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

Putin, Abe hold hot spring meet in Japan

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe yesterday bunkered down for talks to try
15 December 2016

UK okays 3-person babies

Britain's fertility regulator yesterday gave the green light for the country to become the first in the world to legally
15 December 2016

'Putin himself involved'

US intelligence officials now believe that Russian President Vladimir Putin was personally involved in hacking during
15 December 2016

'Minefield' EU meet begins

European Union leaders grappled with Russia and Brexit at a "minefield" summit in Brussels yesterday at the end of
15 December 2016

Poorest nations falling further behind: UN

The planet's poorest countries are falling further behind the rest of the world and cannot catch up without more aid and favourable trade
14 December 2016

EU: No new Turkey membership bid

The EU said Tuesday it would open no new areas in Turkey's membership talks in the "currently prevailing circumstances" because of
14 December 2016

France to extend state of emergency

France's parliament voted early yesterday to extend a national state of emergency until July 15, after next year's elections. The security
14 December 2016

US challenges Beijing's aggressive behaviour

The United States will keep challenging Beijing's "assertive, aggressive behaviour in the South China Sea", the US
14 December 2016

Philippines' Duterte admits killing suspects

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has said he personally killed suspected criminals when he was mayor of a
14 December 2016

Revenge is a dish best binned: Pope

Pope Francis is asking the world's political, economic, religious and media leaders to swap aggression, mud-slinging and
12 December 2016

Turkey arrests 200 Kurds

Turkey arrested nearly 200 officials from a pro-Kurdish party and struck Kurdish militants in Iraq yesterday in response to this
12 December 2016

Greek police detonate bomb outside ministry

Greek police yesterday detonated a bomb outside the labour ministry in Athens following a warning phone call, a police source
12 December 2016

IMF chief Lagarde on trial in France

IMF chief Christine Lagarde went on trial in France yesterday over a massive state payout to a flamboyant tycoon when she was
12 December 2016

EU, Mali sign migrant deal

The European Union, under an agreement published yesterday, will provide funds to Mali to help it create jobs and strengthen
12 December 2016

EU, Cuba normalise ties after decades-long rift

The European Union and Cuba yesterday signed a deal to normalise ties that had been blocked for decades by human rights
12 December 2016

Death toll in Istanbul bombings rises to 44: Health Minister

The death toll from Saturday night's twin bombings in Istanbul has risen to 44, of whom 36 were police officers, Health Minister Recep Akdag was cited as saying by state-run Anadolu agency and other media on Monday.
12 December 2016

Paolo Gentiloni named as Italy's new PM

Paolo Gentiloni was yesterday named as Italy's new prime minister following reformist leader Matteo Renzi's resignation in the
11 December 2016

'Long live French fries!'

US Secretary of State John Kerry has been given the Legion d'Honneur, France's highest honour, with his French counterpart
11 December 2016

Three Ukrainian troops killed in rebel east

Three Ukrainian soldiers were killed and two wounded in the country's rebel east, the bloodiest day for government forces in
11 December 2016

Turkey mourns after twin Istanbul bombings kill 29

Turkey declared a day of national mourning on Sunday after twin bombings targeting police struck the heart of Istanbul near the home stadium of football giants Besiktas, killing 29 people.
11 December 2016