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 ...
Europe Athletes arriving in London for Olympics With 11 days to go until the Olympic Games are to start, thousands of athletes and officials have begun arriving at London’s Heathrow airport, which is expecting its busiest day...
Worldwide Muslim protests at anti-Islam film escalate across the Islamic world Fresh protests, involving thousands of Muslims worldwide, are taking place over an amateur anti-Islam video produced by private citizens in t...
Cairo has so far been spared the same fate as Damascus, but sure enough, the sounds of fireworks and jubilant crowds that greeted the coup of July 3rd have now been replaced by the grimmer sounds of sirens and gunfire across E...
Europe Miliband to act against migrant workers Ed Miliband, leader of Britain’s Labour Party, has promised today to deter firms from employing foreign workers should he win a general election. He has said Labour “got it w...
Europe EU unveils vision for future of monetary union Ahead of Thursday’s EU summit, European authorities have released a document spelling out their vision for the future of monetary union. It includes the creation of a Eu...
Europe Mario Draghi to unveil bond-buying plan for the eurozone Mario Draghi, president of the European Central Bank, is expected to unveil details of a new bond-buying plan later today. The ECB is expected to help cut...
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...