Elections

Convicted opposition leader Navalny hopes to win election following release pending appeal.

Opposition blogger released on bail by Kirov court after 10,000 stage protest in Moscow.

Weekend elections in Japan fuel a selling spree

Enrico Letta: No fear over Cameron pledge to hold referendum on Europe.

Italian Prime Minister Enrico Letta meets his UK counterpart David Cameron in London as EU referendum looms

Nigel Lawson-led panel for the Institute of Economic Affairs offers prize for best strategy if Britain votes to exit EU

Queen to give Royal Assent to historic social reform within days.

Key moments in Egypt's never-ending anguish from fall of Hosni Mubarak to coup against Mohamed Morsi

Government secures 'state of the economy' review respite as it tackles fractured political situation.

ETX Capital's market strategist says $8bn aid calmed the markets but it hasn't changed the investment case

Presidential praise for pregnant rape victim's decision sparks fury and reopens debate on Chile's total abortion ban.

Opposition warns of alliance between army and ultra-conservative Salafist al-Nour party.

Interim leader stipulates presidential polls within six months and plans to amend constitution.

Army commander Abdul Fatah al-Sissi deliberates over what action to take on toppled president

Ousted president Mohamed Morsi and other Brotherhood members to face questions about earlier uprising which expelled Hosni Mubarak.

Coup leaders apologizing for the consequences of their actions is not something that happens very often. In Bamako, the capital of Mali however, a rare example of it took place on 26 June 2013 when Captain Amadou Aya Sanogo did just that in front of an audience which included Interim President Dioncounda Traoré, recently reconciled factions of the Mali Army, religious and tribal leaders and the media.

Egyptian troops fire live rounds on Muslim Brotherhood supporters in Cairo, killing three and wounding several others.

Anti-corruption blogger charged with embezzlement says trial politically motivated by Vladimir Putin.

US president stops short of calling military overthrow of democratically elected president Mohamed Morsi a coup d'état.

Adly Mahmoud Mansour, chief of Egypt's High Constitutional Court, to be interim president until fresh elections are held.

Georgia is entangled in a power struggle at the top and torn between Russia and the West. Umberto Bacchi investigates.

Market Strategist Ishaq Siddiqi delivers breaking views on the financial impact from Egypt's political turmoil

José Manuel Barroso tries to quell market fears over country struggling to meet rescue plan conditions.

German chancellor will hold a summit to discuss ways to fight soaring youth jobless rates

South Africa president who won joint Nobel Peace Prize with Nelson Mandela to be fitted with pacemaker.

Spokesmen for Egyptian president quit in face of mass protests demanding end to regime.

Egyptian president rejects military order to resolve crisis as armed fighting begins.

Mobile roaming charges in the EU have fallen by 36%, with further cuts promised for summer 2014.

Opposition movement Tamarud demand President Morsi's resignation after mass protests

BOJ tankan survey shows rise in manufacturers' index after remaining negative.