PA: Europe
Thursday, 05 February 2015 00:00
Ukraine: Rebel attacks on city of Mariupol condemned by the UN
Russia's end goal remains the same: to seize more territory and move the line of Russian-controlled territory deeper and deeper into Ukraine. The US and Russia remain as far apart as ever over who is to…
Saturday, 24 January 2015 00:00
EU pledges better cooperation with Muslim countries in the fight against terror
‘The threat is not only the one we faced in Paris, but also spreading in many parts of the world, starting in Muslim countries. We need to share information more. We need to cooperate more. We…
Saturday, 24 January 2015 00:00
Anti-Semitism on the rise
Middle East expert Pinchas Inbari writes that he has met with several senior European officials who said they see the Israeli-Palestine issue as the most pressing matter for Europe. The logic goes like this: The problem…
Saturday, 24 January 2015 00:00
EU pledges better cooperation with Muslim countries in the fight against terror
‘The threat is not only the one we faced in Paris, but also spreading in many parts of the world, starting in Muslim countries. We need to share information more. We need to cooperate more. We…
Thursday, 15 January 2015 00:00
German leaders attend Muslim community rally
German Chancellor Angela Merkel and President Joachim Gauck have attended a Berlin vigil organised by Muslim groups to promote tolerance and religious freedom in the country. Organisers say the event aimed to condemn the Paris attacks…
Thursday, 15 January 2015 00:00
Russia faces wave of bankruptcies if interest rates don't fall
The pressure is building on Vladimir Putin: Russia will be hit by a wave of bankruptcies unless it cuts interest rates very soon, a top financial official warned Monday. Anatoly Aksakov, president of Russia's regional banking…