Pope asks Bulgarians to be nice to migrants

Pope Francis urged Bulgarians to open their hearts and doors to refugees as he began a visit to the European Union’s poorest country,
5 May 2019

Venezuela military chopper crash kills 7

Seven Venezuelan military officers were killed Saturday when their helicopter crashed outside Caracas, President Nicolas Maduro said.
5 May 2019

Pressure mounts for Brexit compromise

Britain’s two biggest parties yesterday said there was renewed impetus to find a compromise on Brexit after taking a battering in local elections from voters exasperated by the impasse.
4 May 2019

End to Aids in sight

HIV-suppressing medication can make the AIDS virus “untransmittable” even among couples who have sex without using condoms, new research showed yesterday.
3 May 2019

Brexit anger?

English voters frustrated with the deadlock over Brexit have punished Prime Minister Theresa May’s Conservatives and the main opposition Labour Party in local elections, early results showed yesterday.
3 May 2019

New Bangladeshi high commissioner to London presents credentials to queen

Bangladesh High Commissioner to United Kingdom Saida Muna Tasneem has presented her credentials to her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II at the Buckingham Palace in London.
3 May 2019

UK, in a first, declares climate emergency

Britain’s opposition Labour Party on Wednesday called for “real action” after parliament became the first in the world to vote to declare a climate
2 May 2019

Cyprus justice minister resigns over serial killings

Cyprus Justice Minister Ionas Nicolaou said he resigned yesterday after a public outcry over the botched response to the serial killing of seven
2 May 2019

UK PM May under fire

Theresa May hoped firing her defence secretary over a leak would put her latest government scandal to rest. But it seems only to have unleashed yet another political storm for the British prime minister, with members of her own party questioning her judgment and opponents demanding the police be called in.
2 May 2019

Putin signs controversial internet law

President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday signed into law a “sovereign internet” bill which will allow Russian authorities to isolate the country’s internet, a move decried by rights groups.
2 May 2019

Assange begins UK fight against US extradition

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange yesterday told a court he would oppose extradition to the United States as the legal process began in London, a day after he was jailed for breaching his bail conditions in a former case.
2 May 2019

Spain: Socialists win snap polls marked by far-right gains

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez's Socialists have won snap elections without the necessary majority to govern solo in a fragmented political landscape marked by the far-right's entry into parliament.
29 April 2019

Spain votes in polls as far-right eyes major gain

Spain yesterday voted in an uncertain snap general election marked by a resurgence of the far-right after more than four decades on the outer margins of politics.
28 April 2019

Victims of London nail bomb attacks remembered

To mark the 20th anniversary of London nail bomb attacks, Brick Lane Act of Remembrance is held on April 24 in front of Brick Lane Police Station with candle light vigil for the victims and the injured of Brixton, Brick Lane and Soho.
25 April 2019

Victims of London nail bomb attacks remembered

To mark the 20 anniversary of London nail bomb attacks Brick Lane Act of Remembrance is held in front of Brick Lane Police Station with candle light vigil for the victims and the injured of Brixton, Brick Lane and Soho.
25 April 2019

No screen time for babies

The World Health Organization has issued its first-ever guidance for how much screen time children under 5 should get: not very much, and none at all for those under 1.
25 April 2019

120,000 sq km lost in 2018

Last year humanity destroyed an expanse of tropical forest nearly the size of England, the fourth largest decline since global satellite data become available in 2001, researchers reported yesterday.
25 April 2019

Macron set to unveil key reform plan

French President Emmanuel Macron was yesterday set to unveil his long-awaited response to nearly six months of street protests as he lays out reform plans that could prove decisive for his political future.
25 April 2019

Off-duty journo shot dead

An off-duty journalist was killed after shots were fired during rioting in the Northern Irish city of Londonderry overnight, an attack that shocked the province and police said was likely the work of nationalist militants.
19 April 2019

Cathedral Inferno: Donations row shatters French unity

France’s culture minister yesterday pleaded for an end to the controversy over the 850 million euros (950 million dollars) pledged to restore Notre-Dame cathedral, which critics have suggested would be better spent on the poor.
18 April 2019