The Irish National Liberation Army has announced the end of its armed struggle.
The armed Republican group gained notoriety during the "Troubles" in Northern Ireland, carving a ruthless reputation. Yet, it was often torn apart by bloody internal feuds.
When the accords are signed between Armenia and Turkey here in Zurich, there will be a few quiet words of praise for Swiss diplomacy.
<p>Beneath a bridge in the French city of Calais, a dozen men lie quietly, teeth gritted under a plastic sheet. Tired of dealing with the backlog of migrants and asylum seekers, the French government bulldozed their camp in September, saying the conditions were "inhumane".</p>
<p>It seems paradoxical: Across Europe, the economic crisis has been blamed on greedy bankers and excessive deregulation. You'd expect the Left to benefit, but it hasn't. Yet even as analysts call the death of socialism in Europe, Greeks have voted their Socialsts into power.</p>
<p>Germans get on with their elections in a very matter-of-fact way and the day after the vote, there's a very back-to-normal air about Berlin. For Mrs Merkel, there is a new centre-right coalition to form, and many commentators are wondering whether we'll now see more of the Angela Merkel that we saw in the 2005 election campaign.</p>
On my way to Poland.
<p>Forkhill sits in what used to be called ‘bandit country’. South Armagh was one of the hardest of hardline republican areas during the thirty years of ‘Northern Ireland’s Troubles... now it’s back in the news as the site of the most serious threat to security forces in six months.</p>
<p>There was no way of avoiding it. The media had been invited - and even though Israel and the Middle East was meant to be the talking point, Lockerbie was all the UK press really wanted an answer to.</p>
From his comfortable office in the sprawling UN complex Vienna, Mohammed ElBaradei runs the world’s nuclear watchdog.
Suzanne Breen is a good journalist. A stylish writer with a great nose for a story she often breaks exclusives other journalists wish t
