This week an earthquake has killed hundreds in south-eastern Turkey, in and around the Kurdish town of Van.
A 48-hour general strike saw the biggest turnout ever in every Greek city on Wednesday and Thursday of last week.
European leaders are panicking over the debt crisis that threatens the existence of the eurozone.
The first genuine elections in over 40 years were held in Tunisia this week. The electoral authorities say that some 90 percent of registered voters cast their vote.
The campaign to release south London IT worker Babar Ahmad is asking supporters to sign an e‑petition which demands he should be tried in Britain.
The government showed its weakness this week as David Cameron was bloodied by his own MPs over Europe.
Government spending on education is falling at the fastest rate since the 1950s, according to a new study.
Jurors at the Old Bailey will decide on Wednesday the fate of two student protesters.
David Cameron declared "all-out war on gang culture" after the August riots. But the latest government statistics show only 13 percent of those arrested were part of a gang.
The chair of the Royal College of GPs has laid into the money-grubbing logic behind the latest NHS reforms.
Around 100 protesters from UK Uncut and the Occupy London camp descended on the head office of Revenue and Customs (HMRC) on Monday of this week.
