35 migrants dead after boat sinks off Tunisian coast

At least 35 migrants are killed when their boat sank off Tunisia’s southern coast and 67 others are rescued by the coast guard, the Defence Ministry says.
3 June 2018, 13:37 PM

WWII shell defused at Brussels airport

Bomb disposal experts have defused a Second World War shell found during building work at Brussels' international airport, officials said
2 June 2018, 18:00 PM

Catalan separatists form govt

Nationalists regained control of Catalonia's government yesterday and immediately pledged to seek independence for the wealthy region, posing a swift challenge to new Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez who took office on the same day.
2 June 2018, 18:00 PM

Italy's populist govt sworn in

An anti-establishment government took power in Italy yesterday after a last-ditch coalition deal was hammered out to end months of political turmoil, narrowly avoiding snap elections in the eurozone's third largest economy.
1 June 2018, 18:00 PM

World on brink of trade war

The world's largest economies stood on the brink of all-out trade war as the EU, Canada and Mexico drew up retaliatory measures to Washington's stinging steel and aluminium tariffs that came into effect yesterday.
1 June 2018, 18:00 PM

Italy's populist government sworn in

An anti-establishment government takes power in Italy after a last-ditch coalition deal was hammered out to end months of political turmoil, narrowly avoiding snap elections in the eurozone's third largest economy.
1 June 2018, 14:27 PM

Spanish PM Rajoy to be voted out of office

Spain's centre-right Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy is set to be voted out of office on Friday and replaced by a Socialist, in a no-confidence motion triggered by a long-running corruption trial involving members of his party.
1 June 2018, 09:22 AM

Danish lawmakers ban burqas in public spaces

Denmark yesterday became the latest European country to ban the Islamic full-face veil in public spaces in a move slammed by human
31 May 2018, 18:00 PM

Amsterdam warns rowdy Brits of fines

Amsterdam yesterday warned rowdy British and Dutch tourists who "party excessively" in the city that they could face stiff fines, in the
31 May 2018, 18:00 PM

1.2b children threatened by war, discrimination

More than half of the world's children are threatened by conflict, poverty or sexual discrimination, Save the Children said in a report
31 May 2018, 18:00 PM

Spanish PM fights for political life

Spain's Mariano Rajoy was fighting for his political life yesterday as his government faced a no-confidence vote tabled by the
31 May 2018, 18:00 PM

Gaza on the brink of war

The latest escalation of fighting between Israel and Palestinian Hamas has pushed Gaza to the brink of war, the UN envoy for the Middle East
31 May 2018, 18:00 PM

N Korea talks positive

President Donald Trump said yesterday he expects a letter from Kim Jong Un confirming plans for their historic nuclear summit, as
31 May 2018, 18:00 PM

Denmark bans Islamic full-face veil in public spaces

Denmark today became the latest European country to ban the Islamic full-face veil in public spaces in a move slammed by human rights campaigners as "a violation of women's rights".
31 May 2018, 13:28 PM

IS-style attack an ‘act of terrorism’

Belgian investigators yesterday said an Islamic State-style attack that killed three people in the eastern city of Liege was being treated
30 May 2018, 18:00 PM

Police clear Paris camp as migrant debate flares

Security forces cleared more than 1,000 people from a sprawling migrant camp in the French capital yesterday, the latest in a series of
30 May 2018, 18:00 PM

PNG mulls 'temporary' ban on FB

Papua New Guinea said yesterday it was mulling a temporary shutdown of Facebook to uncover false accounts and block fake news in the
30 May 2018, 18:00 PM

Spanish PM vows not to resign

Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy yesterday vowed not to resign ahead of a no-confidence vote in parliament Friday over graft
30 May 2018, 18:00 PM

Russia comes under fire at UNSC meet

Russia on Tuesday rejected calls at the United Nations to accept responsibility for the downing of Flight MH17 over Ukraine after an
30 May 2018, 18:00 PM

Couple who lured daughter to Bangladesh convicted of forced marriage charges in UK

A couple who duped their daughter into travelling to Bangladesh to marry her cousin and threatened to "chop her up" when she refuses is found guilty of forced marriage yesterday, the second conviction in Britain within a week.
30 May 2018, 05:05 AM