Full Coverage: Europe

20.11.2009 Scars of torture - and mulled wine and mince pies.

19.11.2009 Guyana's groundbreaking forest conservation deal with Norway was to have been with Britain - but London showed little interest. President Jagdeo talks frankly about a project that is setting the pace for a forest agreement as part of the international climate negotiations.

19.11.2009 World leaders and negotiators will meet in Copenhagen in December to discuss the future of our planet. As the debate intensifies, the New Statesman’s panel of environmental experts have chosen their heroes and villains – politicians, activists, companies and institutions.

19.11.2009 A Ghost Forest from Ghana is in Trafalgar Square before it moves to Copenhagen for the international climate change conference.

19.11.2009 Guyana is set to become the first country to sign up for the World Bank's Forest Carbon Partnership Facility - and become a test case for REDD, the forest forest component of the international climate negotiations in Copenhagen next month. Bow how good is the Guyana project? President Jagdeo, NGOs and journalists discuss the pros and cons.

19.11.2009 Newcastle tops Britain's latest Sustainable Cities Index, knocking the previous two winners – Bristol and Brighton – into second and third places respectively.

18.11.2009 The proposed Energy Bill that would allow the British Government to raise money to fund carbon capture and storage demonstration projects "does nothing to prevent new large coal plants being built with only a small fraction of their emissions being captured," a leading environmental group warned today.

18.11.2009 The Copenhagen climate change negotiations are a focus not just for talks and discussions but also for artists: exhibitions on the topic include Earth: Art of a changing world, which runs 3 December to 31 January at the Royal Academy in Picadilly.

18.11.2009 Aminatou Haidar, winner of two US human rights awards, is on hunger strike in support of her demand that the Spanish and Moroccan authorities allow her back to Western Sahara.

17.11.2009 Six steps to save sanctuary.

16.11.2009 The European Commission is turning a blind eye to corruption, lack of transparency and poor human rights in a bid to secure gas supplies in the repressive police state of Turkmenistan, according to a new report.

16.11.2009 Judging by his recent statements, British Justice Secretary Jack Straw seems to expect a “thank you” note from Susan Alexander in the next few days. But Parliament has allowed the principle of open justice to be seriously undermined - which is why Alexander will not be writing a “thank you” note.

16.11.2009 It may seem far-fetched but success stories in changing sanitation behaviour in developing countries might offer insights for the difficult transition to low carbon lifestyles for the rich.

15.11.2009 Wind farms produce more than half of the electricity in Spain. Why can't we do it here the UK where there is much more wind? IPS News

15.11.2009 Owen Barder argues that the rights of immigrants should be no different from those of existing citizens. These are tough questions. Owen Abroad

14.11.2009 New currents in narrative forms are the special focus of the London African Film Festival 2009: "We are showcasing debuts by a wide range of dynamic, young film-making talent and the most creative of TV/film practitioners to celebrate the energy that young Africans from all corners of the continent have brought to drama as they embrace the digital age."

13.11.2009 A handful of countries are responsible for the failure of a crucial meeting to agree an effective mechanism that would give a global anti-corruption treaty real power, four major NGOs said today.

12.11.2009 As Primark’s new London store opened today, anti-poverty campaigners hung out the retailer’s “dirty washing” in public with a clothes line that cited workers making its clothes for as little as 7p an hour. .

11.11.2009 On 5 December, join thousands of young people in a coordinated flashdance for climate justice on The Wave.

11.11.2009 As Index on Censorship and English Pen launch Free Speech is Not For Sale, a damning report on English libel laws, John Kampfner highlights the pressing need for reform.