El Nino to be ‘biggest for over a century’
AFP, London
22 August 2026 Europe
Italian scientists bet on octopus to fight crab invasion
AFP, Cesenatico
21 August 2026 Europe
UK homes burnt, residents evacuated in fires
AFP, London
15 August 2026 Europe
Explosion rocks ammunition factory near Rome
AFP, Rome
15 August 2026 Europe
Western Europe logs hottest June–July on record
AFP, Paris
11 August 2026 Europe
Ukrainian drone hits Belgorod
AFP, Kyiv
10 August 2026 World
Kremlin critic Nadezhdin flees Russia for France
AFP, Moscow
4 August 2026 Europe

Spain remains intact, for now

Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont yesterday said he had accepted the "mandate of the people" for his region's independence from
10 October 2017

Putin pledges to prosecute vote violations

The head of Russia's central election commission urged President Vladimir Putin yesterday to ensure all investigations into election
9 October 2017

Merkel deems migrant deal good for coalition talks

German Chancellor Angela Merkel said yesterday an agreement within her conservative bloc on limiting migrants would help forge a
9 October 2017

UK, EU clash over who takes next Brexit step

The EU and UK clashed yesterday after British Prime Minister Theresa May said the ball was in the EU's court as Brexit negotiations
9 October 2017

Nato moves to counter Russia

Nato launched a new multinational force in Romania yesterday to counter Russia along its eastern flank and to check a growing Russian
9 October 2017

US, Turkey curb visas as diplomatic spat grows

Turkey urged the United States yesterday to review its suspension of visa services after the arrest of a US consulate employee sharply
9 October 2017

Catalan leaders under int'l, domestic pressure

Catalan leaders came under intense domestic and international pressure yesterday to halt plans to break away from Spain after the
9 October 2017

UK PM may demote FM Boris Johnson

The Sunday Times, British newspaper, said Prime Minister Theresa May had signalled in an interview that she might
8 October 2017

Epic solar car race begins

An epic 3,000-kilometre (1,860-mile) solar car race across the desert heart of Australia designed to showcase new
8 October 2017

Merkel takes first step for coalition

Two weeks after winning elections with a reduced majority, German Chancellor Angela Merkel yesterday took a first
8 October 2017

Spain may invoke 'article 155'

Tens of thousands of people took to the streets of Catalonia's capital Barcelona yesterday to express their opposition
8 October 2017

Car drives into pedestrians in London

Police arrested a man near London's Natural History Museum on yesterday after a vehicle apparently drove into
7 October 2017

Canada to pay $640m

An estimated 20,000 indigenous children taken from their families starting in the 1960s and placed for adoption or
7 October 2017

Rallies call for Spain's unity

Thousands of demonstrators rallied across Madrid yesterday calling for Spanish unity and demanding action to
7 October 2017

Man held after crash near London museum, 11 injured

Police arrest a man near London's Natural History Museum after his vehicle mounted the pavement and ploughed into pedestrians, injuring himself and 10 others in an apparent road traffic collision unrelated to terrorism.
7 October 2017

Danish divers find missing body parts of Swedish journalist

Danish police say divers have found the head and the legs of Swedish journalist Kim Wall, who died in mysterious circumstances on an inventor's homemade submarine.
7 October 2017

UK PM fights back after plot to oust her

British Prime Minister Theresa May yesterday said she enjoyed the "full support" of her cabinet after a former
6 October 2017

Too little, too late?

Spain yesterday apologised for a violent police crackdown on Catalonia's independence referendum, in a conciliatory gesture as
6 October 2017

Turkey kills five 'PKK militants' in Mugla

Turkish security forces yesterday killed five suspected Kurdish militants in what is a usually peaceful western region popular with
5 October 2017

Police raid opposition group Open Russia

Russian police yesterday raided the Moscow offices of opposition movement and website Open Russia, which is financed by exiled former
5 October 2017