Elections

Eurosceptic party becomes official opposition in Lincolnshire while Tories lose two of seven councils.

Gareth Platt May 03, 2013

Ukip finishes second with 24% vote while Lib Dems down to seventh place as its candidate loses deposit.

Vasudevan Sridharan May 03, 2013

Giorgos Kaminis assaulted by reportedly armed neo-Nazi Golden Dawn lawmaker Giorgos Germenis.

Umberto Bacchi May 02, 2013

Nigel Farage's anti-EU party outstrips Liberal Democrats and is hot on Labour's heels in Comres poll.

Dominic Gover May 01, 2013

At Caracas' National Assembly lawmakers traded blows after a disputed vote won by Hugo Chavez's heir Nicolas Maduro.

Umberto Bacchi May 01, 2013

Leading academic on UK extremism warns of increasing danger of tit-for-tat violence between English Defence League and its opponents.

Shane Croucher Apr 30, 2013

Paul Nuttall MEP quizzed by IBTimes UK on Ukip policy and their hopes for the future.

Alfred Joyner Apr 30, 2013

Candidate now cleared by police after ruling he was victim of 'smear campaign'

Ewan Palmer Apr 30, 2013

Anti-gay comments by candidates raise more questions about Ukip on eve of poll.

Dominic Gover Apr 29, 2013

I was leaving Singapore which had been "home" for the previous 10 months and had asked the teller at the Hong Kong Shanghai Bank on Collyer Quay for the balance of my account in the form of a sterling draft. A little surprised, I was told that a manager would see me shortly and I was duly ushered into a rather plush interview room wondering what could possibly be amiss. My account was worth £360 in sterling which, using the retail price index, equates to £2,400 in 2013, so hardly a fortu...

Graeme Mackay Apr 29, 2013

Minister claims that suspect who wounded policemen outside PM's office was making 'tragic criminal gesture'.

Tom Porter Apr 28, 2013

Senior opposition politicians denounce Ukip ahead of next week's local elections, in which the Independence party is expected to make big gains.

Timur Moon Apr 28, 2013

Prominent dissident journalist claims feminist punk band 'was difficult to protect'

Gianluca Mezzofiore Apr 28, 2013

Bombs, allegedly planted by Pakistan Taliban, target secular political forces.

Vasudevan Sridharan Apr 28, 2013

Party 'lacks apparatus' to prevent infiltration by far-right extremists, Farage admits.

Timur Moon Apr 27, 2013

IB Times UK presenter Marverine Cole looks at the rise of the UK Independence Party.

Alfred Joyner Apr 26, 2013

William Hill and Ladbrokes name black comedy artist Shrigley favourite to win art prize.

Hannah Osborne Apr 26, 2013

Former East Sussex candidate claims online anti-Semitic comments made in her name were written by hacker.

Ewan Palmer Apr 26, 2013

Ukip candidate for East Sussex suspended over online comments about Jewish people and Holocaust.

Ewan Palmer Apr 25, 2013

Controversial bill forces NGOs to register as 'foreign agents' if they receive funds from abroad.

Gianluca Mezzofiore Apr 25, 2013

The nephew of Silvio Berlusconi's aide Gianni Letta, Enrico Letta is a skilled politician, a football fanatic and a humble man.

Umberto Bacchi Apr 24, 2013

Rights group claim Kremlin's legislative changes are worst since days of USSR.

Gianluca Mezzofiore Apr 24, 2013

Italian president Giorgio Napolitano gives mandate to nephew of Silvio Belusconi's aide Gianni Letta.

Umberto Bacchi Apr 24, 2013

Silvio Berlusconi welcomes 87-year-old Giorgio Napolitano's opening speech to parliament.

Umberto Bacchi Apr 22, 2013

Burmese officials and local Buddhists encouraged and participated in violence against Muslim minority

Gianluca Mezzofiore Apr 22, 2013

Giorgio Napolitano becomes first two-term president after weekend vote that could mark end of political gridlock.

Martin Baccardax Apr 22, 2013

Conservative cabinet minister predicts loss of 600 seats in forthcoming UK local council elections.

Timur Moon Apr 21, 2013

Musharraf's party says he surrendered and was not arrested.

Vasudevan Sridharan Apr 19, 2013

Opposition leader Henrique Capriles appeals for calm and says 'the government wants people to die'.

Umberto Bacchi Apr 17, 2013

Two bombs hit the Omar Bin Abdul-Aziz mosque in the town of Kanaan and a third device exploded in Baghdad

Umberto Bacchi Apr 12, 2013