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Europe's leaders have chosen two competent but dull technocrats to be the EU's first president and foreign minister. The uninspired choice shows the determination of national leaders to hold on to power -- and the limits of...
Incumbent Nicolas Sarkozy leads a list of potential presidential hopefuls in France, according to a poll by Ifop published in Valeurs Actuelles. 28 per cent of respondents would to re-elect Sarkozy in 2012.
Venezuelan president courts outrage with praise for Carlos, Mugabe and Amin at gathering of leftist political parties Hugo Chávez has defended the jailed Venezuelan terrorist Carlos the Jackal as a freedom fighter and said his...
Disillusionment with Woodrow Wilson changed the American Left forever. The progressives, led by President Woodrow Wilson, placed their faith in reason and the better nature of the American people. One strand of progressives...
Ipsos Reid calls it a political pincer attack after its national poll puts the Nerw Democratic Party up to 19 per cent of public support, with the Liberals falling to 24 per cent. The Conservatives have 37 per cent.
22/11/2009New EU president urged to clarify views on Turkey's future The EU Greens support Turkish entry in the EU though accession negotiations are moving at glacial pace. Brussels -- The EU parliament's Green party on Friday...
For a nation not particularly known for its moral qualms - it once hailed a head-butting footballer as a hero - the French feel surprisingly chastened about their questionable qualification for next year's World Cup. Reactions...
A sweeping telecom reform package finally cleared the European Parliament, but members abandoned a bid to declare Internet access a fundamental right Early Thursday morning the European Parliament and EU member states finally...
In "The Anti-Communist Manifestos," John V. Fleming writes a history of four books that transformed world history by telling the grim story of communism. "The Anti-Communist Manifestos: Four Books That Shaped the Cold War" by...
Gordon Brown has been accused of putting Britain's economic interest at risk by accepting the "wrong" European Union job. By James Kirkup and Bruno Waterfield in Brussels Baroness Ashton Photo: JEFF GILBERT Critics said he had...
