In this episode: Russia’s economy dropped to the 143rd place in the 2015 Index of economic freedom. Hong Kong and Singapore remained at the top of...

Sergei Lochthoffen on Auschwitz as a part of German identity; Eugenics and Nazism; Litvinenko public inquiry begins; Vladimir Kozlovsky waiting for...

In this episode: a political row has erupted between Poland and Russia ahead of a ceremony marking 70 years since the liberation of Auschwitz death...

Ukrainian Red Cross helps Mariupol residents after attack;
The secret of Rommel’s "genius";
Is Syriza victory in Greece reason for EU to...

In this episode: The far-left Syriza party, the winner of Greece's election, has formed an anti-austerity coalition with a right-wing party, the...

In this episode: Saudi Arabian King Salman has pledged continuity, hours after his accession to the throne following the death of his half-brother,...

Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah died
German court rules that men can urinate while standing
American Sniper, Foxcatcher and The Who's rock opera 'Tommy'...

Russia accuses Poland of 'mockery of history' over Auschwitz;
Legacy of Russian Orthodox priest Aleksandr Men;
MetaQuorum - new album by Russian...

Russia accuses Poland of 'mockery of history' over Auschwitz;
Legacy of Russian Orthodox priest Aleksandr Men;
MetaQuorum - new album by Russian...

In this episode: the article in today's FT suggests that Vladimir Putin may be pretending to be irrational and "living in his own parallel universe"...