ONE of the valid accusations made by those who wanted Britain to quit the EU before last Thursday’s epoch-defining vote was that the union had become far less democratic than is necessary to sustain a union of almost 30 countries, big or small, affluent or less so. 

The identities of those killed in Tuesday’s terror attack continue to emerge as police continue the hunt for the killers.

Bosnia is applying for membership of the European Union in the hope of catching up with its neighbours on the EU path.

Cybercrime is a growing threat with criminals attacking business, individuals and governments, says the head of insurance company Zurich which based in Dublin.

The European Union has decided to hold off temporarily on imposing sanctions on more Russians and Ukrainian separatists and await the outcome of possible peace talks later this week.

Indonesia has executed six people, five of them foreigners, for drug trafficking despite international appeals to spare them.

Ivorian government forces vowed to hunt down those responsible for an ambush that killed at least seven United Nations peacekeepers as Liberia sealed its border amid fears that the gunmen had used the country to stage the attack.

Armed men ambushed and killed seven United Nations peacekeepers trying to protect villagers in Ivory Coast.

Western leaders have attacked Zimbabwe president Robert Mugabe’s presence at a UN summit on hunger given his role in leading his own country toward starvation.

US President George Bush today seemed resigned to the possibility that World Bank President Paul Wolfowitz could lose his job over conflict-of-interest charges involving his girlfriend.