“We do not require the aid,” he said, according to the official transcript of the session. “It is a peanut in our total development exercises [expenditure].” He said the Indian government wanted to “voluntarily” give it up. According to a leaked memo, the foreign minister, Nirumpama Rao, proposed “not to avail [of] any further DFID

Germany rejects Greek calls for official sector to take part in restructuring plan; China mulls contributions to eurozone bailout funds

George Osborne spent more than £30,000 of taxpayers' money overhauling Number 11 Downing Street in the year following the election, official documents revealed on Friday night.

The Palestinian Authority had its own way of commemorating International Holocaust Remembrance Day this year. They chose that occasion to have official Fatah-run Palestinian TV glorify the murderers of the Fogel family. You might remember the Fogels. They were a young family living in the Jewish community of Itamar who were at home, relaxing after the Sabbath. On March 11, 2011, two Arabs affiliat...

Prime Minister David Cameron will make an official visit to the US next month, the White House says.

Greek Prime Minister Lucas Papademos will hold a meeting with the leaders of the three largest Greek political parties today or tomorrow, in an attempt to garner support for a new programme of austerity measures laid out by EU/IMF under the planned second Greek bailout.

Britain is heading for slower growth than official forecasts in the medium term, leaving no room for Budget giveaways, the IFS warns

Iran is more willing to launch terrorist attacks inside the US in response to perceived threats to the regime in Tehran, America’s top intelligence official told Congress

Applications to Scottish universities from international students are up by more than a quarter, official figures reveal.

Thousands of young people have decided against applying to university because of the introduction of tuition fees of up to £9,000 a year, official figures will confirm today.