Europe EU closer to banking union with new deal Finance ministers at the European Union (EU) have reached a landmark deal that will see the European Central Bank (ECB) become the region’s top banking supervisor. The deal mean...
Europe Italy try 22 CIA Agents on kidnap charges Italy’s highest court of appeal has found 23 Americans, all bar one being CIA agents, guilty of kidnapping Abu Omar, an Egyptian cleric, in Milan in 2003. The prosecution alleg...
Middle East Peace-talks halted between Israel and Palestine A dispute has halted talks between Israel and Palestine. Israeli authorities are due to construct over 4,000 homes on occupied land in the West bank and East Jerusalem...
Asia North Korea refuses aid from South North Korea has refused to accept food aid from Seoul just weeks after Pyongyang appealed to the United Nations for aid following a series of heavy flooding. It highlights the tensions be...
Middle East & Africa Syria army sparks further conflict in Aleppo The United States (US) has expressed grave concern over the Syrian army’s assault on the rebel stronghold Aleppo, Syria’s second city. The US state dep...
North America Employment figures leave mixed signals for United States Employment figures can today boast that 171,000 new jobs were created in the United States last month. The figure however, which was more than expected, was...
Africa Uganda: Death penalty removed from Anti-Homosexuality Bill Members of the Ugandan Parliament have decided against the death penalty for homosexuals. The Ugandan government is due to pass the Anti-Homosexuality Bill befor...
Europe Proposals for lobbyist register in the UK A group of MPs have called for a legally binding interests register for all organizations that relate to and with Westminster. Currently there is no statute that makes it compuls...
Asia Japan inject ¥10.3 trillion to stimulate economy Japan’s government has released details of a 10.3 trillion Yen fiscal stimulus package. The package seeks to instigate an investment led recovery, directly through infras...