Orban tipped to win as Hungary votes

Hungarians yesterday voted in an election that is being keenly watched across Europe, with firebrand nationalist Prime Minister Viktor
8 April 2018

Russia promises 'tough response'

Moscow on Friday promised a "tough response" to new US sanctions imposed on seven of Russia's most influential oligarchs following
7 April 2018

'Several dead' as vehicle hits crowd in Germany

Several people were killed and injured yesterday when a vehicle ploughed into pedestrians in the German city of Muenster before the
7 April 2018

14 killed in Canada hockey bus crash

Hockey-mad Canada was in mourning yesterday after a bus carrying a junior ice hockey team collided with a semi-trailer truck in
7 April 2018

Russian ex-spy 'improving ' after poisoning

The former Russian spy who was found slumped in an English city after being poisoned is no longer in critical condition and is
7 April 2018

Raids kill dozens in Douma

Deadly bombardments pounded the last opposition holdout in Syria's Eastern Ghouta yesterda , after regime troops resumed a military
7 April 2018

Friends of freedom: Michael Barnes funeral held in UK

The funeral ceremony of Michael Barnes who is best known for his contribution and support to Liberation War in 1971, was held in West London on Thursday.
7 April 2018

Finally time for talks has arrived

Former Catalan President Carles Puigdemont called on Spain to abandon its attempts to prosecute separatist leaders as he left a
6 April 2018

UK rolls out sugar tax on soft drinks

Britain yesterday joined France, Norway and Mexico in rolling out a sugar tax on soft drinks in an attempt to tackle obesity and
6 April 2018

'You'll be sorry,' Russia tells Britain at UN nerve agent attack meeting

Russia tells Britain at the United Nations Security Council that "you're playing with fire and you'll be sorry" over its accusations that Moscow was to blame for poisoning a former Russian spy and his daughter.
6 April 2018

French, Malian troops kill 30

Thirty jihadists were killed in a clash with French and Malian troops near Mali's border with Niger, the French military said yesterday.
5 April 2018

Judge charges ex-Catalan police chief with sedition

A Spanish judge yesterday formally charged the former chief of Catalonia's regional police force with sedition over his alleged role
5 April 2018

'My strength is growing'

The Russian woman who was poisoned in Britain last month with her former spy father yesterday said she was recovering, in her
5 April 2018

French rail strike begins in test for Macron

Commuters across France faced severe disruptions yesterday as rail workers launched three months of rolling strikes, a major test of President Emmanuel Macron's resolve to reshape the country through sweeping reforms. More than three-quarters of train drivers joined the first day of the walkout.
3 April 2018

Yemen, UN seek talks with Huthis

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres yesterday urged the warring sides in Yemen to reach a political settlement to end a conflict now in its fourth year that has left 22 million people in urgent need of aid. His Special Envoy Martin Griffiths will head to the United Arab Emirates, Oman and the Yemeni government-held city of Aden in the drive for peace, Guterres told reporters.
3 April 2018

RSF, broadcasters move to fight against fake news

Reporters Without Borders (RSF) and leading broadcasters launched a drive against fake news Tuesday with a new set of trust and transparency standards for journalists.
3 April 2018

Germany seeks to extradite Puigdemont

German prosecutors yesterday asked a court to order the extradition to Spain of Catalonia's ousted president Carles Puigdemont on a rebellion charge following his arrest in Germany last month. The request comes after demonstrations by independence supporters at the weekend in Berlin and Catalonia calling for Puigdemont's immediate release.
3 April 2018

Studies: 2C cap won't save Arctic sea ice

Even if humanity stops global warming in its tracks at two degrees Celsius, long seen as the guardrail for a climate-safe world, Arctic sea ice will still disappear in some years, scientists have warned. Holding the line at 1.5 C (2.7 degrees Fahrenheit), however, would make a huge difference, according to two separate studies published Monday in the journal Nature Climate Change.
3 April 2018

Blame game intensifies

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov yesterday accused the UK and Western partners of playing "children's games" in their response to the poisoning of ex-spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter. He accused countries of "disregarding all accepted behaviour" and resorting to "open lies and disinformation".
2 April 2018

Russia asks chemical weapons agency for answers in spy case

The Russian Foreign Ministry asks the international agency that monitors chemical weapons for information about the investigation of the poisoning of a former Russian spy and his daughter in England.
2 April 2018