world news British and German troops hold commemorative football match to mark 1914 Christmas truce British and German troops have marked the anniversary of the World War One Christmas truce when 1914 soldiers are said to have stopped fighting and 18/12/2014
state of the union Europe Weekly: EU's action on Ebola In this week’s edition of Europe Weekly, the EU announces new steps against Ebola; European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso bows out of 31/10/2014
France 1914: the war-time death of French writer Charles Péguy, my great grandfather A hundred years ago, at the beginning of World War I, French writer Charles Péguy was shot dead by a German bullet. He left behind a pregnant wife 02/09/2014
World Greece enters the war 1917: July 2 On July 2, 1917 Greece declared war on the Central Powers. The move came just weeks after Prime Minister Eleutherios Venizelos took 25/07/2014
World The Battle of Messines Ridge 1917: June 7 After the French Mutiny during the Nivelle offensive, British commander in chief Sir Douglas Haig ordered an offensive on the Ypres 25/07/2014
World The Battle of Vimy Ridge 1917: April 9 On April 9, 1917 at 5:30am members of the Canadian Corps left their trenches, and advanced on the heavily fortified German positions 25/07/2014
World The Nivelle Offensive 1917: April 16 The Nivelle Offensive was a joint operation between Britain and France on the Western front from April 16 to May 9 in 1917. The aim 25/07/2014
World Germany signs the Armistice of Compiègne 1918: November 11 After hostilities were brought to an end on the Eastern Front, with the signing of the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk in March 1918 21/07/2014
World Armistice of Mudros Armistice signed by Ottoman and British leaders ending hostilities in the Middle Eastern theatre of war. Led to the partitioning of the Ottoman Empire 21/07/2014
World Battle of Vittorio Veneto 1918: October 24-November 3 Following the loss of 300,000 soldiers at the Battles of Caporetto in 1917, morale in the Italian army was low. Under 21/07/2014
World The Battles of the Hindenburg Line 1918: September 26-October 17 The Hindenburg Line consisted of six defensive systems established during the winter of 1916-1917 from Arras to 21/07/2014
World Battle of Megiddo 1918: September 19-25 The British forces’ progress on the Sinai and Palestine front had been hampered by the Spring Offensive of 1918, with the 21/07/2014
World The Vardar offensive The last action on the Balkan front. Bulgaria capitulates to a multi-national allied force 21/07/2014
World Start of the Allies’ Hundred Days Offensive 1918: August 8 The Hundred Days Offensive was launched by the Allies on August 8 with the Battle of Amiens, an attack by more than 10 Allied 21/07/2014
World 2nd Battle of the Marne 1918: July 15 The second Battle of the Marne was the last major German offensive of the First World War. Convinced that the war could be won by 21/07/2014
World Germany launches its Spring Offensive 1918: March 21 On March 21, Germany launched its Spring Offensive, aware that it was its last chance before the Americans arrived en masse and that 21/07/2014
World Treaty of Brest-Litovsk 1918: March 3 Signed on March 3, 1918, the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk brought about the end of the war between the Central Powers and 21/07/2014
World Britain takes control of Jerusalem 1917: December 9 On December 9, led by British Commander in Chief Sir Edmund Allenby, British forces took control of Jerusalem after only a day’s 21/07/2014
World Bolshevik revolution 1917: November 7 On November 7, the Bolshevik revolution officially overthrew the weak interim government established as a stop-gap measure to fill 21/07/2014
World Balfour Declaration 1917: November 2 On November 2, 1917 the British issued the Balfour declaration, a document which promised a state in Palestine for the Jewish 21/07/2014
World Battle of Caporetto, Austrians and Germans break through the Italian line 1917: October 24 Launched on October 24 1917, the Battle of Caporetto was one of the most effective successes of the war by any belligerent. Also 21/07/2014
World Battle of Passchendaele 1917: July 31 On July 31, the offensive known as the Battle of Passchendaele, or the Third Battle of Ypres, was launched by the Allies. The battle 21/07/2014
World Lawrence of Arabia leads Arab rebels to seize Aqaba (Jordan) 1917: July 6 T.E. Lawrence, known as Lawrence of Arabia post World War I, was a British intelligence officer with knowledge of Arab affairs who was 21/07/2014
