Europe German law to explicitly legalise circumcision The German government is to present new legislation intended to end a legal dispute over the religious tradition of circumcision. In June this year, a regional cour...
North America US scientists aim to make human sperm from stem cells US researchers say they will redouble their efforts to create human sperm from stem cells following the success of a Japanese study involving mice. ...
[twitter style=”horizontal” source=”intlpolitical” float=”left”] [fbshare type=”button” float=”left”] “Europe can’t close its eyes to the danger of our time”, Ko...
During a February edition of the popular British TV programme ‘Question Time’ which sees members of the public pose questions to politicians, something quite remarkable took place. A Jewish contingent in the audience deliv...
Africa Clinton to focus on Mali crisis in Algeria visit US Secretary of State Hilary Clinton is visiting Algeria to discuss the growing threat posed by militant Islamists in neighbouring Mali, US officials say. Earlier thi...
Europe Germany’s AAA credit rating on negative watch The credit ratings agency Moody’s has changed its outlook for Germany’s AAA credit rating to negative, the first step towards a possible downgrade. Moody’s s...
With the start of the New Year, organizations often take the opportunity to publish outlooks on the upcoming year. Some take this very seriously and predict tech inventions even further into the future. BBC Future has released ...
Europe Hollande: new bank deal eases Eurozone strains The French President, Francois Hollande, has said that a new deal to build a banking union next year will assist the Eurozone’s fusion and ease economic fragmentation. T...