The impact of the financial crisis on Europe's ability to contribute to security and development.

Jon Alterman talks with H. Andrew Schwartz about the controversy over President Obama's Middle East speech and U.S.-Israeli relations.

Serbia's president announced the arrest of war crimes fugitive Gen. Ratko Mladic on Thursday. Mladic has been on the run since 1995 and has been called Europe's most wanted war crimes fugitive.

Officials said at least two people died overnight in anti-government protests ahead of Thursday's Independence Day parade in the capital. Riot police broke up the protest firing water cannon and tear gas. (May 26)

Unemployed graduate Juan Lopez shows BBC News around the tent city in Madrid's Puerta del Sol which has been the site of demonstration since 15 May.

The world's eyes are on the small French coastal resort of Deauville ahead of the G8 summit, with security tight throughout the area

NASA released a photo of the gigantic volcanic cloud from space taken a day after the volcano in Iceland erupted. Jeff Glor reports.

Opposition politician Imran Khan has called for a rejection of US aid in Pakistan as the country faces pressures following the discovery of Osama Bin Laden in Abbottabad.

The debt problems in the eurozone are having an affect on Asia, says Frederic Neumann of HSBC.

IMF and EU inspectors return to Athens to complete their inspection of Greece's reform programme to tackle its debt crisis, as the country awaits payment of the next tranche of financial aid.

Hakim al-Masmari discusses Wednesday's clashes in Yemen, explaining that opposition forces have taken over multiple state ministries.

Richard Quests asks the govenor of the Bank of Israel if he is in the running for the top job.

Anti-government protests in Syria have been captured on video by civilians taking great risks.

Rodger Baker examines recent territorial disputes between China and the Philippines and why the United States is reshaping its defense policy in the region.