07/02/2012 | World

Greek parties delay bailout talks despite EU threats

Greek political parties delayed yet again making the tough choice of accepting painful reforms in return for a new international bailout to avoid a chaotic default, seemingly deaf to EU warnings that the euro zone can live without Athens.

07/02/2012 | World

Iran: US sanctions are a 'psychological warfare' and are 'doomed to fail'

Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesman today denounced as "an antagonistic move" a tightening of US sanctions targeting Tehran's central bank and giving US banks new powers to freeze Iranian government assets, adding the measure will have no impact.

07/02/2012 | World

Italy court extends house arrest for Concordia's captain

An Italian court ruled on Tuesday that Francesco Schettino, the captain of the cruise liner that ran aground and capsized off the island of Giglio, killing at least 17 people, must remain under house arrest.

07/02/2012 | World

Italy's Berlusconi to face trial for revealing confidential information

Silvio Berlusconi is to stand trial next month on charges of revealing confidential information in a case related to a 2005 banking scandal, the former prime minister's lawyer said today.

07/02/2012 | World

Opposition confirms attendance to CFK's meeting

As both PRO and Socialist parties will attend the Government House to listen to President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner's speech at 7pm, Radical Party members are divided as the head of the UCR's bloc in the Upper House Senator Luis Naidenoff rejected the invitation, while Ricardo Gil Lavedra and Mario Barleta confirmed their attendance.

07/02/2012 | World

Over 300 killed by European cold snap

The deadly cold snap that has gripped Europe for more than a week wrought more havoc across the continent, straining emergency services, grounding flights and pushing the death toll past 300.

07/02/2012 | World

Pop royalty to sing for British queen's jubilee

Music stars from every decade of Queen Elizabeth's 60-year reign, ranging from Shirley Bassey to Jessie J, will perform at a concert outside Buckingham Palace in June to celebrate the British monarch's diamond jubilee.

07/02/2012 | World

Prince Charles leads Dickens anniversary celebrations in England

07/02/2012 | World

UK won't decide on F-35 fighter numbers till 2015

The UK has deferred to 2015 a firm commitment on how many Lockheed Martin Corp F-35 Joint Strike Fighter jets it will buy, adding to uncertainties over the multinational programme which has recently been questioned in the US Congress.

06/02/2012 | World

Children among seven dead as quake hits Philippines

A magnitude 6.7 earthquake off the central Philippine island of Negros killed at least seven people today, including two children, with government offices and schools ordered to close after at least 40 aftershocks.