Forza Italia, the football-based name of former premier Silvio Berlusconi's old party can be translated as "Forward Italy." But the country's three-time prime minister seems more interested in moving backward…
As the eurozone's weakest members crawl out of their longest recession in modern history, their prospects of recovery are weighed down by a crushing mountain of debt far heavier than…
German Chancellor Angela Merkel is rarely the darling of European summits, not least due to her tough stance on economic austerity. But that changed this week when she emerged as…
Every morning, tens of thousands of Bangkok's most rushed, reckless or cash-strapped commuters hop onto its "khlong" boats - plying the main canal in a speedy, if not fragrant, bid…
The late Erich Priebke, a former Nazi officer who took part in Italy's worst wartime atrocity, should be buried in his native Germany, the leader of the Jewish community in…
The budget stand-off in the United States could not have come at a worse time for the fragile global economy, with the deepening political crisis in Washington threatening to dash…
If there is one thing everybody in Europe agrees on after the deaths of around 200 migrants off the Italian coast last week, it is that something needs to be…
Tourists across the United States were turned away from some of the most popular attractions the country has to offer - museums, parks and historical sights forced to shut down…
No other topic is of interest for Kabul’s chattering classes these days than the upcoming presidential election. The making and breaking of political and electoral alliances, the likely candidates and…
“There is now a rising worldwide demand that policy be more closely aligned with what really matters to people, as they themselves characterise their well-being”, said Professor Jeffrey D Sachs…
