A veteran politician with a wealth of foreign policy experience, Joe Biden’s habit of making gaffes has drawn critical attention on the campaign trail.

SOME have predicted that Barack Obama could turn out to be another George McGovern.

Barack Obama's newly-minted vice presidential candidate turned his campaign debut into a scathing attack on Republicans seeking four more years in the White House.

BY dropping his two-letter title and moving the embattled chief science adviser swiftly sideways last night, the Government attempted to dodge mounting criticism over his dubious academic credentials.

Fresh questions have been raised as a result of a probe by the Department of Enterprise into the status of the American doctoral degree obtained by the Government’s Chief Science Adviser, Dr Barry McSweeney.

Fergus Finlay

JIM McDAID has character. Perhaps not every ingredient that goes into that elusive characteristic, but he has a lot.

The European Commission “whistle-blower” who plagued Neil Kinnock for more than two years was sacked today for disloyalty and breach of trust.

European Commission president Romano Prodi faces a grilling from Euro-MPs tomorrow over the latest fraud scandal to plague the European Commission.

The European Commission was today accused by its former chief accountant of covering up claims that the EU’s €100.5bn budget was “massively open to fraud”.

The latest attempt to win popular support for the euro is to be launched tomorrow with a small market town becoming the UK’s first ‘‘Eurozone’’.

Bob Geldof and Luciano Pavarotti are to receive special honours at the European music industry awards.

There was shock and surprise across Europe today at the success of Jean-Marie Le Pen in the first round of France’s presidential election.

Former Labour leader Neil Kinnock today warned a town ravaged by riots last summer against the ‘‘poison of hatred’’ that threatens to split its communities once again.

Europe’s top elections observer tonight told of his expulsion from Zimbabwe - ahead of a vital EU decision on whether to impose sanctions on the country’s regime.

Europe’s top election observer has been ordered to leave Zimbabwe by the Robert Mugabe regime, MEP Glenys Kinnock said today.

A young Afghan refugee living in Scotland today told of her family’s experiences in the wake of the terrorist attacks against America on September 11.