Most Britons back staying in EU: poll

Britons would vote to remain in the European Union by a 54-46 percent margin in a second referendum, a survey said Monday. The apparent boost in remain support will be seized by campaigners who want a binding second vote taken on the terms London and Brussels reach before Britain splits from the bloc on March 29.
6 November 2018

13 migrants killed, 80 rescued at sea: Spain

Thirteen sub-Saharan African migrants died and another 80 were rescued at sea after they tried to reach Spain in two boats from the North African coast, Spanish authorities said on Monday.
6 November 2018

Ex-SS guard, 94, goes on trial in Germany

A former SS guard, aged 94, yesterday went on trial in Germany charged with complicity in mass murders at a Nazi concentration camp during World War II, in a case bearing symbolic and moral weight.
6 November 2018

Macron pushes for real European army

French President Emmanuel Macron yesterday called for a "real European army" as the continent marks a century since the divisions of World War I, to better defend itself against Russia and even the United States.
6 November 2018

British army lifts restriction

Citizens of Commonwealth countries will be able to join the British armed forces even if they do not live in Britain, the government said yesterday as it struggles to fill vacancies.
5 November 2018

Death toll rises to 29 in Italy storms

At least 12 people have been killed by severe weather on the island of Sicily, bringing the overall death toll from the storms sweeping
4 November 2018

New Caledonia votes to stay in France

The Pacific islands of New Caledonia opted to remain part of France yesterday, early results showed, as voters rejected independence in a
4 November 2018

UK, EU close to deal over Irish border

Britain would remain in a temporary customs union with the EU, avoiding a hard Irish border, as part of a new deal being thrashed out
4 November 2018

Russia to host Afghan talks on November 9

Russia yesterday said it will host international talks on Afghanistan on November 9, with representatives of both the Afghan government
3 November 2018

Putin-Trump meeting planned at G20

Russian President Vladimir Putin may hold a "long" meeting with US counterpart Donald Trump during the G20 summit late this month, a
3 November 2018

5 nations hold 70pc of last wildernesses

More than 70 percent of Earth's last untouched wilderness lies in the territories of just five countries, scientists said Wednesday -- mostly nations that alarm environmentalists with their lukewarm response to climate change.
1 November 2018

Project launched to map genes of all complex life

Scientists launched a vast project yesterday to map the genetic code of all 1.5 million known species of complex life on earth, aiming to complete the work within a decade.
1 November 2018

Oceans heating faster than thought: study

The world's oceans have absorbed 60 percent more heat than previously thought over the last quarter of a century, scientists said yesterday, leaving Earth more sensitive still to the effects of climate change.
1 November 2018

Britain eyes Brexit deal by Nov 21

Britain's Brexit minister believes a divorce deal with the European Union could be struck by November 21, it emerged Wednesday, prompting EU leaders to warn this would require a breakthrough within days.
1 November 2018

Austria rejects UN migration pact

Austria yesterday said it will not sign a non-binding United Nations migration pact that is set to be adopted in December, in order to
31 October 2018

France begins nationwide probe

France has launched a nationwide probe into incidents of babies being born with either missing or malformed arms after abnormal rates of birth defects in several regions have sparked a public health scare.
31 October 2018

Russia launches terror probe

Russia said it had launched a probe into terrorism after a 17-year-old blew himself up at a regional headquarters of the FSB security service yesterday, wounding three employees.
31 October 2018

600,000 children die each year

Exposure to toxic air both indoors and out kills some 600,000 children under the age of 15 each year, the World Health Organization warned yesterday.
29 October 2018

End of era beckons

Angela Merkel yesterday announced she will quit as German chancellor when her mandate ends in 2021, as she sought to draw a line under a series of political crises that have rocked her fragile coalition.
29 October 2018

Merkel party hammered in key regional vote

The parties of German Chancellor Angela Merkel's right-left "grand coalition" took a beating yesterday, strengthening fears that the second tough regional election in as many weeks could threaten the alliance's survival.
28 October 2018