Gordon Thomas is a journalist who specialises in the world of espionage. The Welsh writer has sold 45 million books, all written at a desk that once belonged to T.E.Lawrence, Lawrence of Arabia. He's an expert in the most feared and respected secret service: Israel's Mossad. His knowledge comes from conversations with former Mossad directors such as Rafael Eitan and Meir Amit. He is perhaps a man who knows too much. We talked with him about the death ofHamas leader Mahmoud Al Mabhouh in D...

Flying saucers, aliens and UFOs (unidentified flying objects) are fairy tales to most people, but to some they are real. What is the scientific explanation of these unexplained sightings in the sky? Is there life in space? We look at both sides of the debate in this edition of Space.......

The Alps are known as "Europe's water tower". Their glaciers provide 40 percent of Europe's fresh water. Pure and abundant, alpine streams fill major rivers, including the Danube, Rhine, Po, and Rhone, making irrigation and transportation possible in large parts of Europe. But these glaciers are facing an uncertain future, as studies show that temperatures in the Alps are increasing at a rate that's more than twice the global average. Umberto Morra di Cella is a technical researcher l...

A huge hydro-electric power plant 250 kms south-east of Lisbon in Portugal uses Alstom technology to combine and store wind and hydro energies. This plant has a capacity of 260 megawatts and supplies energy to 175,000 households. The reduction in CO2 emissions is the equivalent to removing 185,000 cars from the road.The upper reservoir is the biggest in Europe: 85 km long with a surface of 250 square kilometres....

Robots are learning to become more human. But what are the goals and boundaries of such progress?Meet Erica and Borka. Erica - 29 years old - lives not far from Budapest. At the age of 2, a road accident left her confined to a wheelchair. Borka is a guide dog, trained to help disabled people.Both of them are participating in a European Union research project, which aims to use their companionship as a model for interaction between humans and the robotic assistants of the future....

The status of Kosovo continues to overshadow Brussels' efforts to speed up the EU integration of all the Balkan states. Kosovo unilaterally declared independence from Serbia in February 2008, but Belgrade still considers it a breakaway province. Serbia's Prime Minister, Mirko Cvetkovic, is the man who has to try to resolve that problem. euronews spoke to him. euronews: "Mirko Cvetkovic, Prime Minister of Serbia, welcome to euronews. If Serbia had to decide between becoming a member of ...