More than 1.6 million people have signed a petition to cancel the state visit.
The dismal failure of Europe’s monetary union means it should be abandoned to save countries.
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/ 13 February 2012
British Foreign Secretary William Hague has called ongoing violence in Syria "appalling", while stressing the importance of the Arab League’s role.
The EU has formally adopted an oil embargo and central bank asset freeze against Iran to pressure it into resuming talks on its nuclear programme.
Britain has faced criticism for considering curbs on social media after recent riots while recent comments castigated blocking the internet.
A deadline for Muammar Gaddafi to step down and stay in the Libya has expired, the rebel council says, as rows raged over how to end the conflict.
The UK/South Africa Bilateral Forum took place in London where issues regarding the environment, trade commitment and foreign policies were discussed.
British Foreign Secretary William Hague expelled the acting high commissioner of Malawi on Wednesday in a tit-for-tat move.
An international coalition piled pressure on Muammar Gaddafi on Tuesday to quit, pledging to continue military action against his forces.
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/ 8 December 2007
European and African leaders arriving for Saturday’s summit in Lisbon were accused by parliamentarians and human rights groups on both continents of trying to sweep human rights issues under the carpet. Much of the criticism was aimed at the absence of Darfur from the main agenda of the European Union-Africa meeting.
British Prime Minister Gordon Brown has lost his campaign to prevent President Robert Mugabe from attending a Europe-Africa summit in Portugal in December despite the European Union (EU) travel ban on the Zimbabwean president. Brown is also facing stiff resistance to his demand that the EU appoint a special envoy to deal with the Zimbabwe crisis.