Montenegro goes to the polls to elect a new President in only the second general election since separating from Serbia in 2006. Incumbent

Four Italian journalists have been detained since Friday in northern Syria, although the circumstances of what happened are unclear. Two of the

Islamist protesters demanding Bangladesh have a blasphemy law clashed with secularists and students, who organised their own protest in response

Hundreds of people gathered in a Moscow park demanding the release of people arrested at political protests. The prisoners include 25 activists

A memorial to honour those killed in Mexico’s drug war has been unveiled in Mexico City. The monument consists of steel panels with quotes from

Following in the footsteps of his father, Tammam Salam has become the new prime minister of Lebanon. The Sunni Muslim former culture minister is

Former South African President Nelson Mandela has been discharged from hospital in Pretoria after a nine-day stay for treatment of pneumonia and is

Tension is evident at the last shared economic link between North and South Korea. It is factory at the Kaesong Industrial park in the North where

Fears are growing in China after the bird flu virus was found at more markets in Shanghai. At least six people have already died and at least 16 have

A federal judge in the United States has ordered the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to make the “morning after” emergency contraceptive pill

Japan’s Fukushima nuclear power plant may have leaked contaminated water from a storage tank into surrounding ground, according to the Tokyo Electric

Euronews correspondent Mohammed Sheikhibrahim was attacked while reporting in the Egytian capital, Cairo. He explains what happened. “I was doing

Uruguay’s President Jose Alberto Mujica has made no apologies for his offensive remarks picked up by an open microphone against his Argentinian

Italian President Giorgio Napolitano has pardoned a U.S. Air Force officer for the alleged kidnapping of a Muslim cleric, in a bid to promote closer

North Korea has asked embassies in the country to consider moving their diplomats out. Amid ongoing concerns between North and South on the Korean

Portugal’s Constitutional Court has rejected four of the nine austerity measures drawn up by the government. The total austerity budget amounts to

The French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius stated on a visit to the Malian capital Bamako that France would stick to plans to withdraw troops from

Moves to find a new Lebanese prime minister and end the country’s political deadlock appear close to success. President Michel Suleiman is holding