US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is to wrap up a tour of eastern Europe and the Caucasus with a visit to Georgia. She has already visited Ukraine, Poland, Azerbaijan and Armenia on the five-day trip. Mrs Clinton will tell the government of Mikheil Saakashvili in Tbilisi that he still has US support. US has [...]
Bronislaw Komorowski, Poland’s acting president and the governing party candidate, has regained the advantage in a close presidential election. He now has 52.6%, with rival Jaroslaw Kaczynski on 47.4%, with 95% of votes counted. Full results are due later. Mr Kaczynski had initially accepted defeat, but Mr Komorowski’s camp remained cautious. Mr Kaczynski is the [...]
The Italian government is appealing to the European court of human rights to overturn a ban on classroom crucifixes. This case against crucifixes was brought by a woman who argued that her children had a right to a secular education under Italy’s constitution. Last year the court agreed with the mother, saying parents should be [...]
Greece says it will cover the extra costs for any tourists stranded in the country as a result of industrial action or natural disaster. The offer is part of an effort to improve Greece’s image, which has been damaged by strikes and protests over government austerity measures. Tourism generates almost 20% of the nation’s income, [...]
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has told Russia’s state-controlled gas monopoly Gazprom to cut supplies to neighbour Belarus over its debt. Last week, Mr Medvedev warned Belarus that unless it paid off its gas debts within five days, it would face cuts. Gazprom says Belarus owes about $200m (£134m; 160m euros) after failing to pay increased [...]
Mr Brown says he resigns immediately as Labour leader and thanks his staff who have been “brilliant servants for the country”. He praises his wife and sons. “Thank you and goodbye” are his parting words. The PM takes his children and wife to the waiting car after posing for photographs. Mr Brown is now on [...]
England’s World Cup base in South Africa is “the best facility any of the nations have got”, according to former England manager Glenn Hoddle. The Spurs legend visited the Bafokeng Sports Campus earlier this month and was hugely impressed with the venue. “It’s great. It really is a top quality training camp,” he told BBC [...]
