POLITICS

Former Italian PM denies paying cash 'and other benefits' to bunga-bunga women to give false evidence.

US Department of Justice said in court filing that USIS defrauded country of millions of dollars.

Kim Jong-un visits key military installations ahead of US-South Korea joint drill.

Protesters in central Kiev used blazing tyres and rubble to rebuild barricades close to government buildings and parliament early on Thursday (January 23), following the deaths of at least three protesters - two of them from gunshot wounds - the previous day.

Best photos of the day: 23 January 2014

Violent clashes between police and protesters is leading Ukraine towards civil war.

Our digest of the hottest news trends for 23 January 2014.

Opposition issues 24-hour ultimatum to President Viktor Yanukovych to call for snap elections.

Assad regime and opposition wrangle ahead of peace talks but UN special envoy Lakhdar Brahimi holds out hope.

Party removes membership of Portsmouth South MP after complaint against him is leaked.

Lord Rennard 'sex pest' claims follows Thorpe, Ashdown, Kennedy and Smith in Lib Dem scandal spotlight.

Ethnic conflict in Central African Republic pushes country to verge of genocide.

IBTimes talks to Bite The Ballot and the British Youth Council about the lack of young voters.

As world leaders meet to discuss the future of Syria, the prospects of success are low.

Reuters photographer Gleb Garanich captured riot policemen preparing and throwing a Molotov cocktail during clashes with pro-European protesters in Kiev.

Liberal Democrat leader says he has "been too busy" to watch controversial Channel 4 show.

World leaders meet in Switzerland to find a solution to three-year conflict in Syria.

Peace talks get off to poor start with row between UN boss and Syrian minister over speech time limit.

Party leader sidesteps warnings of Lib Dem bloodbath and sticks with Rennard ultimatum.

25 powerful photographs of the conflict in Syria.

We were harassed, we were beaten, they were having long sticks, a Ugandan woman said.

New clashes broke out between Ukrainian police and protesters in Kiev on Wednesday (January 22) morning, with protesters saying one demonstrator was shot dead by police.

Worries over Arena da Baixada in southern Brazil sharpen ahead of World Cup.

As diplomats meet for Syria peace talks in Geneva, IBTimes UK looks at the main key events of the conflict

Best photos of the day: 22 January 2014

January 22, 2014: The news in brief

Protests in Ukraine become more violent as two people have reportedly been shot dead by police.

The leader of a pro-government faction shot at in what is termed as a political attack.

Treasury minister says Tories dwell too much on the negative and not enough on a positive message.