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The aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle has been dispatched to the eastern Mediterranean

France requests EU help in wake of Paris attacks

Defence minister invokes mutual assistance article in Lisbon treaty for first time as warplanes bomb Islamic State targets in Syria.

Alexis Tsipras’s government has been forced into a policy U-turn entailing more spending cuts

Faint signs of hope as Greece is bailed out once again

Greece’s stock market has rallied since the country’s creditors reached an outline agreement on the latest bailout.

Greek economy teeters on the edge

As bank withdrawal limits in Greece plummet, citizens have been thinking up contingency plans for ‘in case’.

Cardboard signs made by rough sleepers in Barcelona inspired five fonts with more to come.

Barcelona’s homeless profit from handwritten fonts

A project to turn the handwritten signs of the city’s rough sleepers into fonts is raising funds for a foundation that cares for the homeless.

Is a pistol the answer to India’s rape problem?

Named after the 23-year-old who was raped and killed in Delhi in 2012, the Nirbheek pistol has been designed for women. But it has drawn criticism.

Metrocable gondolas in Medellin’s Santo Domingo Savio neighbourhood. (Raul Arboleda/AFP)

Cocaine city’s makeover

Once notorious Medellin, Colombia’s second city, is being held up as an example of how urban dynamics can be changed.

Harry’s operation could provide valuable information in terms of curing similar diseases in humans.

Improved treatment for humans courtesy of veterinarians

Doctors of animal and human medicine are increasingly sharing their disciplines’ findings. Jon Henley reports.

A patient receives an apitherapy treatment.

Put your insomnia problems to bed

According to the recently published Great British Sleep Survey, more than 51% of us now struggle to get a good night’s sleep.

Professor Stephen Hawking has a sophisticated system that allows him to communicate using a cheek muscle.

Technology breaks the silence

New devices give people such as Alan Martin, who has cerebral palsy, the chance to communicate properly for the first time.

In tough times

In tough times, Greeks bear gifts

Citizens in Greece have forged ingenious new economic models to survive by pulling together and selling necessities such a vegetables at cost price.

Has your extra virgin been deflowered by canola?

Has your extra virgin been deflowered by canola?

The website Olive Oil Times reported last month that two Spanish businesspeople had been sentenced to two years in prison.

Beyond Saro-Wiwa the martyr

Beyond Saro-Wiwa the martyr

A book by the late Nigerian activist’s daughter details the truth of life with Ken.

Angela Merkel: World’s most important person?

Angela Merkel: World’s most important person?

As the protagonist in a looming global crisis, her critics say she is simply not up to the challenge.

World’s most wanted title now available

So who will be on the list of accomplished criminals now that Osama Bin Laden is dead?

The trouble with the untroubled man

The trouble with the untroubled man

Twenty-two years after his first appearance, Inspector Kurt Wallander is working his last case.

Weil’s disease a threat to rowers, anglers, swimmers

Weil’s disease, believed to have caused the death of Olympic gold medal-winning rower Andy Holmes, is the acute human form of a bacterial infection.

Getting fat on low-fat food

Michael Pollan is desperate to end our addiction to processed food. <b>Jon Henley</b> hears why.

Dirt is good: Playing outdoors is vital for kids to prevent “nature deficit disorder”. Photo: Paul Botes

Let the kids climb trees

Since Last Child was first published in 2005, interest in nature deficit disorder has increased beyond his wildest imaginings.

Facebook fugitive continues to taunt police

Facebook fugitive continues to taunt police

"You’ll have a laugh with me," he promised on his Facebook page. "But it will end in tears. It always does." It hasn’t yet, though.

The art of the matter

Roman Polanski’s arrest on a 32-year-old charge of having sex with a minor has outraged the French government and film community, reports Jon Henley.