Canada to welcome 1m immigrants in next 3 yrs

The Canadian Parliament announces a plan to add nearly one percent of the country's population each year by taking over one million new immigrants in the next three years, CNN reports.
11 January 2019

Radio waves from deep space baffle scientists

Astronomers in Canada have detected a mysterious volley of radio waves from far outside our galaxy, according to two studies published Wednesday in Nature.
10 January 2019

Get behind new election to break Brexit deadlock

British Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn yesterday called on lawmakers to help his opposition party "break the deadlock" over Brexit and support his call for a motion of no confidence in the government to trigger an election.
10 January 2019

Fresh setback for May

British Prime Minister Theresa May yesterday suffered an early defeat to her Brexit plans, when lawmakers demanded the government
9 January 2019

Aussie PM in shoe Photoshop fail

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison was left red-faced yesterday after a family photograph, doctored by his staff, inadvertently left
9 January 2019

Drone reports temporarily halt flights from London's Heathrow

Flights from London's Heathrow airport are halted for about an hour after a drone is sighted near Europe's busiest air hub, raising fears that the chaos that affected rival Gatwick last month could be repeated on an even larger scale.
9 January 2019

Pope Francis warns of resurgent nationalism

Pope Francis yesterday warned against a resurgence of nationalist and populist movements and criticised countries that try to solve the
7 January 2019

2nd vote shouldn't happen

Prime Minister Theresa May yesterday said that Britain would be in uncharted territory if her Brexit deal is rejected by parliament later
6 January 2019

Somalia refuses to take back expelled UN envoy

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Friday agreed to appoint a new UN envoy to Somalia after its president refused to reverse a
5 January 2019

Russia probe grand jury given 6-month extension

The Russia collusion investigation of Special Counsel Robert Mueller will continue to loom darkly over the White House for some time
5 January 2019

Moscow accuses Washington of detaining Russian citizen

The Russian Foreign Ministry yesterday said the United States had detained a Russian citizen, days after Moscow arrested the former
5 January 2019

Massive data leak targets German leaders, public figures

Personal data and documents from hundreds of German politicians and public figures have been published online, in what appears one of the most far-reaching cyber attacks in a country that has become a target of choice for hackers.
4 January 2019

Leader of 'yellow vests' protests arrested

One of the leaders of the "yellow vest" anti-government demonstrations was detained by police in Paris late Wednesday for organising an
3 January 2019

Spain rescues 400 migrants

Spanish coastguards rescued 401 migrants trying to cross the Mediterranean over the first two days of the new year, they said
3 January 2019

Annual deaths fall by over a quarter: UN

The number of migrants who died or went missing attempting to cross the Mediterranean fell by more than a quarter in 2018 over the previous year, to 2,262, the UN refugee agency said yesterday.
3 January 2019

Death toll hits 37

The number of confirmed dead from a New Year's Eve gas explosion in a Russian apartment block jumped to 37 yesterday as rescuers recovered more bodies from the rubble of the partially collapsed building.
3 January 2019

Death toll hits 21; 20 still missing

Rescuers yesterday hunted for survivours in the rubble of a Russian apartment building wrecked by a New Year's Eve gas explosion, but
2 January 2019

Suspect held under mental health law

A British probe into a stabbing at a Manchester railway station on New Year's Eve which injured three people is being treated as "a
2 January 2019

UK, France pledge drive

Britain and France have agreed to boost bilateral cooperation over a spike in migrants trying to cross the Channel, the UK's Home Office said Sunday.
31 December 2018

Pull together in 2019

Acknowledging that her government disappointed many Germans in 2018, Chancellor Angela Merkel sought to pull the country together for 2019 with a call for solidarity and cooperation to overcome deep political divisions.
31 December 2018