POLICE clashed with demonstrators and groups of looters in Athens overnight as the Greek government confronted a sixth day of protests over the police killing of a schoolboy
NORWAY today authorised its whalers to harpoon 885 minke whales in 2009, a quota sharply down from previous years in what animal rights activists saw as a sign of consumers` growing disinterest for whale meat
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has called for countries around the world to unite in finding a solution to climate change as they simultaneously battle the global economic crisis
RUSSIAN investigators said today they had opened a murder probe after the head of a Tajik man was found in a rubbish bin in central Moscow, a crime claimed by a racist group
A FIFTH day of running street battles between youths and police and a general strike plunged Greece into deeper turmoil today despite a vow by Prime Minister Costas Karamanlis to restore order
RIGHTS champions and diplomats gathered in Paris today to mark the 60th anniversary of the UN human rights declaration, arguing its ideals remain as relevant as ever six decades on from its adoption
