The US usually stays out of European monetary affairs, so why has the president decided to weigh in on Greece’s stance on austerity, writes Ashoka Mody.

POPE Benedict XVI warned of an “eclipse of God” as he spoke to nuns outside a 16th century Spanish monastery during protest-hit Catholic youth celebrations.

A PRICELESS gold wreath has been unearthed in an ancient city in northern Greece, buried with human bones in a large copper vase that workers initially took for a landmine.

SHEPHERDS from across the world joined their Spanish colleagues to lead flocks of sheep through the streets of Madrid yesterday in defence of ancient grazing routes threatened by urban sprawl and man-made frontiers.

Shepherds from across the world joined their Spanish colleagues to lead flocks of sheep through the streets of Madrid today in defence of ancient grazing routes threatened by urban sprawl and man-made frontiers.