Brussels - Heads of state plan to agree an offering of relief to Italy and Greece, by taking in 40,000 asylum seekers "in clear need of temporary protection" over a two-year period, according to the latest draft conclusions for the…
Rome - Markets were tense as negotiations stalled on Wednesday, the day of the extraordinary Eurogroup meeting seeking to resolve the final issues over Greece. Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras accused lenders of not wanting to accept his country's proposals…
Rome - Tensions have risen between the U.S. and France after Wikileaks revealed that U.S. intelligence spied on the last three French presidents. After an emergency meeting of the Defence Council, French President Francois Hollande said: "Between allies this is…
Damascus - Islamic State fighters have destroyed two ancient Muslim mausoleums in the historic Syrian city of Palmyra, the country's antiquities director said on Tuesday. Palmyra recently fell under the control of the jihadists.