Greece is planning to build a 206-kilometer-long fence on its border with Turkey to keep out illegal immigrants trying to cross into Greek territory, a minister has said.
Greek Cyprus to use Turkey’s EU bid to pressure Ankara
The Greek Cypriot administration’s strategy to find a resolution to the decades-old partition of the divided island of Cyprus includes using Turkey’s European Union membership process as a tool to pressure Ankara, Greek Cypriot leader Dimitris Christofias has said.
Abu Dhabi weather project 'creates man-made rainstorms'
A secret £7 million weather project in Abu Dhabi has resulted in dozens of man-made rainstorms, according to reports.
Australia warned flood problems could drag on a month
Emergency service in northeast Australia were preparing on Monday to battle huge flooding that has left at least one person dead, amid warnings the worst of the devastation is not over.
Arizona sheriff introduces all female chain gang
A dozen women clad in black and white striped uniforms trudge across the barren earth of Arizona, their ankles clanking as they move in heavy iron chai
Emirates asked U.S. to help find killers of Hamas weapons dealer
Documents made public recently show the United Arab Emirates sought U.S. government help in tracing prepaid credit cards used by those linked to the assassination of a Hamas arms dealer last year.
2011’s ambassadors conference to open in Ankara today
Turkey’s ambassadors serving abroad and at Foreign Ministry headquarters will gather today for the opening of a week-long brainstorming session to discuss the foreign policy goals of the country.
Arnold Schwarzenegger leaves public office: his final address
Hollywood actor leaves role as Governor of California with approval rating of just 22pc and a tripled $28 billion budget deficit.
UN points to Ivory Coast killings
The UN official investigating alleged abuses in Ivory Coast after a disputed election says he has evidence of extra-judicial killings.
Egyptian Copts clash with police
Egyptian Coptic Christians angered by a deadly bombing at a church in Alexandria clash with police for a second day.
Free schools not wanted, NUT says
Teachers' leaders say a survey shows that new free schools being opened in England are not wanted or needed.
Syrian gambling makes a comeback
First casino to open for 25 years celebrates its first week in business
Its Workers Aging, Japan Turns Away Immigrants
Japan faces an imminent labor shortage as its population ages, but it has done little to open itself to immigration
Dramatic spike in gas prices forecasted
Oil and gasoline prices have risen to their highest levels in two years, and analysts say prices could shoot up dramatically this year as the thirst for fuel grows in the U.S. and around the world.
Why 2011 is a year of substantial economic risks
Algeria: $ 5 billion projects to boost industry
The Algerian government will implement a $ 5 billion program to boost the industry sector, a senior official told local press
Never mind the lackluster economy, the huge trade deficit or the government's piles of debt: The U.S. dollar is still expected to outperform most of the world's major currencies next year.
Russian 2010 oil output hits post-Soviet record
Russian oil output rose by 2.2 percent in 2010 to a record 10.1 million barrels per day (505.193 million tonnes) as higher prices prompted the world's top oil exporter to ramp up production at its greenfield sites.
VAT will hit families - Miliband
Labour leader Ed Miliband is to warn the planned rise in VAT is the "wrong tax, at the wrong time", estimating it will cost the average family £7.50 a week.
China's last factory in home of silk shuts down
The last silk factory in Jili, a small village outside Shanghai celebrated in Victorian times as the home of Chinese silk, has shut down.
A Triage to Save the Ruins of Babylon
Archaeologists and preservationists are turning to Babylon and other ancient sites in Iraq to combat any further deterioration.
Car license plate restrictions cause application frenzy
The capital's transport authorities said they received three times the monthly quota for new car license plate applications in the first two days of the year, as the city has adopted measures restricting plate issuances to ease traffic.
Robin Hood 'based on William Wallace'
Robin Hood, the archetypal English hero, may actually have been Scottish, according to new research
Stalin statue blown up in Ukraine
Extremists blew up a controversial monument to Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin on New Year's night in southeastern Ukraine in an "act of terror", the local Communist Party said on Saturday. The bust in the city of Zaporizhia, unveiled this May, caused a heated controversy in Ukraine which is still split between its nationalist west and the more Russian orientated east which fondly remembers the Sovie
110-year-old man finds 82-year-old willing to be his wife
A 110-year-old Malaysian man who has been looking for a wife said he was ready to marry again after an 82-year-old woman responded to his call for a bride.
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