Half of world’s soils are in poor condition: UN
28 August 2026
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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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Kremlin critic Nadezhdin flees Russia for France
4 August 2026
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Europe
Turkey coup trials to begin early 2017
The first trials of the thousands of suspects arrested in the wake of Turkey's failed July 15 coup aimed at ousting President Recep
3 November 2016
Global climate deal kicks off
As clocks passed midnight into Friday, remote islands in the Pacific Ocean, many in danger of rising seas from global warming,
3 November 2016
Brexit plans in disarray
The High Court yesterday struck a blow to the British government's plans for leaving the EU, ruling it must seek parliament's
3 November 2016
239 die off Lybia coast
At least 239 migrants, believed to be from West Africa, have died in two shipwrecks off Libya, a spokesman for the United
3 November 2016
One journo killed in every 4.5 days: UN
One journalist is killed every four-and-a-half days, according to a shocking report released by UNESCO yesterday.
2 November 2016
13 killed in Vietnam Karaoke bar fire
A fire that ripped through a karaoke bar killed 13 people and injured two police officers in the Vietnamese capital of
2 November 2016
No more homework!
Children have long complained about homework but parents in Spain are now joining in and have decided to go on strike against
2 November 2016
Putin offers 10-hr truce in Aleppo
President Vladimir Putin has ordered a 10-hour truce on Friday in the war-ravaged Syrian city of Aleppo, the Russian
2 November 2016
Rajoy takes oath as Spain's PM
Spain's conservative leader Mariano Rajoy was sworn in yesterday for a second term as prime minister, bringing a close to 10
31 October 2016
Another 10,000 civil servants fired in Turkey coup purge
Turkish authorities have fired over 10,000 additional civil servants as the government presses a crackdown over the failed July
30 October 2016
New quake sows terror in Italy
Italy's most powerful earthquake in 36 years struck a new blow to the country's seismically vulnerable heart yesterday,
30 October 2016
French MPs urge UK to accept minors
French authorities yesterday stepped up work to finish demolition of an almost deserted Calais "Jungle" as more than 100 French
29 October 2016
'Truth must be told'
President Francois Hollande yesterday acknowledged that France bore "broad responsibility" for the internment of thousands
29 October 2016
Jalaler Golpo wins another international film award
In yet another honour for Bangladesh cinema, Abu Shahed Emon directed Jalaler Golpo wins the Grand Prix - Silver Akbuzat Best Film at the Third International Festival of National and Ethnic Cinema in the Russian city of Ufa.
29 October 2016
Global migrant deaths up 20 percent: IOM
Migrant deaths worldwide this year have surged above 5,200 -- a 20 percent increase on 2015 -- driven by record fatalities in the
28 October 2016
Turkey orders detention of 73 air force pilots
Turkish authorities ordered the detention of 73 air force pilots as part of the probe into the group blamed for July's
27 October 2016
Humanity killing off Earth's wildlife
Nearly three-fifths of all animals with a backbone -- fish, birds, amphibians, reptiles and mammals -- have been wiped out since 1970 by human appetites and activity, according to a grim study released yesterday.
27 October 2016
IS slaves get Sakharov Prize
The European Parliament yesterday awarded its Sakharov Prize to Nadia Murad and Lamiya Aji Bashar, two Iraqi
27 October 2016
25 found dead in Med boat horror
The French aid group Doctors without Borders (MSF) said yesterday it had found a pile of 25 migrants who died in
26 October 2016
US author Paul Beatty wins Man Booker Prize
Paul Beatty has became the first US author to win the Man Booker Prize for his novel "The Sellout", which the novelist said should not be read as a "mono-directional" take on race.
26 October 2016