FB hasn't done enough

Facebook chief Mark Zuckerberg apologised to the European Parliament yesterday and said the social media giant is taking steps to prevent a repeat of a massive breach of users' personal data.
22 May 2018

104 coup suspects gets life in Turkey

A Turkish court on Monday handed life sentences to 104 suspects over their involvement in the July 2016 attempted coup against
22 May 2018

EU Parliament to grill Zuckerberg

Facebook chief Mark Zuckerberg was to say sorry to the European Parliament yesterday, pledging that the social media giant has learned
22 May 2018

Maduro wins second term

Venezuela was facing the threat of fresh international sanctions and intensified domestic unrest yesterday following President Nicolas
21 May 2018

NO HONEYMOON FOR NOW

US pastor Michael Curry, who fired up the wedding with his power of love speech, admitted afterwards that his 13-and-a-half-minute
20 May 2018

African-Americans hail UK royal wedding's nod to black history, culture

Hometown and racial pride fired up royal wedding watchers across the United States on Saturday, from pre-dawn partiers wearing pajamas and fancy hats in Los Angeles to Twitter posts from Miami to Indianapolis hailing "the blackest royal wedding the UK has ever seen."
20 May 2018

Italy's new 'Buster Keaton' wins best actor at Cannes

A little-known Italian actor, wins best actor at Cannes film festival on Saturday for his portrayal of a cocaine-dealing dog groomer who faces down a local heavy in an urban western.
20 May 2018

Japan's 'Shoplifters' steals the show to win Cannes Palme d'Or

Japanese director Hirokazu Kore-eda wins the Palme d'Or at Cannes on Saturday for "Shoplifters", a critically acclaimed family drama with unguessable plot twists.
20 May 2018

Russia unveils floating nuke power station

Russia yesterday unveiled the world's first floating nuclear power station at a ceremony in the port of the far northern city of Murmansk
19 May 2018

From blind date to I do

Harry and Meghan go on a blind date in London after being set up by a mutual friend (as revealed by the couple in a post-engagement
19 May 2018

Divided Britain unites

At street parties and pubs around the country, Britons celebrated yesterday's royal wedding with bunting, booze and bonhomie in a
19 May 2018

Global royalists celebrate wedding

There was silence along the Long Walk in Windsor as thousands of well-wishers listened to Prince Harry and Meghan Markle say their
19 May 2018

EU moves to save Iran deal

The European Union took formal steps yesterday to shield its firms from US sanctions on Iran as part of efforts to save the international nuclear deal with Tehran.
18 May 2018

UK royal wedding today

Prince Charles will be the one to walk Meghan Markle down the aisle when she marries his son Prince Harry, palace officials said yesterday as final preparations were under way on the eve of the royal wedding.
18 May 2018

Russia, China tighten Iran ties

Russia and China yesterday moved to extend their economic influence in Iran, while EU said they will begin moves to block the effect of US sanctions on Iran in the bloc from Today.
17 May 2018

Ebola spreads to Congo city: WHO

The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo has spread to a city, the World Health Organization said yesterday, fuelling concern the deadly virus may prove tougher to contain.
17 May 2018

Ozone treaty cheaters

The decline in the atmosphere of an ozone-depleting chemical banned by the Montreal Protocol has recently slowed by half, suggesting a serious violation of the 196-nation treaty, researchers revealed Wednesday.
17 May 2018

Markle confirms father will not attend

Meghan Markle finally confirmed yesterday that her father would not attend her wedding to Prince Harry, putting an end to days of speculation that had overshadowed the build-up to the glittering ceremony.
17 May 2018

EU takes UK, Germany, to court

The European Commission yesterday said it is taking Germany, Britain, France and three other countries to the bloc's highest court for failing to comply with EU air quality standards.
17 May 2018

Torra sworn in as president of Catalonia

Quim Torra, Catalonia's new separatist leader, was sworn in yesterday in a brief ceremony without central government representatives
17 May 2018