'Powerful' Romanian leader quizzed

The powerful boss of Romania's ruling left, Liviu Dragnea, is being investigated for abuse of power and embezzlement of
13 November 2017

Putin, Erdogan meet over Syria issue

Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan met in Sochi yesterday, with
13 November 2017

EU signs defense pact in decades-long quest

France and Germany edged toward achieving a 70-year-old ambition to integrate European defenses yesterday,
13 November 2017

Paris victims remembered

France marked two years yesterday since its worst ever terror attacks, releasing colourful balloons into the sky to remember the 130 people killed on a Friday night out in Paris.
13 November 2017

Spain urges return of 'free' Catalonia

Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy yesterday said he wanted to return to a "democratic and free" Catalonia as he
12 November 2017

EU Brexit chief preparing for 'possible' failure

EU Brexit chief Michel Barnier yesterday said he is making contingency plans for the "possible" failure of divorce talks
12 November 2017

US pressure on RT an 'attack': Putin

Russian President Vladimir Putin yesterday slammed Washington's demands for state channel RT to register as a
11 November 2017

Islamic State thriving in Somalia: UN report

An Islamic State faction in Somalia has grown significantly over the past year, carrying out attacks in Puntland and
11 November 2017

US to fall short of Paris climate targets: report

The United States will fail to meet its commitments for reducing greenhouse gas emissions under the Paris climate
11 November 2017

New blow for Aussie govt

Embattled Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull lost his grip on parliament when another of his coalition's MPs resigned
11 November 2017

Rich nations shirking on climate pledges

The failure of wealthy nations to deliver on short-term climate commitments could hinder the rollout of a landmark treaty, a bloc of
10 November 2017

UK minister Patel quits

Britain's overseas aid minister Priti Patel quit on Wednesday over unauthorised meetings in Israel, becoming the latest cabinet member
9 November 2017

Pope stubs out cigarette sales in Vatican

Pope Francis has outlawed the sale of cigarettes at the Vatican in a bid to lead by example on healthy living.
9 November 2017

UN clears Qatar in worker abuse probe

The UN's labour agency yesterday closed a probe into the alleged mistreatment of foreign workers in World Cup 2022 host Qatar,
8 November 2017

Putin-Trump meet in Vietnam 'likely'

Russian President Vladimir Putin and his US counterpart Donald Trump will likely meet at the sidelines of the APEC summit but Moscow
8 November 2017

UK aid minister faces sack over Israel trip row

Britain's aid minister yesterday faced the sack over unauthorised meetings in Israel, as she became the latest cabinet member caught up
8 November 2017

Turkey PM hails US visa move as 'positive step'

Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim yesterday hailed the resumption of limited visa services by the US as a "positive
7 November 2017

French cops launch anti-terror raids

Ten people were arrested in an anti-terror operation in France and Switzerland yesterday including a Swiss man linked
7 November 2017

EU pushes for tax blacklist after leak

EU finance ministers yesterday sought to break resistance against creating Europe's first ever blacklist of tax havens
7 November 2017

Trump not invited to Paris climate talks

US President Donald Trump is not among the around 100 heads of state and government invited to next month's
7 November 2017