LONDON -- Global markets have fallen into the red as a US government shutdown looms and a fresh political crisis in Italy threatens more Eurozone turmoil.

ROME–MEP Struan Stevenson slammed Europe's Commission for disregard of Italy's discrimination against UK lecturers -  lawyers said Brussels “relinquishes its essential role of overseeing EU law."

LIVINGSTONE, Zambia -- Late in the afternoon we fired up the Isuzu Wizard and travelled down a long, dirt road, down the valley toward the river - across that river were Zimbabwe and Botswana.

ROME-Staff cuts by FAO hatchet man Denis Aitken may cost the UN millions in legal compensation and replacing the Performance Evaluation system also will jack up costs at the agency, UN sources say.

 NEW YORK-When thousands of people marched in Casablanca this summer to condemn the sexual abuse of children, they had no idea the Maghreb kingdom would be the theatre for an international scandal.

NEW YORK-We all know that truth is the first casualty- Syria's case is no exception to this rule -And this time we have the same players and same scenario.