Monday, January 2, 2012

Hungarian democracy 'reformed'

Hungarian democracy 'reformed'


Hungarian democracy 'reformed'

Posted: 02 Jan 2012 10:07 AM PST

Hungary under Prime Minister Viktor Orban has brought in a new constitution in spite of strong criticism from the opposition at home and from other…

Iran flexes maritime muscles over sanctions

Posted: 02 Jan 2012 09:54 AM PST

Iran's testing of long range missiles and a veiled threat to close access to the Persian Gulf have ratcheted up tensions with the West. The Islamic…

Syrian military in retreat, says Arab League Chief

Posted: 02 Jan 2012 09:33 AM PST

The Secretary General of the Arab League said on Monday that the Syrian military has withdrawn from residential areas and is on the outskirts of the…

German president sparks anger over paper threat

Posted: 02 Jan 2012 09:03 AM PST

Germany's president is under fire for allegedly threatening journalists not to publish a damaging story about his private home loan deal.…

Haniyeh visit strengthens Hamas ties with Turkey

Posted: 02 Jan 2012 08:03 AM PST

Turkey's relations with Gaza's Hamas leadership have grown closer with a visit by the Palestinian territory's prime minister Ismail Haniyeh. In…

Fears for Iraq's minority Christians

Posted: 02 Jan 2012 07:13 AM PST

The number of Christians in Iraq has more than halved since Saddam Hussein was toppled in 2003, according to UN figures. The amount is now down to…

New Tunisia President on state visit to Libya

Posted: 02 Jan 2012 07:03 AM PST

The new leaders of two of the countries most affected by last year's Arab Spring met for the first time on Monday since taking office. Tunisian…

Coastal pollution fears after Nigeria oil spill

Posted: 02 Jan 2012 06:13 AM PST

Those living along Nigeria's coastline said on Monday that officials are not doing enough to clean up last month's deep sea oil spill. Thirteen…

Ailing Mubarak back in court

Posted: 02 Jan 2012 05:07 AM PST

The former Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak has been back in court after a two month delay in his trial over the deaths of hundreds over…

Controversial new Hungarian laws come into effect

Posted: 02 Jan 2012 03:48 AM PST

It is a troubled start to 2012 for Hungary which is welcoming in the new year with a new constitution, and continued protests against it. Sweeping…

Islamist militants threaten Nigerian army

Posted: 02 Jan 2012 03:47 AM PST

The islamist militant group Boko Haram is threatening to confront Nigerian soldiers after the decision by the president to declare a state of…

The flowers that launched the euro

Posted: 02 Jan 2012 03:44 AM PST

To mark the anniversary of the arrival of the euro in the form of notes and coins, euronews spoke with Romano Prodi, who in 2002 was President of the…

Israel's deep religious divisions come to the surface

Posted: 02 Jan 2012 03:27 AM PST

Tensions between Israel's secular and ultra-orthodox Jewish communities are rising amid a debate over gender separation. Protesters boarded buses to…

South Korea urges reconciliation with North

Posted: 02 Jan 2012 03:15 AM PST

The South Korean president is calling on North Korea's new leader to take the opportunity to return to negotiations after the death of his father Kim…

Italian Tiber dive marks new year in Rome

Posted: 02 Jan 2012 02:47 AM PST

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European New Year's Celebrations

Posted: 02 Jan 2012 02:47 AM PST

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Journey to the centre of the moon

Posted: 02 Jan 2012 02:45 AM PST

The US space agency NASA has succeeded in sending twin satellites into orbit around the moon. They are hoping the new spacecrafts - known as…

Iran raises tension testing long-range missiles

Posted: 02 Jan 2012 01:39 AM PST

Iran says it has test-fired two long-range missiles in the Persian Gulf. On Sunday state TV showed the navy test- firing medium-ranged missiles which…

Occupy activists arrested in New York

Posted: 01 Jan 2012 10:32 PM PST

New Year's Eve in New York saw dozens of anti-Wall street protesters arrested only streets way from where revellers were celebrating. Around 68…

Iowa kicks off Republican nominations

Posted: 01 Jan 2012 10:24 PM PST

Republican presidential hopefuls are vying for position ahead of the Iowa caucus on January 3. Front-runner moderate, Mitt Romney is counting on…

Unity is target of Danish EU presidency

Posted: 01 Jan 2012 10:14 PM PST

Denmark says it is determined to bring unity to the European Union as it takes over the bloc's rotating presidency. In her New Year address,…

Monitoring mission should pull out of Syria

Posted: 01 Jan 2012 10:08 PM PST

More amateur video said to show funerals of the latest victims killed by Syrian security forces has been published on the internet. An Arab…

Hamas leader visits Turkey

Posted: 01 Jan 2012 10:01 PM PST

Gaza's Hamas Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh is in Turkey on his first official tour outside the blockaded territory. His talks with Turkey's…

Greek PM pledges to help less well-off

Posted: 01 Jan 2012 09:52 PM PST

Greece's prime minister has warned of another tough year ahead as the country faces tough austerity measures to stay in the euro. While visiting…

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