EU members, with the exception of the UK and the Czech Republic, have signed up to a new treaty enshrining tougher spending rules to help underpin the euro
The brutal crackdown by the Damascus regime in response to the popular revolt engulfing the country is continuing apace despite the presence of Arab League monitors
After a series of losses to Rick Santorum, victory in the Maine caucus has restored momentum to Mitt Romney’s bid for the Republican presidential nomination
The country’s newly-elected parliament with Islamists occupying two-thirds of the seats has the task of drafting a new constitution before June’s presidential election
Against a backdrop of violent street protests the Greek parliament has approved a new austerity package, clearing the way for a second €130bn bail-out for Athens
Allen Stanford, the Texan businessman, is standing trial accused of orchestrating a $7bn Ponzi scheme over a ten-year period that has left more than 20,000 investors stranded