Warns against measures that could prolong, deepen current global downturn

Jaap de Hoop Scheffer says NATO cannot abandon Afghanistan, even though it presents challenges to NATO countries fighting there

Many experts say whether Tehran decides to curtail its nuclear weapons ambitions could hinge on how much pressure Russia exerts on Tehran

Closing this fall will cause disruption but may also curb spread of swine flu that killed 29 people this year in Britain

US vice president says Ukrainian democracy depends considerably on energy security

Ukrainian authorities have arrested a former senior Interior Ministry official for the murder of journalist Heorhiy Gongadze

US VP assures Georgia of 'unequivocal' support, says US will not abandon it

Gordon Brown has been on defensive amid growing political debate at home over rising death toll among British soldiers

Agreement reached after Poland offered plan to slash capacity at shipyard that gave birth in 1989 to Solidarity movement

The UNHCR estimated more than 220,000 people have fled Somalia's capital, Mogadishu since early May

Radical singer Alun Parry was on guitar as the audience queued up for Leonard Cohen outside the Liverpool Arena last night.

Following the announcement of a £15million plan to 'strengthen their borders', the British and French governments are in northern France and mass-deport hundreds of refugees stranded there. Reports from Calais say the French authorities are preparing for the destruction of

Anti-fur activists from across the North pay a visit to Cricket on Mathew St, Liverpool and meet a chilly reception

SAVE JOBS and save the planet!" That's the rallying cry from workers at Newport on the Isle of Wight who have occupied a wind turbine factory threatened with closure at the end of this month, with the loss of 600

Squatters have once again returned to the JB Spray Factory in Radford. The occupiers, a loosely formed collective currently going under the name "Squat Lobster," have been occupying the old lace factory since late May, and have been working on

Youngsters across the Borough looking for something to do this Summer break can still sign up for the many SMART activities on offer.

Music-lovers in Rugby are to be treated to an open-air recital later this month.

Figures secured by North East Fife MP Sir Menzies Campbell show that the number of people claiming unemployment in the constituency in June 2009 has risen 72% compared with the same period last year. Commenting on the figures, Sir Menzies

Alan Reid, Liberal Democrat MP for Argyll & Bute, condemned the Scottish Government for downgrading the Vale of Leven Hospital. The Scottish Government have removed anaesthetics cover from the Vale.

Borders MP Michael Moore has welcomed a personal assurance from the Transport Secretary, Lord Adonis, that rail services to and from Berwick-upon-Tweed on the East Coast Main Line will be sustained at current levels whilst the line is under state