Hatred towards journos growing

Hatred of journalists whipped up by populist and authoritarian leaders is degenerating into violence across the world, media watchdog Reporters Without Borders (RSF) warned yesterday.
18 April 2019

29 German tourists die in Portugal bus crash

The Portuguese island of Madeira began three days of mourning yesterday after 29 German tourists died when their bus spun off the
18 April 2019

Former SS guard, 92, charged

German prosecutors yesterday charged a 92-year-old man with aiding and abetting the murder of 5,230 people as a guard at a Nazi concentration camp during World War II.
18 April 2019

EU threatens reprisals if US sanctions interests in Cuba

The European Union is threatening the United States with reprisals if President Donald Trump decides to sanction EU investments in Cuba, a copy of a letter showed yesterday.
17 April 2019

Carpenters ‘Mona Lisa’ gone

The charred roof of the Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris was once a legend that “astounded the Middle Ages” and still fascinates master carpenters, Thomas Buechi of the Charpente Concept group told AFP.
17 April 2019

Global measles cases up 300 percent: UN

Measles cases rose 300 percent worldwide through the first three months of 2019 compared to the same period last year, the UN said Monday
16 April 2019

113 arrested at London climate protests

At least 113 people have been arrested in ongoing climate change protests in London that brought parts of the British capital to a standstill, police said yesterday.
16 April 2019

Fire guts Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris; Macron pledges to rebuild

A massive fire consume Notre-Dame Cathedral, gutting the roof of the Paris landmark and stunning France and the world, though firefighters saved the main bell towers and outer walls from collapse before bringing the blaze under control.
16 April 2019

French ammo being used in Yemen war

French weapons are being used by the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia in Yemen, according to a classified military note revealed
15 April 2019

Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris is engulfed by fire

Notre-Dame Cathedral goes up in flames in a roaring blaze that devasted the Parisian landmark, one of France's most visited places.
15 April 2019

UK’S SHAME, AND STILL NOT SORRY

The Amritsar massacre, 100 years ago this Saturday in which British troops opened fire on thousands of unarmed protestors, remains one of the darkest hours of British colonial rule in India.
13 April 2019

London police fire shots after vehicle rams Ukraine embassy car

Police open fire outside Ukraine's embassy in London after a vehicle rammed into the ambassador's parked car and then drove at officers called to the scene.
13 April 2019

Prince Harry, Meghan want baby’s birth kept ‘private’

Britain’s Prince Harry and his wife Meghan want to keep the arrival of their baby later this month “private”, Buckingham Palace said in a statement yesterday.
11 April 2019

Brexit delayed until Oct 31

European Union leaders gave Britain six more months to leave the bloc, more than Prime Minister Theresa May says she needs but less than many in the bloc wanted, thanks to fierce resistance from France.
11 April 2019

Libya fighting kills 56 in a week: UN

Fighting in Libya’s capital has killed 56 people and wounded 266 over the last six days, the World Health Organization said yester-day, as the UN mobilised to support the country’s over-stretched hospitals.
11 April 2019

3-person baby born

A team of Greek and Spanish doctors announced Thursday the birth of a baby using DNA from three people after a controversial fertility treatment that has provoked intense ethical debate.
11 April 2019

French court finds Monsanto liable for farmer’s sickness

A French appeals court yesterday ruled that Bayer’s Monsanto business was liable for the health problems of a farmer who had inhaled a
11 April 2019

REACTIONS

The arrest of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange sparked passionate reactions from foes and allies alike. Supporters branded his arrest
11 April 2019

British PM voices regret over 1919 Amritsar massacre

British Prime Minister Theresa May yesterday expressed regret for a massacre by British troops in India in 1919 but stopped short of a full apology.
10 April 2019

May seeks Brexit delay from Merkel, Macron

British Prime Minister Theresa May held talks with German Chancellor Angela Merkel yesterday in a last-gasp bid to keep her country from crashing out of the European Union at the end of the week.
9 April 2019