the global conversation Reding: freedom of movement 'not up for negotiation' Europeans’ right to freedom of movement is precious and “not up for negotiation”. European Commission Vice-President Viviane Reding issued the 16/01/2014
World Catalonia to Spain: let's renegotiate sovereignty Displaying their own brand of national pride, pro-separatists in Catalonia in September reconfirmed a desire to establish a new country in Europe 16/01/2014
Syria Video: Helicopter crashes to ground in Syria amid fierce fighting near Damascus This is the dramatic footage of a Syrian regime helicopter plummeting to the ground, according to opposition figures. Free Syrian Army say they 16/01/2014
USA US to probe images that appear to show burning of Iraqi insurgents The US says it is probing pictures on a celebrity gossip website that appear to show the burning of dead Iraqi insurgents. TMZ.com said it had 16/01/2014
Sci-tech Rosetta to embark on final mission It’s the moment space scientists have been waiting for for nearly a decade. If all goes to plan, the Rosetta spacecraft, launched nearly ten years 16/01/2014
France Watch: Dirty protest as huge pile of manure dumped at France's National Assembly It’s a fresh French take on a dirty protest – a truck today dumped a huge pile of manure outside a government building in Paris. The lorry, which 16/01/2014
Portugal Photographers chart three years of ‘Troika’ austerity in Portugal A group of eight Portuguese photographers and a director have embarked on a project to document the last three years under the strict economic rules 16/01/2014
World Could a tiny kangaroo play a big role in rewriting Australia's history? A small drawing of a kangaroo could play a big role in rewriting Australian history, it’s emerged. The image of the marsupial is contained in a 16/01/2014
World Hotter longer, Australian heat wave pressuring commodities Australia can expect even longer and hotter heat waves than the one now scorching wide swathes of the country, a climate research group said on 16/01/2014