Europe 8.9% drop in UK university applications University applications from UK students for courses starting in the autumn have fallen by 8.9% on last year, according to figures from the universities and colleges admissions ser...
Europe Abu Hamza extradition decision welcomed by UK and USA The European Court of Human Rights yesterday denied radical cleric Abu Hamza al-Masri and four other terrorism suspects a final appeal against extradition to t...
Europe Germany ordered to boosts benefits to asylum seekers Germany’s Constitutional Court has ordered the country’s government to pay a 50% rise in benefits to asylum seekers, who have for two decades received less ...
A successful project at the Panna Tiger Reserve in Madhya Pradesh could see Unmanned Aerial Vehicles deployed at a national level for wildlife protection.
Politics Russia And China Strike Multi-Billion Gas Deal This week Gazprom signed a deal with China, which will see the company sell 38 billion cubic meters of gas to the energy-devouring Asian powerhouse. Although details have ...
Europe EU summit to discuss direct recapitalisation of Spanish banks Spain’s Economy Minister Luis de Guindos said today that direct recapitalisation of Spain’s banks using EU bailout funds will be discussed at the m...
Europe Spanish Prime Minister rejects bailout conditions Spain’s Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy, speaking in his first television interview since taking office, has said he will not accept outside conditions over a possi...
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 ECB bond-buying plan detailed Mario Draghi, president of the European Central Bank (ECB), revealed details of a new bond-buying plan intended to ease the eurozone debt crisis in a speech yesterday. He claimed th...