IEA Report: Global coal use

Global coal consumption is set to rise to an all-time high this year and remain at similar levels in the next few years if stronger efforts are not made to move to a low-carbon economy, a report by the International Energy Agency (IEA) said yesterday.
16 December 2022, 18:00 PM

Europe faces Covid freeze

Austria yesterday became the first country in western Europe to reimpose lockdown since vaccines were rolled out, shutting non-essential shops, bars and cafes as surging caseloads raised the prospect of a third winter in deep freeze for the continent.
22 November 2021, 18:00 PM

Prince Harry and Meghan announce birth of baby girl

Meghan, Britain's Duchess of Sussex has given birth to her second child, a baby girl, whom she and husband Prince Harry have named after Queen Elizabeth and his late mother Princess Diana.
6 June 2021, 16:37 PM

Russia's governor resigns over deadly mall fire

The governor of Russia’s Kemerovo region resigns over a mall fire that killed more than 60 people after a litany of violations in safety procedures left shoppers and children trapped inside the building.
1 April 2018, 08:28 AM

May to reveal Brexit plan

British Prime Minister Theresa May hosts EU President Donald Tusk for Brexit talks yesterday, on the eve of her keynote speech on future trade ties and amid a row over Northern Ireland.
1 March 2018, 18:00 PM

Aardvark dies in blaze at London Zoo, 4 meerkats missing

An aardvark is killed and four meerkats are missing after a blaze tore through part of London Zoo, shutting the British capital's popular tourist attraction until further notice as staff assess the damage.
23 December 2017, 11:24 AM

British police make second arrest over London train attack

British police said on Sunday that they have made a second arrest in connection with the bombing of a London Underground train, as their probe into the terror attack widened.
17 September 2017, 11:22 AM

London attacker screamed 'going to kill all Muslims': Witnesses

Witnesses say the driver of a van that ploughs into worshippers leaving a London mosque, killing at least one person and injuring 10 others was screaming that he would kill all Muslims. British Prime Minister Theresa May says the incident is being treated as a potential terrorist attack.
19 June 2017, 02:58 AM

Islamic State behind Istanbul airport attack: Turkish PM

Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim says first signs in Istanbul attack point to Islamic State group.
29 June 2016, 01:39 AM

EU council president says only alternative to EU is 'chaos'

The president of the European Council says the only alternative to the EU is "political chaos" and labelled Boris Johnson's recent comments "absurd".
17 May 2016, 14:56 PM

Living with a hostile brother

South Korean soldiers still regularly drill in the Korean Demilitarised Zone in the hope of finding no mineral
12 May 2016, 18:00 PM

WHO: Ebola int'l health emergency is over

The World Health Organization said Tuesday that the Ebola outbreak in West Africa no longer constitutes an
30 March 2016, 18:00 PM

Disasters cost $92b in 2015: Swiss Re

Natural and man-made disasters cost $92 billion (81.24 billion euros) in 2015, compared with $113 billion in 2014,
30 March 2016, 18:00 PM

Cyprus remands Egypt plane hijacker

The man accused of hijacking an Egyptian plane and diverting it to Cyprus has said he acted out of desperation to see
30 March 2016, 18:00 PM