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Former head of counter-terrorism office says criminal justice system ‘needs to look at itself’

The head of Italy's ruling 5-Star Movement said on Saturday the government should not sign off on a reform of the euro zone's bailout fund until plans for a wider banking union became clearer.

Asset managers worry about the blurred lines between private and public assets

Germany's Social Democrats (SPD) will on Saturday announce the winner of a party leadership ballot, whose first task will be to decide whether to quit the ruling coalition with Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservatives.

Opposition party struggles with anti-Semitism and a new poll suggests a comfortable majority for Conservatives

Animals need local cultural and economic value for conservationists to win arguments

The New Zealand government plans a significant increase in infrastructure spending, making use of low borrowing costs to "build" the country, Finance Minister Grant Robertson said on Saturday. Economic output of the Pacific country has been ebbing this year with activity in the service industries, construction, mining and manufacturing - main...

Factory activity in China unexpectedly returned to growth in November for the first time in seven months, as domestic demand picked up on Beijing's accelerated stimulus measures to steady growth.

Man shot after two killed and three seriously injured was wearing electronic monitoring tag  

Increase comes despite year of poor performances and strikes