William to be Harry's best man

Britain's Prince Harry has finally asked Prince William to be his best man at his wedding next month, Kensington Palace confirmed yesterday, reinforcing the brotherly bond between them.
26 April 2018

416 donors to IS identified in France

French authorities have identified 416 people who gave money to the Islamic State (IS) group, France's top anti-terror prosecutor said yesterday, as
26 April 2018

UN hails rise of women inventors

The UN yesterday hailed a significant increase in women listed as inventors in global patent filings over the past decade, but warned a pronounced gender gap remained.
26 April 2018

UN, EU push for aid, revival of talks

The EU and UN yesterday began a two-day push to drum up fresh aid pledges for war-torn Syria and reinvigorate the faltering Geneva
24 April 2018

I worked for 'peace'

Convicted criminal Radovan Karadzic yesterday accused Bosnian Muslims of "declaring war" on Serbs, insisting at his appeal before a
24 April 2018

7 major fatal vehicle-ramming attacks in US, Europe

Vehicle attacks have been carried out to deadly effect by extremists in a number of capitals and major cities, including London, Paris, New York and Nice. In seven of such major attacks, at least 50 people were killed and more than 200 injured in the Europe and US.
24 April 2018

Dog helps save girl lost in bush

A deaf and partially blind dog that kept a lost three-year-old girl safe in Australian bushland overnight was awarded police honours
23 April 2018

Threat of nuke weapons use growing: UN

A top UN official yesterday denounced growing rhetoric claiming that nuclear arms are necessary and warned that the risk of such
23 April 2018

Paris attacks suspect sentenced to 20 years

A Belgian court yesterday sentenced the sole surviving suspect in the Paris attacks, Salah Abdeslam, to 20 years in prison on terror
23 April 2018

Throw out genocide conviction: Karadzic

Once-feared Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic yesterday urged UN judges to overturn his conviction for war crimes during the
23 April 2018

Trump to visit Britain mid-year: reports

US President Donald Trump will visit Britain midway through 2018, possibly in July, British newspapers reported yesterday, citing
21 April 2018

Dog save kid lost in the wild, honoured

A deaf and partially blind dog that kept a lost three-year-old girl safe in Australian bushland overnight was awarded police honours
21 April 2018

Britain's Queen Elizabeth II celebrates 92nd birthday

Queen Elizabeth II marked her 92nd birthday yesterday with traditional gun salutes and a Commonwealth-themed charity concert
21 April 2018

Russia's RT channel faces 7 probes in UK

Britain's broadcasting watchdog on Wednesday opened seven impartiality probes concerning Russia's RT news channel, noting "a
19 April 2018

Pak 'can't afford any crisis'

Pressure from Pakistan's judiciary won't influence the outcome of upcoming general elections this year, Pakistan's Interior Minister Ahsan Iqbal said on Wednesday, adding he hoped the election would be free and fair.
19 April 2018

Opponents unite against Macron

President Emmanuel Macron yesterday faced mass protests as trade unionists seek to galvanise angry students, public sector workers and striking train drivers into a joint movement against his multi-pronged drive to overhaul the French economy.
19 April 2018

Queen puts forward son as next head of C'wealth

Queen Elizabeth II, the Head of the Commonwealth, opened the Commonwealth summit for what may be the last time yesterday voicing hope that her son would be allowed to carry on her role.
19 April 2018

FB rolling out privacy choices under EU rules

Facebook announced yesterday it would begin rolling out changes to how it handles private data this week to comply with forthcoming
18 April 2018

Erdogan calls Turkey snap polls for June 24

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan yesterday called snap elections in Turkey for June 24, bringing the polls forward by over a year-and-a-
18 April 2018

US, Britain point finger at Russia

The US and Britain on Monday accused Russia of launching cyber attacks on computer routers, firewalls and other networking
17 April 2018