Jordanian opposition march against austerity
Thousands of people in Jordan have protested over high food prices and poor living conditions, the largest in a series of demonstrations this week…
View ArticleEU threatens Hungary over media reforms
Two weeks. That is how long Viktor Orban's Hungarian government has been given by the European Commission to show its new media law complies…
View ArticleTunisian PM to stand down after election
Tunisia's Prime Minister Mohammed Ghannouchi, who served under the ousted former President Ben Ali, has pledged to leave politics after planned…
View ArticlePortuguese president ahead as campaign ends
Portugal's outgoing president, Anibal Cavaco Silva, signed off the election campaign in Lisbon predicting victory in the first round on Sunday.…
View ArticleShot Congresswoman makes "fantastic progress"
US Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, shot in the head at a public meeting in Arizona two weeks ago, has been moved from hospital to a specialist…
View Article"Baby Doc" offers to help Haitian reconstruction
Supporters of former Haitian dictator Jean-Claude "Baby Doc" Duvalier gathered to hear the "ex president for life" break his silence on his surprise…
View ArticleLukashenko sworn in, opponents locked up
A handful of frozen protesters make their opposition to the re-election of Alexander Lukashenko as president of Belarus clear. Moments later a…
View ArticlePolice protest in support of Tunisian uprising
As Tunisia spends a second day in national mourning to honour the victims of the Jasmine Revolution. The country's police, so often a tool of…
View ArticleAlbania reflects on anti-Berisha riots
Residents have been clearing up in the Albanian capital after a day of anti-government riots left three protesters dead. The Socialist opposition…
View ArticleAlgerian protest march stopped
Several people including an opposition member of parliament have been injured in the Algerian capital after police blocked a banned protest. The…
View ArticlePresidential elections in Portugal
Portugal is holding a presidential election this Sunday. The two main candidates are both emblematic figures. The incumbent Cavaco Silva is…
View ArticleDiplomats downbeat as Iranian nuclear talks founder
The European Union's foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton shows the strain as nuclear talks between Iran and Britain, France, Germany, Russia the US…
View ArticleIreland's PM quits as party leader
Ireland's embattled Prime Minister, Brian Cowen, has quit as party chief. That leaves the ruling - but highly unpopular - Fianna Fail clear to…
View ArticleAlgerian protest cut short
Police in the Algerian capital moved swiftly to prevent a banned anti-government rally going ahead - making a number of arrests. Between 20 and…
View ArticleShocking footage of Albania unrest
Footage apparently showing security forces firing on anti-government demonstrators in the Albanian capital, Tirana, has been shown on Albanian…
View ArticleCavaco Silva set fair for Portuguese poll
Portugal goes to the polls today in a presidential election that looks set to keep incumbent Anibal Cavaco Silva in power. Latest figures give…
View ArticleTunisian government pledges fail to stop protests
The Tunisian government's promises of a break with the past look to have fallen on deaf ears this weekend. A union-backed march called the…
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