How will history view the family photograph of Europe’s leaders gathering for the so-called make-or-break summit? Is this when the bloc changed gear 09/12/2011
Egypt Tahrir Square: Behind the Scene By Aissa Boukanoun As Egyptians took part in their first free parliamentary elections, the symbolic birthplace of the revolution, Tahrir Square 09/12/2011
Summit outcome sparks rally After a bit of uncertainty earlier in Friday’s session, the financial markets decided they did like the fact that a majority of European leaders have 09/12/2011
Lebanon Protesters attack French troops in Lebanon At least five French peacekeepers have been wounded in a bomb attack in southern Lebanon. The troops were travelling in a vehicle on the outskirts 09/12/2011
Floods and strong yen sink Toyota's profits Toyota has more than halved its annual profit forecast. It has been cut to the equivalent of less than two billion euros because of the strong yen 09/12/2011
Moody's downgrades three French banks Moody’s has downgraded the debt of BNP Paribas, Societe Generale, and Credit Agricole. The ratings agency said that reflects the increasing 09/12/2011
India Hospital fire in India leaves over 70 dead Over 70 people have perished in a fire which swept through a private hospital in Calcutta. Patients were caught as smoke and flames poured through 09/12/2011
