US Defence Secretary Robert Gates reaffirmed Washington's continued support for Kosovo on Tuesday, stressing that the country's independence is irreversible and that its partition along ethnic lines is not an option.

PRISTINA, Kosovo -- Portugal's government announced on Tuesday (October 7th) it recognises Kosovo's independence. "We are convinced that now the inde...

SARAJEVO, Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) -- Leaders of the six ruling coalition parties in BiH will meet in the first half of November in Banja Luka, P...

TIRANA, Albania -- The two main political parties in Albania -- the ruling Democratic Party (DP) and the opposition Socialist Party (SP) -- continued...

SOFIA, Bulgaria -- During a visit to Sofia on Tuesday (October 7th), Cypriot President Demetris Christofias ruled out a future confederation of two s...

NEW YORK, United States -- Greece on Tuesday (October 7th) once again rejected a dual-name solution to the name dispute with Macedonia. Any new propo...

SKOPJE, Macedonia -- Presidential and local elections will occur on March 15th 2009, leaders of the four biggest parties in the country agreed on Tue...

ANKARA, Turkey -- Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan warned on Tuesday (October 7th) Turkey's army could launch a cross-border operation into northe...

LABOUR peer Lord Hogg of Cumbernauld, a former dep-uty chief whip in the Commons and a deputy Speaker of the House of Lords, died yesterday after a two-year battle with cance

CASES of Clostridium difficile and MRSA have fallen in Scottish hospitals, figures revealed yesterday.

EMPTY churches and surplus church land could be used to host affordable housing under a new scheme launched by the Scottish Government last week.

ONE of the country's biggest unions, the GMB, dealt a blow to hopes of a deal in the local government pay dispute yesterday by recommending that its members reject a new p

Initial reports said the blast occurred within the barracks of the Anti-Terrorism Squad at the Police Lines. Witnesses said several injured persons were rushed to nearby hospitals by ambulances.

But what will it actually mean for the sector and for all of us? As a consultee on the recent proposals, I took part in the discussions that led to the SFT being set up as a l

Bankers and financiers who take irresponsible risks should be "punished" for their actions, Gordon Brown said today.

IS THIS the end of capitalism? Yes, according to the front page of the Socialist Worker, which has a piece by my old mate Chris Bambery, thundering: "Capitalism isn't

COLLECTING late council tax doesn't often bring popularity, but there are ways to recover overdue money without making enemies in the process. The same methods can also