Tuesday, 09 June 2015 01:00
Germany: G7- Merkel and Obama and Russia sanctions
The US and German leaders say sanctions on Russia must stay until it implements a deal to end fighting in Ukraine. President Barack Obama and Chancellor Angela Merkel held talks as the G7 summit of economic…
Tuesday, 09 June 2015 01:00
Gibraltar: 300-year-old tradition of military governors could end
Britain's failure to tackle Spanish aggression over Gibraltar has sparked the shock resignation of the governor of the Rock. Lieutenant General Sir James Dutton took the unprecedented step of quitting the overseas territory after less than…
Tuesday, 09 June 2015 01:00
Greece: Leaders lash out as tempers fray
As talks between Greece and its creditors drag on and pressure mounts on both sides to find a deal, relations between Athens and its European partners are getting worse. Tensions over reforms-for-aid negotiations came to a…
Tuesday, 09 June 2015 01:00
Holy See (Vatican City State): Pope against computers in children's bedrooms
Pope Francis has warned of the dangers of allowing children to have computers in their bedrooms, saying it can lead to them watching pornography. He approved of parents putting them in a communal room in the…
Tuesday, 09 June 2015 01:00
Hungary: Europe losing Christian identity
Hungary's prime minister Victor Orban, who has expressed fears that migration will undermine Europe's Christian identity, told Egypt's visiting president on Friday that he nonetheless respects Islam ‘as one of the great intellectual and spiritual creations…
Tuesday, 09 June 2015 01:00
Iceland: Icelanders have started worshipping Norse gods again
Icelanders will soon be able to publicly worship at a shrine to Thor, Odin and Frigg with construction already started in February on the island's first major temple to the Norse gods since the Viking age.…