US President Barack Obama has dreamed up a novel way to dissuade his daughters from getting tattoos, saying that if they did, he and their mum Michell...

Chávez's success is as much about how the poor feel about their place in society as it is about improvements in their material conditions.

The temporary ceasefire following Hugo Chávez's death is over, and campaigning for mid-April elections has seen Venezuela's two political poles renew hostilities. Here we take a local look at who's heading the race for the presidential palace and why.

The back of Obama's head is perhaps the most famous profile on social media and looking to the latest Twitter shot of the US President, it shows no si...

Using the tagline 'Take Charge of Change,' Being Young and Irish is a series of seminars organised by President Higgins whereby people aged between 17 and 26 can have their say on where Ireland is going.

As the 2012 election season grips all corners of the US in a fascinating carnival of strategy, pageantry, and partisanship; I realise I miss something else. Just as viewing sports is not the same in London, neither is the US political race.

Following his victory in yesterday's presidential election Vladimir Putin gave a tearful, patriotic speech to supporters in central Moscow befitting the characterisation of his election campaign as a battle.

So it appears that Russians haven't been too happy with Vladimir Putin's return to the presidency, which has potentially extended his tenure as the co...

Back from the winter recess, MEPs are gearing up for next week's Strasbourg session by reconvening with their political groups. Here is a snapshot of key news from the last four days.

It is abundantly clear to all, including the Iranian regime, that the West has intent to cause regime change in Iran. The new sanctions announced this week are a clear step towards that goal. It is the beginning of moves that the Iranian freedom movements have been asking the West for for some years.