Half of world’s soils are in poor condition: UN
28 August 2026
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Europe
El Nino to be ‘biggest for over a century’
22 August 2026
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Europe
Italian scientists bet on octopus to fight crab invasion
21 August 2026
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Europe
UK PM urges ‘reflection’ after death of Cambridge professor
16 August 2026
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Europe
UK homes burnt, residents evacuated in fires
15 August 2026
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Europe
Explosion rocks ammunition factory near Rome
15 August 2026
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Europe
Europe Heatwave: More than 135m in Europe face 35°C plus
13 August 2026
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Europe
Western Europe logs hottest June–July on record
11 August 2026
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Europe
Ukrainian drone hits Belgorod
10 August 2026
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World
Kremlin critic Nadezhdin flees Russia for France
4 August 2026
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Europe
New UN chief opens crunch talks
UN chief Antonio Guterres yesterday opened a crunch conference aimed at ending decades of division in Cyprus,
12 January 2017
Breivik gives Nazi salute in court
Norwegian mass murderer Anders Behring Breivik, who killed 77 people in 2011, made a Nazi salute at the opening of an appeal case on
10 January 2017
Deep freeze claims six more lives in Poland
Six people died in Poland over a 24-hour period as temperatures plunged across Europe, bringing the toll of hypothermia deaths in the
10 January 2017
UK launches cyber security review
The British government said yesterday it is launching a national inquiry into cyber security to assess the extent to which the UK is
9 January 2017
Cold snap grips Europe
A cold snap gripping Europe has killed 10 more people in Poland, stranded thousands in snow-covered Turkey and brought fresh
9 January 2017
Police seize MH17 crash debris from reporter
Dutch police have taken from a journalist items, including possible human remains, which he found at the crash site of flight MH17 in
8 January 2017
France thwarted 24,000 cyber-attacks last year
France says it was the subject of 24,000 cyber-attacks against defence targets last year.
8 January 2017
Turkey to naturalise Syrian, Iraqi migrants
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Friday announced that some of the millions of Syrian and Iraqis who have fled to Turkey would be
7 January 2017
Two migrants freeze to death in Bulgaria
Two Iraqi men were found frozen to death Friday in a mountain forest in southeastern Bulgaria, which has been pounded by blizzards,
7 January 2017
'Frexit', if EU refuses to cede powers
French far-right leader Marine Le Pen pledged Friday she would campaign for France to leave the EU unless Brussels agreed to return full
7 January 2017
Turkey dismisses over 8,000 more
Turkey yesterday ordered the dismissal of almost 8,400 civil servants and the closure of over 80 associations, including sports clubs, in
7 January 2017
UK PM appoints career diplomat as envoy to EU
British Prime Minister Theresa May appointed a senior career diplomat as envoy to the European Union to replace an ambassador who
5 January 2017
Dementia risk higher near heavy traffic: Study
People who live near roads laden with heavy traffic face a higher risk of developing dementia than those living further away, possibly
5 January 2017
2 troops jailed for life in first verdict
A Turkish court yesterday sentenced two army officers to life in jail over their roles in the failed July coup, the first verdicts to be
5 January 2017
Blast targets Turkey court
A police officer and a court worker were killed when a car bomb exploded outside a courthouse in the western Turkish city of Izmir
5 January 2017
Natural disaster damage hits 4-year high
Natural disasters including storms and earthquakes caused $175 billion of damage in 2016, German reinsurance giant
4 January 2017
Britain's EU exit plans rocked by resignation
Britain's Brexit plans were in turmoil yesterday after the UK's ambassador to the EU quit, blasting "ill-founded
4 January 2017
Turkey identifies nightclub killer
Turkey said yesterday it had identified the gunman behind the New Year's massacre on an elite Istanbul nightclub
4 January 2017
Syria peace talks at risk
Turkey yesterday warned that planned Syrian peace talks co-sponsored by Russia were at risk, calling on the
4 January 2017
Suspect 'fought for IS'
Turkish authorities yesterday intensified efforts to identify and detain a suspected jihadist who killed 39 people at an Istanbul
3 January 2017