EUROPEAN UNION

After decades of punching above its weight in Europe, Britain's influence is waning, even before we know whether a promised referendum on "Brexit" will go ahead.

Thousands who crossed Egypt's western border to find work have been returning home by land or by flights from Tunisia.

Athens has been kept from bankruptcy by two bailouts since the global financial crisis, but now risks running out of money within weeks.

Strains have been growing within the 28-country bloc over sanctions which some member governments have only supported reluctantly.

Greece now risks running out of cash within weeks if it does not receive more aid.

The list reportedly includes the names of more than 60 people from the United States.

Further economic measures against Russia would be "beneficial to no one," Spain's foreign minister said this week.

ISIS militants reportedly torched thousands of ancient, historic manuscripts in Iraq and sold artifacts they looted from archaeological sites.

The EU's parliament approved a non-binding resolution to create a safe haven in Iraq's Nineveh Plains vulnerable minority groups.

The governing parties, considered Eurosceptical, had long considered dropping the EU bid.

Leaders of European countries have rejected the idea of a standing European army to counter Russian hostility.

The EU's foreign minister, Federica Mogherini, said there could be a fourth round of Russian sanctions if fighting persists.

UKIP hopes to tap into public frustration about rising immigration, and to focus more on attracting skilled immigrants.

The current agreement gives Greece a four-month extension of its loans.

The arrangement will extend the country's bailout program for four months.

EU governments are not convinced that President Mugabe’s record of human rights abuses and electoral fraud has improved.

Greece is set to enter a crucial round of talks with finance ministers from the eurozone in Brussels on Friday.

The request was met with strong opposition from Germany, but the deal could save the country from bankruptcy and a Greek exit from the EU.

Economic sanctions have done little to sway Vladimir Putin, but remain the West's response to the Ukraine conflict.

Following the government's announcement, yields on Greek and other lower-rated eurozone bonds fell on Wednesday.

Time is running out as Greece's bailout program ends on Feb. 28, igniting fears of a possible Greek exit from the eurozone.