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

'IS child bomber' kills at least 51 at Turkey wedding

A suicide bomber as young as 12 killed at least 51 people at a wedding in Turkey, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says, pointing the finger at the Islamic State group.
21 August 2016

German minister calls for burka curbs

Germany's interior minister yesterday proposed partially banning the full-face burqa Islamic veil, as a debate on
19 August 2016

Aussie PM defends giving AU$5 to homeless man

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has said he is sorry if people thought he shouldn't have given money to a man
19 August 2016

Dozens of Turkish academics held

Turkey yesterday detained dozens of academics suspected of backing Fethullah Gulen, the alleged mastermind of
19 August 2016

Ready for Aleppo pause

Russia said it was ready to halt fire for 48-hour periods in Aleppo from next week, following UN calls to extend
19 August 2016

British MP spends 2 nights in Spanish jail

Following an alleged incident with his estranged wife, British lawmaker Simon Danczuk has been arrested and spent two nights in a Spanish jail. The 49-year old lawmaker, who drew flak for making “irresponsible” comments on Bangladesh issues, is said to have smashed a window as he accused his separated wife, Karen Danczuk, of getting too close to a Spanish waiter.
19 August 2016

'Refugees didn't bring terrorism to Germany'

Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Wednesday refugees had not brought terrorism to Germany, adding that Islam belonged in
18 August 2016

World's 'largest aircraft' gets off ground

The world's "largest aircraft" embarked on its maiden flight on Wednesday, four days after a previous attempt was abandoned due to technical issues.
18 August 2016

Bloomberg named WHO's ambassador

The World Health Organization (WHO) on Wednesday appointed the philanthropist and former mayor of New York Michael
18 August 2016

UK's minorities face 'entrenched' inequality: report

Ethnic minorities face "entrenched and far-reaching" inequality and, combined with a rise in hate crime since Britain voted to
18 August 2016

Russia continues raids from Iran

Russia used an Iranian air base to launch air strikes in Syria for a second day running yesterday, rejecting US
17 August 2016

PNG 'prison camp' to close

Australia yesterday agreed to close a camp for asylum-seekers on Papua New Guinea, one of two controversial Pacific island
17 August 2016

'No indication' of terrorism found

Swiss police yesterday said there was no indication a stabbing and fire attack on a passenger train was an act of
14 August 2016

No compromise on Gulen

Turkey will not compromise with Washington over the extradition of the Islamic cleric it accuses of orchestrating a
14 August 2016

Brexit could be delayed until late 2019

Britain's departure from the EU could be delayed until late 2019 as civil servants struggle with the task and French
14 August 2016

Sweden's youngest ever minister quits

Sweden's youngest ever cabinet minister, who came to the country as a refugee from Bosnia, announced her resignation yesterday after being caught driving under the influence of alcohol.
13 August 2016

Hire more refugees

Chancellor Angela Merkel has invited executives from some of Germany's biggest listed companies to attend a
13 August 2016

UK vows to match EU funds, farm subsidies after Brexit

The British government pledges to match European Union funding for farmers, universities and infrastructure projects following Brexit, as it sought to allay fears over key sectors.
13 August 2016

Russia deploys S-400 Missiles to Crimea

Russia has deployed its advanced S-400 air defence missile system to annexed Crimea, Russian news agencies
12 August 2016

Migrant arrival in Italy rises 12 pct in July

More than 25,000 migrants arrived in Italy in July, 12 percent more than in the same period last year, EU border agency
12 August 2016