Putin says he will seek new term in 2018

President Vladimir Putin yesterday announced that he would seek re-election in March 2018, a contest opinion polls
6 December 2017

Countries pledge $857m to help world's refugees: UN

The United Nations said Tuesday that it had received pledges amounting to $857 million (726 million euros) to fund
6 December 2017

Bangladeshi-British man held over ‘plot to kill PM May’

A 20-year-old Bangladeshi-British man appears in London court accused of plotting to kill British Prime Minister Theresa May by first detonating an explosive device to get into her Downing Street office.
6 December 2017

Austria SC allows same-sex marriage

Austria's top court has ruled that same-sex couples can marry from 2019 at the latest, bringing the often conservative
5 December 2017

Call grows for soft Brexit

Hours after a Brexit deal collapsed, British Prime Minister Theresa May came under pressure yesterday from opposition parties and even some allies to soften the EU divorce by keeping Britain in the single market and customs union after Brexit.
5 December 2017

Spain drops int warrant for ex-leader

Spain has withdrawn a European arrest warrant for Catalonia's sacked leader Carles Puigdemont and four of his
5 December 2017

Ayman, Zaiba win The Queen’s Young Leaders 2018 award

For their exceptional achievements in transforming lives, Ayman Sadiq and Zaiba Tahyya of Bangladesh have won The Queen’s Young Leaders 2018 award.
5 December 2017

Merkel's coalition woes pile up

German Chancellor Angela Merkel's struggling bid to form a government was hit by a new setback yesterday as her key
4 December 2017

Malta arrests ten over blogger murder

Maltese police have arrested 10 suspects in the murder of anti-corruption blogger Daphne Caruana Galizia, the
4 December 2017

Judge refuses to free four Catalan leaders

Catalonia's sacked vice president Oriol Junqueras and three other separatist leaders will remain in prison during a
4 December 2017

Britain and EU close in on Brexit deal after deadlock

British Prime Minister Theresa May closed in on a divorce deal with European Union chiefs yesterday with last-minute
4 December 2017

Key meeting for May as Brexit talks enter decisive phase

Theresa May hopes to break the Brexit talks deadlock with a new offer on divorce settlements at a crunch meeting with EU officials, as some of her party members urge her to walk away unless there is progress.
4 December 2017

Merkel in key talks with SDP's Schulz

Chancellor Angela Merkel was scheduled to hold first talks with Social Democrat chief Martin Schulz yesterday hoping to end Germany's political stalemate, but the atmosphere is poisoned by disobedience within her ranks.
30 November 2017

Chaos hits UN war crimes court

The UN war crimes court for former Yugoslavia descended into chaos during it last judgement yesterday when a
29 November 2017

Yahoo hacking suspect pleads guilty in US

Karim Baratov, a Canadian accused by US of helping Russian intelligence agents break into email accounts as part of a
29 November 2017

'99pc being removed'

Facebook yesterday said that it was removing 99 percent of content related to militant groups Islamic State and al
29 November 2017

EU hopes deal on divorce bill next week

The EU's Brexit negotiator yesterday denied reports that Britain and the bloc have a deal on the UK's final divorce bill,
29 November 2017

'Bookkeeper of Auschwitz', 96, fit to go to jail

A German court ruled yesterday that a 96-year-old German known as the "bookkeeper of Auschwitz" was fit to go to
29 November 2017

Russian strikes kill 53 civilians in Deir Ezzor

At least 53 civilians, including 21 children, perished early Sunday morning when Russian air strikes hit "residential
27 November 2017

UN aid workers return to Yemen after weeks

Humanitarian aid workers arrived in the Yemeni capital of Sanaa yesterday, after a nearly three week blockade by the
25 November 2017