China tightens internet controls
China tightens controls on internet use, requiring anyone who wants to set up a website to meet regulators and produce ID documents.
European think-tanks call for new beginning in EU development policy
Leading European think-tanks propose new approaches in development policy to cope with future challenges. The EU should take on more prominent role in the area, argue this week's commenators Sven Grimm and Simon Maxwell.
Concern at Karzai poll power grab
Western diplomats express deep concern at a decree by Afghan President Hamid Karzai giving him control of the election watchdog.
EU condemns Dubai passport plot
European Union foreign ministers condemn the use of forged passports in the assassination of a top Palestinian militant.
German authorities arrest suspected Islamist fundraisers
Two men and a woman, all German citizens, have been arrested for allegedly sending money to the Islamic Jihad Union. The organization is alleged to have planned attacks on German targets.
EU condemns Dubai passport plot
European Union foreign ministers condemn the use of forged passports in the assassination of a top Palestinian militant.
Operation Moshtarak: Which way the war in Afghanistan?
Over a week into the joint allied offensive in Helmand province, NATO commanders have been cautioning that the true success of the mission cannot be fully gauged for months to come and indeed possibly beyond that.
Iran warning over 'Persian Gulf'
Iran says airlines will be banned from flying into its airspace unless they use the term "Persian Gulf" on in-flight monitors.
|
|
