Voters in Egypt face a critical choice in the second round of presidential elections on 16 and 17 June. On the ballot paper will be Ahmed Shafiq, candidate of the army and supporters of Hosni Mubarak’s old regime, and Mohamed Mursi, a leading figure of the Muslim Brotherhood.
Up to 30,000 teachers struck in the Australian state of Victoria on Wednesday of last week in what looks set to be a long-running battle over pay.
The Israeli government has begun rounding up migrants in order to forcibly deport them.
The Greek election campaign entered its final week with two important events overshadowing the strategies of the old ruling parties.
After years of house arrest, Burmese opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi’s first foreign visit was to neighbouring Thailand.
Tensions are growing on the streets of Greece ahead of fresh elections on Sunday.
The massacre in Houla has re-ignited calls for outside military intervention in Syria. Britain’s foreign secretary William Hague warned the "military option" is on the table. His warning comes alongside the expulsion of Syria diplomats from most western capitals following the massacre by Syrian regime militia in the village of Houla.
Three days of US drone attacks in north west Pakistan have left at least 27 dead.
The biggest danger of a sectarian "spillover" is in Lebanon. There have been sectarian clashes in the northern Lebanese city of Tripoli, close to the border with Syria’s restive cities of Homs and Hama.
A referendum in Ireland to decide whether to support a European Union (EU) treaty to cut public spending has returned a yes vote by 60 percent to 40 percent. But the campaign for the treaty only won through fear and bullying—with the only enthusiasm coming from government parties and the bosses.
Spain’s rulers are in a panic as economic indicators point to a Greek-style collapse of the economy.
