Lampedusa ‘reminds Europe of need to revisit asylum and migration measures’
EU fundamental rights agency: member states must ‘pull together to offer support to countries most affected by arrivals’
EU fundamental rights agency: member states must ‘pull...
Charges mulled for captain in Lampedusa crash as death toll hits 231
35-year-old ship captain Kaled Bensalam, of Tunisia, detained and investigated...
35-year-old ship captain Kaled Bensalam, of Tunisia,...
Watered down tobacco directive approved by MEPs
MEPs approve report on Tobbaco Products Directive, however a number of European...
MEPs approve report on Tobbaco Products Directive, however...
Protestors clash with police in Brazil
Demonstrations for an increase in teachers’ wages end in violence
Demonstrations for an increase in teachers’ wages end in...
Malmström proposes Med-wide search and rescue mission for migrant boats
The European Commission has urged the European Union to launch a Mediterranean-wide search and rescue mission to intercept migrant boats.
The European Commission has urged the European Union to...
Greens accuse EPP of ‘doing tobacco lobby’s work to stub out ambitious rules’
Greens express regret at watered-down Tobacco Products Directive proposal voted for by MEPs
Greens express regret at watered-down Tobacco Products...
IMF cuts global economic growth forecasts
IMF cuts global economic growth forecasts for this year and 2014, half-yearly...
IMF cuts global economic growth forecasts for this year and...
Putin launches Olympic torch relay for Sochi Games
Russian President Vladimir Putin has taken part in a ceremony in Moscow to...
Russian President Vladimir Putin has taken part in a...
German ‘embassy guard shot dead’ in Yemen
A German embassy employee in Yemen has been shot dead, reports say.
A German embassy employee in Yemen has been shot dead,...
Lampedusa boat disaster: divers recover more bodies
Divers in Italy have been recovering more bodies from the boat of African...
Divers in Italy have been recovering more bodies from the...
Italy grants citizenship to Lampedusa dead
Letta’s response: hundreds who lost their lives off Lampedusa are Italian...
Letta’s response: hundreds who lost their lives off...
UN expert restates call on EU states to prioritise migrants’ human rights
‘If countries continue to criminalise irregular migration, without adopting new legal channels for migration, number of migrants risking lives over perilous...
‘If countries continue to criminalise irregular...
Twitter launches into the stock market scene
Twitter's filing in the stock market is seen as a move towards improving...
Twitter's filing in the stock market is seen as a move...
51 dead and over 100 injured in Iraq
More violence erupted across Iraq's capital city Bagdad leaving 51 dead and more than 100 injured.
More violence erupted across Iraq's capital city Bagdad...
Two Canadian hostages released
Egyptian authorities release two canadian hostages after holding them without charges for seven weeks.
Egyptian authorities release two canadian hostages after...
US Special Forces hit foreign terrorists
US SPecial Forces held two raids in Libya and Somalia against terrorist cells in the two countries.
US SPecial Forces held two raids in Libya and Somalia...
Berlusconi edges towards expulsion
A cross-party committee of the Italian Senate recommends the expulsion from the chamber of Silvio Berlusconi over his conviction for tax fraud.
A cross-party committee of the Italian Senate recommends...
Assad says Turkey will pay for backing rebels
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad tells Turkey it will pay a heavy price for...
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad tells Turkey it will pay a...