2012-10-01

The Greek government has met with its international lenders in an attempt to iron out differences over proposed cutbacks. Inspectors from the

Tserovani is a settlement of 8000 displaced Georgians on the unrecognised border with South Ossetia. They voted in a special polling station in the

Ukrainian journalists on Monday protested outside the country’s parliament in Kiev against a new draft law that they say will restrict media

Numerous fires now rage across the old city of Aleppo, a world heritage site, as battles between rebels and the Syrian army intensify. Those

After 19 months of bloody conflict there are still no signs of peace in Syria. A ruthless battle has been raging in Aleppo for more than two

Running for president in 1960, tanned, relaxed and made up for the lights and camera, John Fitzgerald Kennedy aced the first televised debate. His

Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili’s government has claimed victory in parliamentary elections despite exit polls indicating a close result with

Finmeccanica was boosted on Monday in Milan by a new offer on its energy unit. The Italian defense systems specialist was up more than 5% at the

Winning women’s votes in the US presidential election will be one of the keys to victory. Workers, students, the young, the elderly, parents or

A Moscow court has adjourned the appeal of jailed Russian punk band Pussy Riot until October 10. One of the trio, Yekaterina Samutsevich, told the

Greece is going for pain now in an attempt to produce a budget surplus in 2013 for the first time in a decade, but the economy is likely to shrink

Billionaire entrepreneur Mark Zuckerberg has a new Facebook friend. The founder and chief executive of the world’s most popular social networking

‘For Europe!’ is a new book, written by two staunch pro-Europeans – Daniel Cohn-Bendit of the Group of Greens-European Free Alliance and Guy

A group of observers from the European parliament are in Mtskheta, the former capital of the Ancient Kingdom of Georgia, to monitor the electoral

Unemployment in the eurozone remained becalmed at a record 11.4% in August while manufacturing put in its worst quarterly performance in Q3 since the

Europe’s Economy Comissioner, Olli Rehn, has been meeting with Spanish officials to discuss its options in the wake of its bleak outlook. It comes

An expletive-laden amateur video shot by US Marine Joseph M. Nolan showed the winds picking up and flipping a vehicle parked at Camp Kinserm, a

China’s top leaders attend a flower-laying ceremony at the Heroes’ Monument in Beijing to mark the country’s National Day.

For its latest edition, Business Planet goes to South Wales where there is a plan to develop education and business side-by-side. Each year, 350

Steel manufacturer ArcelorMittal has announced the closure of two idle blast furnaces in eastern France and with it the potential loss of more than

Scorpions may be feared for their poisonous stings but scientists in Cuba are researching the possibilities of using their venom as a treatment for

Swiss mining company Xstrata has finally agreed to sell out to its local rival Glencore, digging its heels in for an improved 25.6 billion euro

Major EADS shareholder Lagardere says BAE ‘s terms for the merger of the two companies are unsatisfactory, and says EADS must show how the deal will

Despite falls in traffic and few new plane sales the IATA has raised its profits forecast for 2012 for the civil aviation industry. It also expects

Trouble with the Curve is a father-daughter reconciliation drama set against the backdrop of one of America’s favourite sports. It tells the story

Celebrated as an actor, Dennis Hopper was less well known as a photographer. A collection of more than 400 recently discovered prints which

We all know it’s a bad idea to get your phone wet but it’s surprising how often it happens. Water damage remains one of the main enemies of mobile

A judicial investigation begins today into the deadly shooting of 34 strikers at South Africa’s Marikana mine in August. The inquiry, set up by

Nikola Karabatic a World, Olympic and European champion is among ten French handball players arrested amid match fixing allegations. French police