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

Four Russian military dead in Syria blast

Four Russian military personnel were killed and two injured when their vehicle was targeted with explosives in central Syria last week, a
20 February 2017

Putin critic leaves Russia for treatment

A Russian opposition politician who fell into a coma due to poisoning this month has left the country for treatment
19 February 2017

White House fails to quell Europe's anxiety over Trump

One month into the unusual presidency of Donald Trump, his most senior cabinet members were deployed to Brussels, Bonn and Munich this week to reassure nervous Europeans that everything would be okay.
19 February 2017

Germany bans 'spying' doll

German regulators have banned an internet-connected doll called "My Friend Cayla" that can chat with children, warning Friday that it
18 February 2017

Bosnia to appeal ruling

Bosnia will ask the United Nations' top court to review its 2007 ruling which cleared Serbia of genocide during the country's civil war,
18 February 2017

Turkish shelling kills 9 in IS-held Syria town

Nine civilians were killed in overnight Turkish bombardment of a jihadist-held town in northern Syria, a monitor said
17 February 2017

500 migrants enter Spain from Morocco

Around 500 sub-Saharan African migrants crossed the fenced border surrounding Spain's North African enclave of
17 February 2017

HK ex-leader guilty of misconduct

Former Hong Kong leader Donald Tsang was yesterday found guilty of misconduct during his time at the helm of the
17 February 2017

Nato to boost naval presence in Black Sea

Nato will step up naval war games and surveillance in the Black Sea to complement its increased presence of land
17 February 2017

Time to rise up against Brexit: Blair

Former British prime minister Tony Blair yesterday urged Britons who support the European Union to "rise up" and
17 February 2017

Ukraine declares energy emergency

Ukraine on Wednesday announced a state of emergency for its energy sector that could result in rolling blackouts as officials try to
16 February 2017

Churchill's views on alien life revealed

War correspondent, statesman, astronomer. Stargazing may not be what Winston Churchill is best remembered for, but a treatise he
16 February 2017

Whole world benefits from a strong EU

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau told European lawmakers yesterday that the world is better off when the EU is strong, as anti-
16 February 2017

Oceans lost 2pc of oxygen

The world's oceans have lost more than two percent of their oxygen since 1960, with potentially devastating consequences for sea plants
16 February 2017

Mattis sees no military collaboration

US President Donald Trump's defense secretary yesterday said he did not see possible military collaboration with Russia now, in a blow to
16 February 2017

Lavrov to meet Tillerson today

Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov plans to meet his US counterpart Rex Tillerson for the first time today in
15 February 2017

Nato 'fundamental bedrock' for US

US Defence Secretary James Mattis hailed Nato as the "fundamental bedrock" of transatlantic security yesterday as he
15 February 2017

Hitler doppelganger arrested in Austria

Austrian police arrested an Adolf Hitler lookalike Monday after he was spotted wandering around the Nazi dictator's hometown sporting
14 February 2017

28 feared dead in Taiwan bus crash

A Taiwan bus reported to have been taking local tourists home from visiting seasonal cherry blossoms veered off a
13 February 2017

Valentine scam alert

Love may be in the air on Saint Valentine's Day but authorities in Australia, Malaysia and Singapore yesterday warned of
13 February 2017