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

Rare hurricane heads for Ireland, UK

Britain and Ireland yesterday braced for a lashing from Ophelia, the largest hurricane ever recorded so far east in the
15 October 2017

Austria votes in watershed polls

Austrians were voting yesterday in a watershed election tipped to see conservative Sebastian Kurz, 31, become the
15 October 2017

Catalan leader calls for calm as deadline looms

Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont yesterday called for calm less than 24 hours ahead of a deadline from Spain's
15 October 2017

Nobel peace winner denounces US move

The nuclear weapons disarmament campaigners awarded this year's Nobel Peace Prize denounced US President Donald
14 October 2017

Brexit negotiations 'deadlocked': EU

Brexit negotiations are deadlocked on the crucial issue of Britain's exit bill but a breakthrough remains possible in the next two months,
12 October 2017

Germany plans border controls citing terror

Germany will extend border controls introduced amid the 2015 mass refugee and migrant influx by another six months until May 2018,
12 October 2017

Spy vs spy vs spy

Israeli intelligence officials spying on Russian government hackers found they were using Kaspersky Lab antivirus software that is also
11 October 2017

Child obesity grows tenfold worldwide since 1975: study

The world had 10 times as many obese children and teenagers last year than in 1975, but underweight kids still outnumbered them, a study said yesterday.
11 October 2017

EU sets Dec deadline

EU President Donald Tusk yesterday warned that the bloc may rethink whether a Brexit deal is possible if there is no progress towards
10 October 2017

Turkey boycotts US ambassador

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan yesterday vowed that Turkish officials would boycott the US ambassador to Ankara, stepping up one of
10 October 2017

Liberians vote to elect new president

Liberians yesterday started voting to elect a new president in a contest set to complete the country's first democratic
10 October 2017

Spain remains intact, for now

Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont yesterday said he had accepted the "mandate of the people" for his region's independence from
10 October 2017

Putin pledges to prosecute vote violations

The head of Russia's central election commission urged President Vladimir Putin yesterday to ensure all investigations into election
9 October 2017

Merkel deems migrant deal good for coalition talks

German Chancellor Angela Merkel said yesterday an agreement within her conservative bloc on limiting migrants would help forge a
9 October 2017

UK, EU clash over who takes next Brexit step

The EU and UK clashed yesterday after British Prime Minister Theresa May said the ball was in the EU's court as Brexit negotiations
9 October 2017

Nato moves to counter Russia

Nato launched a new multinational force in Romania yesterday to counter Russia along its eastern flank and to check a growing Russian
9 October 2017

US, Turkey curb visas as diplomatic spat grows

Turkey urged the United States yesterday to review its suspension of visa services after the arrest of a US consulate employee sharply
9 October 2017

Catalan leaders under int'l, domestic pressure

Catalan leaders came under intense domestic and international pressure yesterday to halt plans to break away from Spain after the
9 October 2017