What lies ahead for the world in 2017?

With 2016 officially behind us, let’s look forward and speculate about the events, people and issues that will shape 2017. >> RUSSIA’S GROWING INFLUENCE Russian leader Vladimir......

Portugal: A backdoor for Bangladeshis into EU

Bangladeshis say it is easier in Portugal to get Residency papers, which give them access to all EU countries, notes Sunanda K Datta-Ray. They call Portugal one of Europe's PIGS -- Portugal,......

These moving pictures on the refugee crisis won the Pulitzer award

The Pulitzer Prize is the highest award in newspaper and online journalism awarded each year in twenty-one categories. Two teams of photographers working for The New York Times and Reuters received......

Twitter, twitter on the wall: The best hashtags of 2015

'Tweeting' as the layman say is in. From gay rights to freedom of speech, this chirpy sounding word has become the lynchpin of the vocal, often youthful expression that speaks out on issues as......

EU calls on Greece to stick with reforms as PM quits

The new election, eight months after Tsipras swept to power on now-broken promises of ending lender-imposed austerity, injects renewed uncertainty into Greek policies. Image: Prime Minister Alexis......

S&P could upgrade Greece 'pretty quickly' if deal sticks

A key issue now for Kraemer and S&P is whether the Greek government can push the deal through parliament without losing its majority, a move that would force it to either step aside or reshape. A......

Euro zone investment horizon cloudier, even with Greek deal

Europe's discordant leaders snatched a deal on Monday that might just avert Greece's euro exit, but global investors' faith in the durability of the single currency has been tested yet again. ......

Euro zone clinches deal with Greece after all-night haggle

Image: Youths hold a placard that reads 'Do we stay in Euro?' during an anti-austerity protest in central Athens, Greece, July 12, 2015. Photograph: Yiannis Kourtoglou/Reuters EU officials said......

Countdown to Rio Games begins with Olympia torch lighting

Thursday's ceremony marks the 80-year anniversary since the relay, which did not exist in the ancient Greek Olympics, was introduced by the Nazi organisers of the 1936 Berlin Games IMAGE: The......