In an exclusive interview with Jonathan Rugman, Syriza party leader Alexis Tsipras - who could be the next Greek premier - says logic will prevail and Greece will not be forced out of the euro.
Jonathan Rugman finds in Greece that the people prefer to believe they can keep the way of life they have grown accustomed to and have it financed with other people's money.
Greece sets the date for fresh elections next month and will form a caretaker government, after talks aimed at forming a coalition failed.
As newly-inaugurated French President Francois Hollande makes his way to Berlin for his first foreign visit, he is forced to turn back after his plane is hit by lightning.
Two explosions in Damascus kill more than 55 people and injure hundreds more. The blasts happened in an area housing a military intelligence complex.
Nicolas Sarkozy and Francois Hollande, France's two presidential candidates, both talk of change - but what they are actually engaged in, blogs Jonathan Rugman, is the business of preservation.
Nicolas Sarkozy and Francois Hollande, France's two presidential candidates, both talk of change - but what they are actually engaged in, writes Jonathan Rugman, is the business of preservation.
French President Nicolas Sarkozy and Socialist Francois Hollande clash repeatedly in their only television debate ahead of the election.
Leading human rights advocate Chen Guangcheng escapes house arrest and is in a hidden location, but Channel 4 News hears his nephew is on the run after a violent clash with authorities.
Jonathan Rugman asks whether this really is the end for Nicolas Sarkozy and what that could mean for France.