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Talks to be held in Beijing and New Delhi. Talks in the coming days between the European Union's leadership and Manmohan Singh, India's prime minister, and Wen Jiabao,...

Diplomats fear nationalist backlash in Serbia. Serbia is expected to resume talks with Kosovo in Brussels next week in a bid to gain official recognition as a candidate for...

UN resolution calls for an end to violence and "Syrian-led transition". The EU has condemned Russia and China for vetoing a

India's refusal to condemn the Syrian regime is the latest example of how it differs from the EU on major international questions.

Compromise sought on how reference should be made to Kosovo in international meetings. Negotiators from Serbia and Kosovo are expected to meet in Brussels in the coming weeks...

Russia wants visa regime to be lifted automatically, EU member states remain sceptical. • EU-Ukraine association deal in the balance Dmitry Medvedev, Russia's president,...

Accepting a reduced global status requires a more confident US. At ‘Ground Zero' in lower Manhattan, two empty spaces will be filled by water cascades, memorialising in a...

The international community has shown this year how mass atrocities can be averted. Good news not only sells less well than bad news, but also often seems harder to believe....

Some the challenges facing Libya and the lessons of Iraq and Afghanistan for theinternational community. While NATO probably will not want to replicate its Libya...

The European press's focus today remains on the continuing hunt for Muammar Qaddafi, the deposed leader of Libya, and post-conflict plans. The hunt for Muammar Qaddafi, the...

Ashton co-ordinating response to Obama statement later today; diplomats in emergency meeting Friday.

More officials to have their assets frozen, while oil and banking sectors could be targeted later. The European Union is preparing tougher sanctions against the Syrian...

UN Security Council adopts statement condemning violence after months of silence. The European Union has welcomed a statement issued by the United Nations Security Council...

Spain's prime minister returns from holiday early, while Silvio Berlusconi seeks to allay market fears. Herman Van Rompuy, the president of the European Council, has called...

A round-up of the stories making news around Europe. The debt row in the US has ended after the House of Representatives voted overwhelmingly in favour of a deal to prevent...

Defence minister and four others subject to travel ban and asset freeze. The European Union has imposed sanctions on Syria's defence minister and the head of the country's...

Calls made for the EU to toughen sanctions and the UN to condemn Syria. Several member states have called for the EU to toughen sanctions against Syria following the Syrian...

Calls made for the UN to condemn violence in Syria. The EU has responded to the increasing violence in Syria by imposing asset freezes and travel bans against five more...

A round-up of the headlines making news around Europe. US President Barack Obama has announced a last-minute deal to raise the United States' borrowing limit, and urged...

Violence described as 'shocking and unacceptable'. The leaders of the member states on Friday condemned the “unacceptable and shocking violence” used by Syria's regime...