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Greek debt crisis: Will Europe austerity deal push young Greeks towards neo-Nazi Golden Dawn?
Former finance minister Yanis Varoufakis has blamed European powers for bolstering the far right.
Jul 14, 2015
Greek debt crisis: Greece takes axe to bloated pension system with retirement age hike to 67
Greece will now fall in line with Spain in raising its retirement age to 67.
Jul 10, 2015
Srebrenica massacre: Meet the Belgian prosecutor who wants to jail Ratko Mladic and Radovan Karadzic
Serge Brammertz is prosecutor for the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia.
Jul 10, 2015
Summer budget 2015 winners and losers: Bad for buy-to-let landlords and students, good for low paid and Nato
Welfare cuts came alongside an increase in wages for low-paid Britons.
Jul 08, 2015
7/7 London bombings: Why Al Qaeda failed to stage a repeat of the worst terrorist attack in Britain since Lockerbie
As Islamic State replaces Al Qaeda as terrorism's strongest force, the nature of the threat has changed.
Jul 07, 2015
Christians 'bathing in raw sewage' at Jesus Christ's baptism site in West Bank
A new report claims that the water at River Jordan baptism site is heavily polluted.
Jun 18, 2015
Charleston shooting: South Carolina has a chequered history of race relations
The Confederate flag still flies over government buildings in South Carolina
Jun 18, 2015
Isis: Worst refugee crisis in a generation as millions flee Islamic State in Iraq and Syria
One fifth of people living in northern Iraq's population are now refugees.
Jun 17, 2015
Isis: People trafficking, smuggling and punitive taxes boost Islamic State economy
Islamic State has had to become more creative with its financing as oil revenue declines.
Jun 16, 2015
Yemen: Who is the new leader of al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula Qasim al-Raymi?
Qassem al-Raymi has been linked to a number of high profile bombings both inside and outside of Yemen
Jun 16, 2015
Isis: What is the story behind the Islamic State one-fingered salute?
'The one' has now appeared in propaganda from Britain to Lebanon to Iraq.
Jun 15, 2015
Saudi Arabia: King Salman's vision is ultra conservative – and Saudis love him for it
Saudi Arabia's new king sees Islamic State as a bigger threat than Raif Badawi.
Jun 15, 2015
Omar al-Bashir failure yet another blow for 'toothless' International Criminal Court
The ICC has secured just two convictions in almost 20 years since it was set up in 1998.
Jun 15, 2015
Turkey elections: Where now for Abdullah Ocalan and the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK)?
Even as he pushes for peace with Turkey the PKK remain loyal to charismatic Kurdish leader.
Jun 12, 2015
Eleanor Hawkins and tourists in trouble: Sex on the beach, Mohammed the teddy-bear and Saudi home-brew
Eleanor Hawkins' naked antics on a mountain top are not the first time tourists have fallen foul of foreign cultural standards.
Jun 12, 2015
UK Isis jihadis: Who are the British fighters waging war in Iraq and Syria for Islamic State?
Hundreds of Britons have headed to the Middle East to fight for Isis and other radical groups
Jun 10, 2015
Aftab Bahadur execution: Pakistan hangs 'innocent' man after 23 years on death row
Bahadur was 15 when he was convicted of murder and claims to have been tortured
Jun 10, 2015
Eritrea: Prisons like 'Nazi concentration camps' in the North Korea of Africa says activist lawyer
Daniel Mekonnen says that he has received death threats for his work in Eritrean diaspora
Jun 09, 2015
Turkey: Who is 'Kurdish Obama' Selahattin Demirtas and what does he want?
Selahattin Demirtas's People's Democracy Party has taken 13% of the vote in Turkey's elections.
Jun 08, 2015
Isis: A year since Mosul fell Islamic State's hold on Iraq's second city is stronger than ever
The fall of the city was a crushing strategic blow to the Iraqi army and its allies.
Jun 05, 2015
Pakistan must show mercy to Aftab Bahadur Masih, set to die after two decades on death row
Convict has faced the death penalty for almost 23 years after his arrest at just 15
Jun 05, 2015
Yemen football team flees war by boat to make World Cup 2018 qualifier with North Korea
The national team will play its World Cup qualifiers in Qatar.
Jun 04, 2015
Isis declares war on Israel: Islamic State affiliate in Gaza Strip threatens 'worse is coming'
Islamic State's Sheikh Omar Hadeed Brigade in Quds warns that the battle against Israel has just begun.
Jun 04, 2015
Ukraine crisis: Who killed rebel leaders Alexei Mozgovoy and Alexandr 'Batman' Bednov?
Killings come as Russia appears to be taking a softer line on Ukraine
Jun 04, 2015
The oldest Isis jihadi: 80-year-old Chinese grandfather fights for Islamic State in Syria
Muhammed Amin moved to the self-declared Islamic Caliphate with his daughter, four grandsons and his wife
Jun 03, 2015
Exiled Muslim Brotherhood minister says liberals and Islamists are united against Egypt 'dictator' General Sisi
Yehia Hamed said that the Muslim Brotherhood made mistakes when it governed Egypt.
Jun 03, 2015
Sepp Blatter resigns: Could Qatar be stripped of the 2022 World Cup?
Doha is rapidly losing allies in Fifa as major figures fall
Jun 02, 2015
Sepp Blatter resigns: World responds as once-mighty Fifa chief stands down
Blatter's 'belated' departure welcomed in Britain but will be less so in Asia and South America.
Jun 02, 2015
Charles Kennedy: Baroness Shirley Williams pays tribute to 'lonely but brilliant' man
'An absolute tragedy that alcoholism got him,' says respected Liberal Democrat peer and friend of Charles Kennedy.
Jun 02, 2015
Fifa crisis: The nine officials wanted on corruption charges by US investigators named
Nine Fifa officials and five sports marketing bosses have been indicted by US federal investigators.
Jun 02, 2015
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