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

Navalny ordered jailed for 15 days after protest

A Russian court yesterday sentenced Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny to 15 days behind bars after ruling he had resisted
27 March 2017

UN to kick off talks on nuke arms ban

More than 100 countries are set to launch the first UN talks on a global nuclear weapons ban yesterdayover objections
27 March 2017

Germans in tiny Saarland vote in big test for Merkel

Germans in the small western state of Saarland yesterday voted in a regional election that could deliver an upset to
26 March 2017

Thousands protest against corruption across Russia

Thousands of Russians yesterday demonstrated across the country to protest at corruption, defying bans on rallies
26 March 2017

UK targets WhatsApp encryption

The British government yesterday said that its security services must have access to encrypted messaging
26 March 2017

Driver charged with 'terror' offences

A man has been charged with terror offences including attempted murder after he was arrested for driving at high speed into a crowded shopping area in the Belgian port city of Antwerp, prosecutors said yesterday.
24 March 2017

Syria peace talks restarts in Geneva

UN-backed Syria peace talks resumed in Geneva yesterday, with little hope of a breakthrough and the emboldened regime seen as
23 March 2017

Easy to organise, hard to prevent

Militants are increasingly turning to vehicle-ramming attacks, like the one staged near Britain's parliament on Wednesday, because
23 March 2017

World stands with Britain

World leaders have unanimously condemned the attack in the heart of London by a man who was shot dead by armed police, with
23 March 2017

British parliament reopens after deadly attack

Britain's parliament reopens with a minute's silence in memory of three people killed in a suspected "Islamist-related" attack on the symbol of the country's democracy.
23 March 2017

French minister quits over daughters' jobs

French Interior Minister Bruno Le Roux resigned on Tuesday after revelations that he hired his two teenage daughters
22 March 2017

Europeans risk being 'unsafe' on streets

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan yesterday warned that Europeans risk being unsafe on the world's streets, as a crisis between
22 March 2017

Scottish House set to back new independence vote

The Scottish parliament was expected to vote for a second independence referendum yesterday-- amid dire
22 March 2017

Former IRA fighter McGuinness dies

Martin McGuinness, a one-time Irish Republican Army commander who later helped negotiate an end to the conflict in
21 March 2017

EU to hold special Brexit summit April 29: Tusk

The EU's remaining 27 member states will hold a special summit on April 29 to decide the political objectives for
21 March 2017

Le Pen comes under attack

French far-right leader Marine Le Pen came under assault from all sides in a presidential election debate that provided a test of centrist Emmanuel Macron's ambitions to be leader.
21 March 2017

3,000 migrants rescued off Libya

Around 3,000 migrants were rescued off the coast of Libya on Sunday as they tried to cross the Mediterranean to
20 March 2017

Russia takes swipe at US over Thaad

Russia yesterday criticised the deployment of a US anti-missile system aimed at North Korea, saying it poses "serious
20 March 2017

Candidates in first TV debate

France's tumultuous presidential election battle steps up a gear as the main candidates face off in the first of several
20 March 2017

UK to formally trigger Brexit on March 29

Britain yesterday said it will begin leaving the European Union on March 29, setting an historic and uncharted course
20 March 2017