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
Brussels cops stabbed in 'terror attack'
An attacker stabbed two police officers in the Belgian capital Brussels yesterday in a possible terror incident, the latest attack in a city still
5 October 2016
32 die in one day, 4,655 rescued
At least 32 Europe-bound migrants were found dead on a day of frantic rescues off Libya on Tuesday, an AFP photographer on board one of the rescue boats said.
5 October 2016
Turkey detains 55 army, intel personnel
Turkey detained 55 military and intelligence agency personnel yesterday over suspected links with US-based cleric
5 October 2016
EU parliament ratifies Paris climate accord
The landmark Paris climate pact was poised to enter into force globally this week after the European Parliament joined the
4 October 2016
Turkey suspends over 12,000 police officers
Turkey yesterday suspended more than 12,000 police officers over alleged links to Muslim cleric Fethullah Gulen, accused of
4 October 2016
WikiLeaks fetes 10th birthday in defiant form
WikiLeaks celebrates its 10th birthday on Tuesday defiantly proud as the pioneer of online leaking platforms, while its controversial founder vows to pursue its work despite widespread criticsm.
4 October 2016
Kim Kardashian robbed of millions in Paris
US reality television star Kim Kardashian was tied up and robbed at gunpoint at a luxury Paris residence by assailants disguised
3 October 2016
Turkey extends emergency for 90 days
Turkey will maintain the state of emergency imposed in the wake of July's failed coup for another three months starting from
3 October 2016
Putin scraps plutonium cleanup accord with US
Russian President Vladimir Putin yesterday ordered a halt to an agreement with the United States on plutonium disposal, citing
3 October 2016
Dozens hurt in cafe gas blast in Span
Some 90 people were injured, five of them seriously, in a gas explosion at a cafe in the southern Spanish town of
2 October 2016
Low turnout voids No win in Hungary
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban suffered a blow yesterday in his referendum against the EU's migrant quota plan after a low turnout, according to the first polls from the ruling Fidesz party.
2 October 2016
50 people killed in Ethiopia stampede
Police in Ethiopia's Oromiya region fired teargas and warning shots yesterday to disperse anti-government
2 October 2016
Turkey sends 1,000 more special troops
While international focus is on the devastating bombing going on in Aleppo, another offensive is taking place, much of it in the shadows, which could be a game-changer in Syria's bloody civil war.
2 October 2016
Video released after protests
Following days of protests, police in San Diego on Friday released video footage of the fatal shooting of an unarmed
1 October 2016
EU agrees to ratify Paris climate deal
EU environment ministers yesterday agreed to fast-track the ratification of the landmark Paris agreement on climate
30 September 2016
Snowden fails to win no-extradition pledge
A Norwegian court yesterday dismissed a fresh bid by fugitive whistleblower Edward Snowden to win assurances he
28 September 2016
Bulgaria swaps candidate for UN top job
Bulgaria yesterday switched its candidate to be the next head of the United Nations, shaking up the race to succeed
28 September 2016
Missile came from Russia
A Malaysian airliner shot down in eastern Ukraine was hit by a Russian-made Buk missile launched from a village held by
28 September 2016
IS cell formation: Five arrested in Europe
Police have arrested five suspected members of an Islamic State cell in Spain, Belgium and Germany that spread
28 September 2016
Turkey sacks 87 spy agency staff
Turkey has dismissed 87 staff from its spy agency over alleged links to the failed July 15 coup, state media said yesterday, in the
27 September 2016