2012-01-18

With Myanmar’s pro-democracy leader now officially standing in forthcoming elections, the EU is reportedly considering lifting some sanctions against

Italian divers have suspended their search for missing people from a stranded cruiser ship to allow its fuel tanks to be emptied. The Costa

January 19, 1978 The last Volkswagen Beetle to be made in Europe rolls off the production line at the group’s Emden plant in Germany. The Beetle

Survivors of a deadly attack in Ethiopia’s remote Afar region have arrived back in the capital, Addis Ababa. Tired-looking and still dressed in

Embattled prime minister Viktor Orban has come under renewed fire over Hungary’s recently reformed constitution. During a heated debate in

The chaotic organisation of passengers on the Concordia, with deadly consequences for some, raises serious questions about emergency procedures and

A day without access to some information exchange websites has been a major worry for millions of users around the world. Wikipedia was among many

Nicholas Sarkozy, battling to regain popularity ahead of a coming presidential election, has been trying to convince union leaders to back

More details are emerging about the night of terror on board the Costa Concordia, and from Captain Schettino’s own lips, as he has been telling his

Scientists are putting the finishing touches to a new way of harvesting electricity from light.   Paul Rebhan, the Global Business Development

“The crisis has lasted for too long and there is too much emphasis on austerity measures. We need more financial and political solidarity in Europe”

Italian Prime Minister Mario Monti has been meeting his British counterpart David Cameron during the latest in a series of visits to European

The deadly Costa Concordia accident is likely to further damage the cruise ship industry which was already struggling with an uncertain economy

The two new leaders of Morocco and Spain have met for the first time as Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy flew in from Madrid. Rajoy is in Rabat to talk

Freedom for Ukraine’s opposition leader Yulia Tymoshenko must be a priority for the newly elected President of the European Parliament, Italian

Myanmar’s pro-democracy leader has been registered as a candidate in the country’s partial parliamentary elections on April 1. The vote will be

‘Occupy London’ protestors are facing eviction from a camp outside the capital’s St Paul’s Cathedral. A court has ruled in favour of city authorities

Germany’s cabinet has adopted plans to establish a national database of active neo-Nazis. The move was prompted by the discovery of 10 killings in

The merger of Germany’s Deutsche Boerse and the US-European stock exchanges NYSE Euronext looks set to be blocked. EU Competition Commissioner

Scientists in London believe certain parts of the brain shrink when patients are suffering from depression. Work at the Biomedical Research Centre

The latest George Lucas production focuses on a group of African American pilots during World War II facing facing segregation and racism while

Designer Kean Etro had his head in the clouds with his menswear collection – putting feathers on everything from hats to velvet slippers on the third

Danish Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt has outlined her government’s EU presidency priorities to the European Parliament. Addressing MEPs in

Feminist activists braved freezing temperatures in Kyiv in a protest against a report that Indian authorities are to scrutinise Ukrainian visa

Yahoo’s co-founder Jerry Yang has quit the struggling internet firm he started in 1995.   Yang’s been criticised by shareholders for impeding

The number of Britons out of work rose to its highest level in more than 17 years in November as the jobless rate reached 8.4 percent of the

The World Bank has sharply cut its global economic growth expectations to just 2.5 percent this year and said Europe is probably already in

The Turkish embassy in Baghdad has been attacked with at least two rockets. Witnesses said only one of them hit a blast wall and there was no

Italy is transfixed by the Costa Concordia tragedy, and in the eye of the media storm are Captain Francesco Schettino, being painted by everyone as

Following the withdrawal of US troops from Iraq can France play a greater role as Iraq struggles to emerge from invasion, occupation and civil