In Srebenica in 1995 more than 8,000 Bosnian Muslims were killed while between 25,000 and 30,000 were expelled by force. These atrocities were committed by units of the Army of Republika Srpska (VRS) under the command of General Ratko Mladic.
As the new E.U. laws on website cookies come into full swing the U.K. Government has released a statement outlining what the reforms mean for the general public.
Ratko Mladic was the Chief of Staff of the Bosnian Serb Army throughout the Bosnian war and the last of the three most wanted men from that period to be brought to justice.
In a statement today, the British Government confirmed a £2.1 million donation to the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp.
The Grimsovtn volcano is producing mostly steam rather than ash and activity should decline sharply within a few days.
As the two-day G8 summit is set to start today in Deauville, much hype has been made of the need for the group of states to discuss and decide new policies on matters including supporting new regimes in North Africa and the Middles East or reviewing Japan's nuclear crisis and discuss new policies regarding nuclear power.
Serbian police have arrested a man believed to be fugitive war crimes suspect Ratko Mladic, and Interior Ministry official has said.
France, which currently holds the rotating presidency for the Group of Eight and the G20 is hosting the annual G8 summit in Deauville on May 26 and 27. The meeting is due to focus on issues including the global economy, political and security issues such as drug trafficking and terrorism, exiting from Afghanistan, Iran's nuclear program, the Middle East and North Africa and Internet governance. Following the March 11 Japanese earthquake and tsunami that damaged the Fukushima nuclear plant, n...
Speaking at the e-G8 Internet forum in Paris, Twitter's head of operations in Europe Tony Wang, indicated that the company would be willing to hand over user information should it be "legally required" to do so.
The U.K. Business Secretary Vince Cable has warned that Britain could face the economic "hydrogen bomb" of a second financial emergency.
While Obama has spent the last days receiving and giving praises during his three-day state visit to the United kingdom, he will tomorrow fly to Deauville in France, accompanied by British Prime Minister David Cameron, where both leaders will attend the G8 summit.
The ash cloud from the eruption of Iceland's Grimsvotn volcano caused widespread disruption across Europe on Monday and Tuesday, with hundreds of flights grounded across Europe.
After bilateral talks and a much talked about barbecue, both held at Ten Downing Street, Barack Obama continued his three-day state visit to the United Kingdom with a joint press conference where he and British Prime Minister David Cameron answered questions posed by the press.
FIFA, football's governing body, has announced it is to investigate vice-president Jack Warner and presidential candidate Mohamed bin Hammam over bribery allegations.
After Obama's Middle East speech last week, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu swiftly drafted an official statement that was a first response to the U.S. President's demand to consider the 1967 border proposal as a starting point for negotiation. The tone was clear and firm, with Mr Netanyahu insisting on a common point Israel shares with the U.S.: national security is what is primordially leading the country's foreign policy.
Iceland's Grimsvotn volcano has sent thousands of tonnes of ash into the sky over the last few days, raising fears of a repeat of the travel chaos seen across northern Europe almost a year ago.
US President Barack Obama and British Prime Minister David Cameron are due to give a press conference outside 10 Downing Street.
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The Icelandic volcano which has caused disruption to northern European airspace has stopped emitting ash, weather and aviation officials said.
Barack Obama is currently holding talks with David Cameron in Downing Street, with the conflicts in Afghanistan and Libya expected to be high on the agenda of the bilateral talks that are expected to last about 90 minutes.
Iceland's Grimsvotn volcano has sent thousands of tonnes of ash into the sky over the last few days, raising fears of a repeat of the travel chaos seen across northern Europe almost a year ago.
After a much mediatised first day of his state visit, Obama will today address MPs and peers in Westminster Hall giving his visit a much more political twist. Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg will also attend the meeting, where the state of the global economy, counter-terrorism the Nato-led operation in Libya and on-going recent developments in the Middle East and North Africa and the conflict in Afghanistan are expected to be high on the agenda.
In 2009 Obama went on his first official visit to Europe with a planned In 2009 ObamaIa five-nation tour in which he was said to be determined to tackle almost every global problem. He came out of the G20 as victorious as he managed to broker a deal a deal at the G20 summit in London, which he has hailed as a "turning point" in the economic crisis. The negotiations were however tough as French PRESIDENT Nicolas Sarkozy threatened to walk out from what he said were "false compromises"...
BT Wholesale and Everything Everywhere today announced a new collaboration between the two companies to begin the first stages of next generation 4G high speed broadand trials in the U.K.
The Icelandic ash cloud left British airspace early on Wednesday morning according to the air traffic controller NATS.
It has recently been speculated that cancelling the £3 billion worth of contracts the NHS currently has active with the Computer Sciences Corporation, could cost more that simply letting the contracts run their course, leading to accusations that the U.K tax payer is being held hostage.
Ahead of the US president's visit in Europe a lot has been said about the implications of the trip on the U.S-E.U relationships. What seems to be a little bit confusing is however whether it is the president who hopes to reassure his counterparts on the strength and importance of their relationship or whether his counter-parts expect him to do so.
Ryanair has cancelled all flights to and from Scottish airports and been forced to back down over claims that the ash cloud has had no effect on its aircraft.
The ash cloud caused by the eruption of an Icelandic Volcano has become less intense and the worst of the outburst may be over, the Met Office has said.
Following the U.S. President's European trip, critics in the United States have claimed the president is using it as a way to deflect attention from the domestic issues that preoccupy Americans. For several months, Barack Obama's ratings on the economy have plummeted which, given that the 2012 election approaches, cannot be good news for the President.
Following the resignation of its Managing Director Dominique Strauss-Kahnafter his arrest for sexual assault last week in New York, the International Monetary Fund is now without a leader.In the next one to two month the international financial organisation has to appoint Strauss-Kahn replacement.
The race is on to find a replacement and while Europe has claimed the need for a European to be appointed, due to the difficult financial crisis affecting many of its member states, China, Russi...
