2012-07-06

The Romanian parliament has voted to suspend President Traian Basescu from office after the ruling coalition accused him of violating the

In his first policy speech since becoming prime minister, Antonis Samaras reaffirmed his commitment to making the changes needed to meet conditions

The Romanian parliament has voted to suspend President Basescu from office after the ruling coalition accused him of violating the constitution and

Slovakia’s Peter Sagan kept his composure to claim his third stage of the Tour de France in Metz on another day of racing marred by crashes

Closer monitoring of non-governmental organisations working in Russia is a step closer after the lower house of Russia’s parliament gave preliminary

The “Friends of Syria” meeting in Paris has ended with the hundred or so nations gathered in the French capital cheered by the news of a top-flight

After years of preparation, London is in the starting blocks for the Olympic Games which begin in three weeks’ time. The British capital’s already

Less than a year after an uprising ended four decades of autocratic rule by Muammar Gaddafi, Libya is holding its first nationwide exercise in

President Jose Manual Barroso, European Commission chief, has reached the half way stage of his second term of office. Along with Europe’s debt

Britain’s anti-fraud investigators are to look into the Libor interest rate-rigging scandal. The Serious Fraud Office probe comes after Barclays

Tripoli is still at loggerheads with the International Criminal Court over where Muammar Gaddafi’s son should stand trial. Saif al-Islam was

In this edition of U-talk our question comes from Cecile: “I live in Arlon, close to the Belgian border with Luxembourg and I plan to buy a car

This first week of July in Paris leaders from some 50 countries grouped as the Friends of Syria met for the third time to coordinate efforts to get

The assistant to U2 bassist Adam Clayton has been found guilty of stealing 2.3 million euros from the Irish rock group guitarist. Carol Hawkins

The UK Environment Agency has issued severe flood warnings after forecasts of more than one month’s worth of rain in just 24 hours. Areas affected

A former member of German left-wing terrorist group, the Red Army Faction, has been jailed for four years for aiding and abetting in the murder of a

An estimated 70 million euros in much needed tourism cash will be generated as the Spanish city of Pamplona more than trebles its population for the

In what is bad news for President Barack Obama’s re-election chances in November, US employers hired at a dismal pace in June creating just 80,000

After the latest EU summit, the European Central Bank has cut interest rates. But at the same time, it resisted pressure to do more. It seems that

Cyprus has asked Russia for a five billion euro loan, according to a report quoting the Russian finance minister. It comes as the Cypriot

For four days the southern Moroccan city of Agadir echoed to the sounds of Amazigh music. It was the ninth Timitar Music Festival with over 400

Soaring sales of its Galaxy smartphone drove Samsung’s quarterly profit to a record. The South Korean technology giant made the equivalent of 4.76

Italian master of horror Dario Argento presented his latest movie ‘Dracula 3D’ at the Midnight Screening section of the 47th Karlovy Vary

Struggling French carmaker PSA Peugeot Citroen’s deliveries in the first half of the year tumbled as Europe’s economic downturn kept buyers out of

The head of the International Monetary Fund is expressing concern at a deterioration in the global economy. IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde

A ceremony has been held in Turkey for the two pilots killed when Syria downed a Turkish jet last month. Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan joined

Some news from Cyprus, which sounds uncannily like news from Greece: the country does not have access to the international capital markets and

Libyans will get their first real taste of democracy in more than half a century on Saturday. But the election of a 200-member General National

Commuters in Italy are facing major delays and disruptions after a walk-out by public transport workers. Buses, trams and several cities’