Tehran blasts EU criticism of Iranian missile tests

Iran dismissed European Union criticism of its missile programme, regional policies and rights record yesterday, highlighting their
5 February 2019

Russia aims two new missile systems by 2021

Russia will race to develop two new land-based missile launch systems before 2021 to respond to Washington's planned exit from a
5 February 2019

'Where is democracy?'

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday accused the European Union of seeking to overthrow embattled Venezuelan
5 February 2019

Norway intel service adds Huawei on threat list

Norway's intelligence service PST yesterday issued a warning about Chinese telecoms giant Huawei, whose ties to Beijing have sparked security concerns.
4 February 2019

Merkel urges 'creativity', 'goodwill' in Brexit talks

German Chancellor Angela Merkel yesterday urged Britain and the EU to show "creativity" and "goodwill" in upcoming Brexit talks but stressed the withdrawal agreement was not up for renegotiation.
4 February 2019

Obesity-linked cancers on the rise in adults

A sharp increase in the rate of obesity-linked cancers among young adults in the United States could foreshadow a reversal in the overall decline in cancer mortality, researchers warned yesterday.
4 February 2019

UK PM to seek 'pragmatic Brexit solution' with EU

British Prime Minister Theresa May yesterday said she would be "armed with a fresh mandate and new ideas" when she meets European Union negotiators over her Brexit deal.
3 February 2019

May says to seek 'pragmatic' Brexit solution in Brussels

Prime Minister Theresa May says she would seek a “pragmatic solution” to a parliamentary impasse over the terms on which Britain leaves the European Union when she tries to reopen talks with Brussels.
3 February 2019

Accelerating growth real challenge for new govt: EU

Appreciating Bangladesh's impressive economic performance over the last one decade, the European Union (EU) yesterday said sustaining and accelerating this growth is the real challenge for the new government.
2 February 2019

Heavy rainfall to worsen situation

Once-in-a-century flooding in part of the eastern Australian state of Queensland looks set to worsen as the nation's weather bureau
2 February 2019

Farewell Facebook

German Chancellor Angela Merkel announced Friday she would close her Facebook account, taking another step in a long farewell from
2 February 2019

Venezuela tensions mount

An active Venezuelan general called on the armed forces to rebel against President Nicolas Maduro and to recognize the opposition
2 February 2019

US, China take lead in race for AI: UN

China and the United States are ahead of the global competition to dominate artificial intelligence (AI), according to a study by the UN World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) published yesterday.
31 January 2019

EU parliament recognises Guaido as interim president

The European Parliament recognised Venezuela's self-declared interim president Juan Guaido as de facto head of state yesterday, heightening international pressure on the OPEC member's socialist President Nicolas Maduro.
31 January 2019

UK to formulate Irish border proposals "in a few days"

Britain will take a few days to formulate proposals to put to the European Union in an attempt to resolve the issue of Irish border arrangements after Brexit, foreign minister Jeremy Hunt told BBC radio yesterday.
31 January 2019

3 Iraqis held for attack plot in Germany

German police commandos yesterday arrested three Iraqis suspected of planning an Islamist attack using explosives, a gun and a vehicle.
30 January 2019

Ditch Irish backstop and get widespread support

The most prominent Brexit campaigner in Prime Minister Theresa May's Conservative party said yesterday that she would get widespread support if she got the European Union to ditch the Irish backstop.
28 January 2019

Obesity, hunger, climate change pose triple danger

To defeat the intertwined pandemics of obesity, hunger and climate change, governments must curb the political influence of major corporations, said a major report yesterday calling for a 'global treaty' similar to one for tobacco control.
28 January 2019

'Deeply sorry'

Britain's Prince Philip has said he is "deeply sorry" about the injury suffered by a woman in a car crash he was involved in over a week ago, according to a report in the Sunday Mirror.
27 January 2019

'Listen to Europe'

British MPs seeking to pressure Prime Minister Theresa May this week to renegotiate her Brexit deal should heed EU warnings that it will not succeed, Ireland's foreign minister warned yesterday.
27 January 2019