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Iraq’s leadership was under increased pressure Wednesday to form a new government to deal with a Sunni militant onslaught that has threatened to tear the country apart, after parliament’s first session ended in disarray. Following a break called to calm

Health ministers from across western Africa will meet on Wednesday to plan “drastic action” against the deadliest ever Ebola epidemic as dozens of new cases continue to emerge. There have been 759 confirmed or suspected cases of the haemorrhagic fever

British MPs and peers have lobbying for Britain to create business links with Iran, according to the Wall Street Journal. Former Foreign Secretary Jack Straw, Conservative MP Ben Wallace and former Chancellor Lord (Norman) Lamont have criticised U.S. sanctions against

The National Health Service (NHS) – the “envy of the world” or a study in neo Marxism, depending on your point of view – continues to please and disappoint in equal measures. Paid for out of taxation and free at

Thousands of patients have died needlessly because doctors and the public are too reluctant to accept that Britain’s National Health Service (NHS) needs to change, according to one of the country’s top doctors. Keith Willett, national director for acute episodes

The attempt by Conservative MEP Sajjad Karim to gain support in his unlikely bid to be president of the European Parliament – the German socialist Martin Schultz was re-elected today by MEPs with 409 votes of the 723 cast –

Drug dealers on the holiday island of Ibiza are using tourists as guinea pigs to test new synthetic drugs before they are marketed across Europe, according to the Daily Express.  Detectives in the resort of San Antonio are desperately trying

A coach driver found an illegal immigrant clinging to the bottom of his vehicle as he took a group of schoolchildren home from a trip to Calais in France, the Evening Standard reports. The 16-year-old Sudanese boy was found after the

Britain must retain its status as a nuclear power to avoid risks posed by Russia, a powerful committee of Members of Parliament has said. The cross-party group has argued that without an investment in a new generation of at-sea nuclear

“One of the most loved, respected and enduring figures in British showbusiness”. That’s how Rolf Harris is described in an old publicity email I’ve found from 2009, announcing his appearance as guest host on Have I Got News For You.

The European Court of Human Rights on Tuesday upheld France’s controversial burqa ban, rejecting arguments that a 2010 law outlawing full-face veils breaches religious freedom. In a case brought by a 24-year-old French woman with the support of a British

In a grotesque parody of a ceremony of a nation state, yesterday the European Parliament opened the new session of the assembly with a flag-raising carried out by soldiers of the Eurocorps – sometimes known as the Eurokorps – a

In response to recent rocket barrages against Israel’s southern towns, the Israeli Air Force struck 34 targets in the Gaza Strip early Tuesday, carrying out “precision strikes” against Hamas and Islamic Jihad structures, reports The Times of Israel. Following some

Australia moved Tuesday to purge the memory of entertainer Rolf Harris after he was convicted on 12 counts of indecently assaulting girls, in case that caused widespread revulsion both in his homeland and adopted Britain. Australian-born Harris, 84, was found

NANTERRE, France (AP) — Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy has been detained and is reportedly being questioned by financial investigators in a corruption probe. A judicial official said Tuesday that Sarkozy is in custody in the Paris suburb of Nanterre.

Scottish voters are turning their backs on independence, with support for separation from the UK falling away. According to a new YouGov poll for the Times, support for a “yes” in September’s referendum has fallen three points to 39 percent,

The UK Independence Party’s new Members of the European Parliament have turned their backs on the official ceremonies of the opening of the European Parliament in Strasbourg, according to reports on social networking website Twitter. Most of the party’s 24

Details of the government’s “grand plan” to merge National Insurance (NI) and Income Tax were briefed out this weekend.  Yesterday, Downing Street played down the speculation, with the Prime Minister’s Official Spokesperson telling journalists the reports were “entirely news to

Google Ventures, the venture capital arm of search giant Google, will shortly open a London office. Its founding partners will be investors Peter Read and Tom Hulme, policy wonk Rohan Silva, product and marketing executive Eze Vidra and one other

Tuesday 1st July, US domestic car sales forecast at 5.6 million year on year: Although this represents a recovery from lows of around 3 million in 2008/9, this still appears to be part of a trend that is some way

There’s a lot that can be said of Ed Miliband’s Labour Party. One of those things is not, “Wow aren’t they like, super great at communications, messaging, and getting their ideas across in simple ways?” The party’s own dark Lord

JERUSALEM (AP) — At least 14 rockets launched from the Gaza Strip landed in southern Israel early Monday, the Israeli army said, the latest in an intensifying barrage from the Palestinian territory. The rocket fire caused shrapnel damage to two

ROME (AP) — The bodies of some 30 would-be migrants were found in in the hold of a packed smugglers’ boat making its way to Italy, the Italian navy said Monday. The boat was carrying nearly 600 people, and the