World What's the score? the pros and cons of the marking system Getting clear feedback about progress can be a big help to students and in many countries this means giving marks. But is it really the best method 30/05/2014
Unreported Europe Veterans recall events of D-Day on Normandy beaches 70 years ago In the early morning of the of June 6, 1944, the first wave of allied forces landed on the beaches of Normandy. Operation Overlord was 30/05/2014
My Europe Series After the European elections: what shape is the future? Populist and extremist parties took a quarter of the seats in the European elections, forcing the mainstream left and right into a de facto grand 30/05/2014
Culture news How do young French people feel about the Front National’s shock victory? The Channel may separate France and the UK, yet politically our similarities at the moment are striking. Anti-EU far-right parties Ukip and the 30/05/2014
Greece Tsipras: Juncker should be first to seek majority for EC Presidency Alexis Tsipras has announced he will support Jean Claude Juncker to seek majority for the EC Presidency. According to a statement from Tsipras, the 30/05/2014
Unreported Europe To Russia with love: Transnistria's yearning for 'the Motherland' Transnistria dreams of a Russian future. The region broke away form Moldova in the early 1990s and, legally at least, remains part of it. De facto 30/05/2014
USA Google launches 'right to be forgotten' webform for removal requests The world’s largest Internet search engine, which processes more than 90 percent of all Web searches in Europe, said on Thursday that it has made 30/05/2014
business planet Italian Dolomites: not just for profit In the stunning Cadore Valley in the heart of the Italian Dolomite mountains, for many years, the local economy thrived from making glasses but the 30/05/2014
Cyprus Cyprus's first gay pride march will highlight lack of rights Cyprus’s first Gay Pride march on Saturday will highlight the lack of legal rights for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) citizens 16 30/05/2014
India Children raped, forced to eat faeces in Indian school The owner and manager of a children’s boarding school in western India have been arrested after five minors said they were raped, forced to watch 30/05/2014
My Europe Series Legacy of Tiananmen Square 25 years on This year sees the 25th anniversary of the brutal crackdown by Chinese authorities on pro-democracy protesters in Beijing’s Tiananmen Square. That 30/05/2014
