Rohingya crisis: EU co-hosts ‘pledging conference’ in Geneva tomorrow

The European Union will co-host a "Pledging Conference" on the Rohingya refugee crisis, with Kuwait, in Geneva.
22 October 2017

Cancer didn't kill Neruda: probe

International experts announced Friday that Chilean Nobel laureate Pablo Neruda did not die of cancer, but could not
21 October 2017

Spain to dismiss Catalonia's govt

Spain yesterday announced that it will move to dismiss Catalonia's separatist government and call fresh elections in the semi-autonomous region in a bid to stop its leaders from declaring independence.
21 October 2017

4 lightly injured in Munich knife attack

Four people were lightly injured yesterday morning in the southern German city of Munich by a man wielding a knife who fled the
21 October 2017

'Czech Trump' poised for victory in polls

With voters upset over traditional parties and orders from Brussels, a billionaire populist dubbed the "Czech Trump"
21 October 2017

HOW SPAIN COULD SUSPEND AUTONOMY IN CATALONIA

Spain's vow to take over at least part of Catalonia's regional powers due to its drive for independence would involve triggering the
19 October 2017

UK PM woos EU with 'fair' citizenship offer

British Prime Minister Theresa May yesterday urged EU leaders to urgently set out plans to move forward with Brexit negotiations, in
19 October 2017

Sons dismiss reward, tell PM Muscat to quit

The sons of a murdered Maltese journalist yesterday dismissed Prime Minister Joseph Muscat's offer of a reward to help find her killers
19 October 2017

Greek police height rule is sexist: EU court

The EU's top court yesterday ruled that Greek police had discriminated against women by setting a minimum height requirement for
18 October 2017

Explosion rocks police station in Sweden

A powerful explosion blew out the entrance to a police station in the southern Swedish city of Helsingborg early yesterday, an attack
18 October 2017

Merkel scrambles to form government

German Chancellor Angela Merkel, weakened by poor election results, started talks yesterday to forge an unlikely governing coalition
18 October 2017

Spain asks Catalonia leader to act sensibly

Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy urged Catalonia's leader yesterday to "act sensibly" and renounce an independence bid to head
18 October 2017

Italy has highest number of Unesco heritage sites

Italy has the highest number of Unesco heritage sites in the world. In Asia, China and India house the most heritage sites.
18 October 2017

Dutch open 'world's first 3D-printed bridge'

Dutch officials toast the opening of what is being called the world's first 3D-printed concrete bridge, which is primarily meant to be used by cyclists.
18 October 2017

UK hate crimes surge on Brexit

Hate crimes in Britain surged by the highest amount on record last year, official figures showed yesterday, with the vote to leave the
17 October 2017

Malta car bomb blast kills Panama Papers journo

A Maltese investigative journalist who exposed the island nation's links to offshore tax havens through the leaked Panama Papers was
17 October 2017

Catalans take to the streets again

Thousands of people took to the streets of Catalonia yesterday after a judge ordered the detention of two separatist leaders, further
17 October 2017

Austria shifts to right

Austria's shift to the right in a parliamentary election has paved the way for young conservative star Sebastian Kurz to become the
16 October 2017

Catalan leader stalls on independence drive

Madrid yesterday gave Catalonia's separatist leader three more days to "return to legality" after he refused to say whether he would
16 October 2017

Two killed as freak storm hits Ireland

Ireland was hit by an "unprecedented storm" yesterday that left two people dead, 120,000 homes and businesses without power and
16 October 2017