'We are open for business' - EU Ambassador to Kyiv recalls staff
Adrian Lancashire
Venezuelan opposition triumphs, economy needing urgent action
Confirmed as the winners of a two-thirds super majority in Venezuela’s parliament, the victorious opposition draws a line under 16 years of
Merkel's struggle to defend million refugee 'moral duty'
Asylum-seekers continue to arrive in Germany even though the numbers have eased. In the autumn, they reached around 8,000 per day. The authorities
Where does ISIL get its weapons?
Amnesty International has published a scathing analysis of the weapons in the hands of the radical Islamic State movement (ISIL). According to the
Roman Catholic Jubilee Year balances security with forgiveness
Vatican City is braced for the arrival of millions of pilgrims for the Roman Catholic Jubilee Holy Year. Pope Francis announced it by surprise in
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German military action abroad not taken lightly
The Bundeswehr German armed forces’ backseat role in international conflicts may become increasingly outmoded. The army of today’s Germany was only
France's far right revs up for roaring performance in regional votes
The forecasts for the regional elections to take place in France this Sunday Dec. 6th are fraught with uncertainty. With the country on security
Head of Chechen republic vows to revenge national beheaded by ISIL
Chechnya’s president has promised a one-way ticket to eternity for the killers of a Chechen murdered on video by the radical Islamic State movement
Brazil thrown even further off-balance by pressure to oust Rousseff
The bid to impeach Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff is expected to slow efforts to reboot Latin America’s biggest economy. The acceptance by the
Putin slams Turkey in speech, demands international solidarity against terrorism
President Vladimir Putin has again condemned the leadership in Ankara for the downing of a Russian plane last week near the Syrian-Turkish border
Turkey will regret it, Putin threatens
‘Turkey will regret it’, said Vladimir Putin. In his annual Presidential Address to the Russian Federal Assembly in Moscow, he expressed surprise at
Cities must make key contributions toward climate change solutions
At the climate talks in Paris, the mayors of cities around the world are meeting to brainstorm how they can reduce the carbon impact on our
LISA Pathfinder to seek out Einstein's gravity waves, reveal true universe
From the Guiana spaceport near Kourou, just five degrees north of the equator, our correspondent Claudio Rosmino waited with baited breath for
Hunting the migrant smugglers
On the lookout for trouble, the French navy frigate Courbet is plying the Mediterranean with a crew of almost 200 on board, with a helicopter ready
World leaders as never before kick-start climate talks at Paris COP21
The United Nations climate conference in Le Bourget, Paris has brought together 150 of the world’s heads of state and government and more than 40,000
COP21: The Heat is On, Leaders Due Monday, Protests Banned
The United Nations summit to address climate change is on track to open on Monday at Le Bourget in Paris with more than 130 heads of state and
France's flag reminds shaken country what it stands for
Across France, people responded to President François Hollande’s call to show the flag to symbolise national unity, commemorating the Friday 13th
Muslims in Russian Federation, under police pressure (some) enlist with ISIL
Indigenous Muslims living in the Russian Federation — native citizens — say their families suffer sustained harassment from the authorities, who are
EU goals for COP21 'very ambitious, to save the planet'
Our Spanish Brussels correspondent talked to Europe’s top energy and climate official about Europe’s defence of humanity’y future. Marta Vivas
Refugee numbers drop while obstacles multiply for some nationalities
The number of refugees arriving in Greece has dropped dramatically, prompting some observers to suggest Turkey may have clamped down on people
Tunisia tourists, presidential guards... safety of nation threatened
Immediately after the deadly bombing of his presidential guard in the heart of the capital on Tuesday (Nov. 24th), Tunisian President Beji Caid
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