The problems in the bloc rumble on as electorates vote against austerity, forcing policymakers to consider measures that will stimulate growth and offset the harsher effects of deficit reduction policies
The race for the White House is under way as Barack Obama launches his re-election bid and Mitt Romney is close to sealing the Republican presidential nomination
Elections have failed to deliver a majority government, leaving the country on a knife edge and reviving fears that Athens will leave the single currency
Following a bitter campaign François Hollande has become the first Socialist for 17 years to occupy the Elysée palace - voters meanwhile face another trip to the polls as legislative elections loom on the horizon
MPs have accused Rupert Murdoch of ‘wilful blindness’ over his failure to investigate the scandal and News International executives of misleading parliament
Factional infighting at the helm of the Communist party has broken out into the open with the purging of Bo Xilai after his embroilment in a high-profile political scandal
The coalition partners have suffered a midterm drubbing at the hands of a disgruntled electorate in local elections that saw sweeping gains for Labour across England and Wales