ELECTIONS

Georgia's landmark presidential election should provide beacon of hope for all dictatorships, says Vera Kobalia

Upcoming Czech elections reveal cynical and fed-up electorate.

The European Parliament has voted in favour of a new Data Protection Directive, approving fines of up to 5% of global turnover.

Disgraced former Italian prime minister in probe for €3million bribe to Senator Sergio De Gregorio.

Far-right party leader denied 2012 presidential campaign refund by French Commission for Campaigning Costs

Serious Fraud Office says the company has been charged under the Prevention of Corruption Act 1906.

Evangelical preacher Billy Graham says latest book could be his last as he predicts Armageddon again.

London 11 meeting told of opposition Syrian National Coalition conditions and Saudi Arabia ends cooperation.

In a bid to highlight what a threat DDoS attacks are, Google Ideas has teamed up with Arbor Networks to bring the data to life.

European official Thomas Wieser calls for bank bail-in rules from 2016

Hamas claims tunnel discovered by IDF troops was designed to free prisoners and capture Israelis.

Improbable role model for neo-Nazi party is Turkey's Islamist leader who was in prison for religious reasons

Creditors are worrying about Ukraine's debts, deficits and political instability

Leader of Mustafa Kemal Ataturk's Republican People's Party (CHP) says he doesn't want to use his ancestry for political gain

France's anti-Europe Front National and Netherlands' xenophobe Freedom Party to join forces ahead of EU vote

Royal partner 'mortified' that clips of axed TV show have surfaced.

Highest court in UK throws out legal challenge for killers.

Kirov court upheld conviction for embezzlement but suspends five-year prison sentence

Prisoners find out if Supreme Court backs them in legal fight to vote in elections

Cameron says red tape is costing Britain billions of euros and is therefore squeezing economic growth

Daniel Stewart's chief economist gives us the snapshot for the week ahead