Half of world’s soils are in poor condition: UN
AFP, Paris
28 August 2026 Europe
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

EgyptAir crash an accident

No traces of explosives were found on the remains of French victims from an EgyptAir plane that crashed into the
6 May 2017

Violence ravages Venezuela

A young man died Friday after he was injured in violence as looting broke out in impoverished Venezuelan cities, an
6 May 2017

What we need to know

France is the eurozone's second-biggest economy as well as a global military and diplomatic heavyweight, with veto
6 May 2017

‘Neither Macron nor Le Pen interest me'

I voted for Philippe Poutou in the first round. On Sunday, I am going to vote blank. I'm disappointed with politics and I
6 May 2017

French presidential election showdown

French presidential election showdown
6 May 2017

Twin blasts in Philippine capital kill at least two

Two explosions in the Philippine capital yesterday night killed two people and injured six others, police said, just
6 May 2017

Turkey rejects Wikipedia's appeal

A Turkish court yesterday rejected an appeal by the Wikimedia Foundation against the nearly week-long blocking of
5 May 2017

UK PM boosted by local polls results

Theresa May's Conservatives performed strongly in British local elections, early results showed Friday, handing the
5 May 2017

Macron stretches lead

Centrist French presidential candidate Emmanuel Macron extended his lead in the polls over his far-right rival
5 May 2017

Turks arrested in Malaysia 'for funding IS'

Two Turkish nationals arrested in Malaysia are being held on suspicion of funding the Islamic State group, Kuala Lumpur said yesterday,
4 May 2017

Rivals trade fresh blows

France's presidential candidates traded fresh blows yesterday after one of the fiercest TV debates in the nation's history, with
4 May 2017

Prince Philip to retire from royal duties

Prince Philip, the 95-year-old husband of Britain's Queen Elizabeth, will retire from carrying out royal engagements from the autumn,
4 May 2017

EU seeking to affect result of British polls: UK PM

British Prime Minister Theresa May accused European politicians and officials on Wednesday of seeking to affect the outcome of the June
4 May 2017

IS developing own social media platform

Islamic State militants are developing their own social media platform to avoid security crackdowns on their
3 May 2017

Le Pen, Macron face off in final TV debate

French presidential candidates Emmanuel Macron and Marine Le Pen were set to face off in a final televised debate
3 May 2017

Brexit threats timed to affect vote: British PM

Prime Minister Theresa May yesterday accused Brussels of deliberately making "threats against Britain" over the
3 May 2017

2016 repressive for Bangladesh press freedom: ARTICLE 19

Marking 2016 a repressive year for press freedom in Bangladesh, London-based ARTICLE 19, an NGO defending freedom of expression, says 320 violations, including murders, abductions and threats against journalists, took place within that period.
3 May 2017

1.4m Somali children acutely malnourished

Somalia, hit by drought and on the verge of famine, will count 1.4 million acutely malnourished children by the end of
2 May 2017

Maduro calls for new charter as protests rage

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro called for a new constitution Monday as he fights to quell a crisis that has led to
2 May 2017

Suu Kyi rejects UN Myanmar probe

Aung San Suu Kyi yesterday rejected a decision by the UN's rights council to investigate allegations of crimes by
2 May 2017