POLITICS

Shock announcement points to rift at the heart of the European Union.

Latest electoral commission figures show Tories received £8m in last three months of 2014, to Labour's £7m

Israeli prime minister accused of exploiting terror attacks for political gain.

Hidalgo to invest €10bn in housing, prisons and schools in fight against fundamentalism.

Baroness Kinnock of Holyhead tells us why she'd replace dictators with primary school teachers.

IBTimes UK takes a look at this week's political news and Westminster gossip.

Former Thai PM Yingluck Shinawatra formally indicted over controversial rice subsidy scheme.

Obedience at heart of Lunar New Year message from Beijing place-man.

Footage was filmed for five days by the Ukrainian charity fund Army SOS.

Scores of foreign firms flock to India to tap lucrative defence market as Modi calls for 'Make in India' pledge.

Recall follows rift at Arab League meeting over Cairo's air strikes, while Egypt and Libya seek end to UN arms embargo.

Russian state television showed on 17 February a video claiming to be dozens of Ukrainian soldiers who surrendered to rebel forces in the besieged town of Debaltseve in Ukraine's east

I remain committed to stopping Lithuania's Neo-Nazis from rewriting history and warping truth of the Holocaust.

US state department announces new policy after two-year review

The internet has become the counter-terrorism frontline - and private firms must dig in to stop Brand Caliphate.

Iran, which is said to have backed the Houthi takeover, says it now wants to help resolve Yemeni crisis

Soldiers will guard sensitive sites and potential targets until at least June.

Exclusive: Ukip PPC Mark Taylor tells IBTimes UK that he wants party bosses to look into the rules.

Tsipras says sanctions are 'hypocritical' because they don't target Russian super rich with foreign assets.

Abubakar Shekau, said the group would target the country's election process scheduled for 28 March.

Prosecutor asks French court for acquittal of ex-IMF chief Strauss-Kahn on pimping charges

The UK's unemployment rate fell by 97,000 between October and December to 1.86 million.

The ICLGF says local government and the services it provides are on a cliff-edge.

The European Union still hopes a peace deal for Ukraine can work despite ongoing battles between pro-Russian rebels and government forces.

Caroline Flint claims Britain's energy market is 'broken' and 'radical action' is needed.

Narendra Modi inaugurates 10th edition of biennial event Aero India in south Indian city of Bangalore.

Human rights watchdog says group has tortured at least one opponent to death this month

Brazil President Dilma Rousseff faces renewed calls for impeachment over Petrobras scandal unfolds

Black Notebooks reveal German philosopher argued Jews were agents of own destruction