Africa and Middle East Syria delegate walks out of Summit Syria’s delegate has walked out of a Non-aligned Movement summit after comments made by Egypt’s incumbent President, Mohammad Mursi. During the summit Mr Mursi told ...
Europe Rich should pay more tax – Nick Clegg Nick Clegg, the leader of Britain’s junior coalition party and deputy prime minister, has suggested in an interview with the Guardian newspaper that the rich should be asked t...
Europe German leaders dismiss call for Greek euro exit Leading figures in Germany’s centre-right government have criticised a conservative politician for suggesting that Greece will soon have to leave the eurozone. C...
Europe Anders Brevik considered sane and sentenced A unanimous decision by five judges has declared Anders Breivik sane after his attacks on a Christian youth camp in July 2011, which left 77 people dead and more than 240 wound...
Africa Memorials for miners begin across South Africa Memorial events are taking place across South Africa to remember the miners who were killed in the biggest clash of its kind since the apartheid years. The miners were strik...
Hooray! The IPF is 4 months old today! To celebrate we have the first ‘IPF Quarterly’ available to download now! The first issue is free (the next issue will be a pay what you can) and features a cross section of so...
Europe Greek PM: we need more time to make cuts Greece’s Prime Minister, Antonis Samaras, has called for more time to implement stringent spending cuts ahead of further talks on its latest bailout. Speaking to German...
Latin America Belize at risk of debt default Belize is in danger of defaulting on its national debt after it missed a $23m bond payment, which was due on Monday. The government has the rest of a 30-day grace period to ...
Europe Czech police charge man over “Breivik-style” plot Police in the Czech Republic have charged a 29-year-old man, suspected of planning attacks similar to those by Anders Behring Breivik in Norway, with unlawful ...