Scantily-clad showgirls have long been a feature of Italian television, but the new head of Italy’s public service broadcaster RAI wants to project a more
Chancellor Angela Merkel has warned that the German economic climate in 2013 will be “even more difficult”. In her new year message, she also cautioned
A series of hard-hitting government adverts featuring people smoking cigarettes with a tumour growing from the end is being launched in England. The ads will
At Friday prayers and across Athens, Muslims gather in underground, cramped prayer rooms. The makeshift facilities are illegal but this huge community faces no other
(Reuters) – President Vladimir Putin signaled on Thursday he would sign into law a bill barring Americans from adopting Russian children and sought to forestall
(Reuters) – Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovich on Monday named Serhiy Arbuzov – who has until now run the central bank – first deputy prime minister
(Reuters) – Russia plunged back into the disputes over energy with Ukraine and Belarus that have repeatedly disrupted oil and gas supplies to European Union countries, and
Wikileaks founder Julian Assange said his work “will not be cowed,” as he promised the whistle-blowing site would release a million more documents. In a