Egypt's former president has been found guilty of complicity in the deaths of protestors in last year's Arab Spring uprisings. The court has sentenced the 84 year old to life imprisonment.Crowds outside the courthouse greeted the news with enthusiasm…
Russia's failure to criticise military massacres in Syria could lead to civil war in the country, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has said. Kofi Annan's peace plan ceasefire lies in tatters with violations by government troops and it is reporte…
Egyptians queued for hours to cast their vote in the first truly free leadership election. With two days of voting, electors waited patiently for the opportunity to finally have a genuine say in who will rule Egypt. More than 53 million are eligible …
Francois Hollande has been sworn in as President of France and now begins negotiations with EU partners about the terms of the economic difficulties facing the 27 member countries. His victory was seen as a signal that France had rejected Nicolas Sar…
Greeks may have voted emphatically against the austerity measures that the EU has insisted upon, but after a week and at least 3 attempts, there is still no sign of a government being formed. A number of coalition permutations have been attempted but…
Amid the formal pomp and ceremony that accompanied Vladimir Putin's inauguration to his third term as Russian president, the streets were being kept clear of protestors, more than 100 were arrested and riot police kept the crowds under control. Under…
Jubilant crowds in Paris have greeted the news that Francois Hollande, the leader of the Socialist Party, has defeated Nicolas Sarkozy to become the new French President. Hollande has stated that the vote is a resounding blow against the austerity po…
Aung San Suu Kyi has taken the oath whereby she becomes a full member of Myanmar's parliament. Initially she had refused to swear allegiance using the word 'safeguard' the constitution, favouring instead the word 'respect'. However the intervention o…
Japan and the United States have agreed a reduction in troop numbers on Okinawa.The US presence will be reduced by around 50% with9000 Marines leaving the island to be redeployed to Guam, Hawaii and Darwin in Australia. The sheer volume of US armed p…
North Korea has threatened 'special actions' against the South Korean government and the South's President Lee. The threat detailed reducing Seoul, the capital of South Korea, to ashes in minutes in response to adverse comments made about the Pyongya…