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

UN: Paris climate deal 'will enter into force by 2016'

UN officials have said they are confident the Paris climate change agreement will enter into force by the end of 2016,
17 September 2016

Belgium reports first case of euthanasia for a minor

A 17-year-old has been euthanised in Belgium in what is the first application of rules adopted by the country in
17 September 2016

Syria situation worsening

Russia and Syrian rebels cast doubt over the prospects for an increasingly shaky five-day-old ceasefire yesterday, with
17 September 2016

TNT traces found on debris: report

French investigators who found trace levels of the explosive material TNT on debris of an EgyptAir plane that
17 September 2016

IS-inspired Briton guilty of murdering Bangladeshi imam

A British man is sentenced to at least 24 years in prison for the murder of a Muslim cleric of Bangladeshi origin who practiced a form of faith healing condemned by the Islamic State group.
17 September 2016

Protests erupt in Venezuela as anti-Maduro recall delayed

Crisis-torn Venezuela's opposition held new protests yesterday after electoral authorities announced the latest delay in the process of
16 September 2016

Post-Brexit EU in 'critical situation'

German Chancellor Angela Merkel yesterday warned that the EU faces a "critical situation", as European leaders
16 September 2016

Diplomatic tensions grow

Air strikes and clashes tested a fragile ceasefire in Syria yesterday as civilians waited for aid and the UN Security
16 September 2016

BBC to get new boss

The BBC is to get a new boss after British Prime Minister Theresa May chose not to make her predecessor David Cameron's
15 September 2016

Nato, Russia hold risk reduction talks

Nato and Russia yesterday held high-level talks on risk reduction and transparency to avoid any misunderstandings, after a
15 September 2016

European Commission head Juncker vows Brexit won't kill off EU

European Commission head Jean-Claude Juncker issues a rallying cry for unity after Brexit, saying the EU is not in danger of splitting up but must fight "galloping populism".
14 September 2016

Germany arrests three IS suspects with 'links' to Paris attackers

German police arrest three men with forged Syrian passports accused of being Islamic State (IS) militants and labelled a possible "sleeper cell" with links to the Paris attackers.
13 September 2016

Ukraine moves to ban 'illegal' Russian books

Ukraine escalated its cultural war with Moscow yesterday by proposing a ban on Russian books that promote the ouster of Kiev's
8 September 2016

Armenian PM resigns after hostage crisis

Armenia's Prime Minister Hovik Abrahamian resigned yesterday after anger over a protracted hostage crisis highlighted popular
8 September 2016

Russian river turns bright red

Russia's environment ministry on Wednesday ordered a probe into a possible industrial accident after a river in the far north of
8 September 2016

Islam can co-exist with French values

President Francois Hollande yesterday said that Islam could co-exist with secularism, warning in a speech seen as preparing the ground for a re-election bid that the anti-terror fight should not undermine French values.
8 September 2016

Putin better leader than Obama: Trump

Donald Trump declared on Wednesday that Russia's Vladimir Putin had been a better leader than US President Barack Obama,
8 September 2016

Australia threat is 'real'

The threat of a terror attack in Australia is "real", Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull said after the so-called Islamic
7 September 2016

Gas cylinders found in Paris car; 2 held

French police were holding two suspects yesterday after finding several gas cylinders in a car near Paris's Notre
7 September 2016

Wait and see on Brexit strategy: British PM

Prime Minister Theresa May warned Britons yesterday there would be no immediate answer to how their country would
7 September 2016