Germany drops case against Auschwitz medic Zafke

A German court yesterday said it had dropped a case against a 96-year-old former medical orderly at the Auschwitz death camp because
12 September 2017

Turkey to get Russian S-400 missile systems

Turkey has signed a deal for its first major weapons purchase from Moscow to buy S-400 missile defence systems, both sides
12 September 2017

Brexit bill passes first vote in UK parliament

British MPs yesterday voted in favour of a bill to end Britain's EU membership, a key moment for the government's Brexit strategy.
12 September 2017

Trial of opposition daily's staff resumes

The controversial trial of staff from Turkey's main opposition newspaper resumed yesterday in a case seen as a test for press freedom
11 September 2017

IS has 11,100 blank Syrian passports

German authorities believe the Islamic State group holds some 11,100 blank Syrian passports that can be completed with any
10 September 2017

Mexico quake toll rises to 90

The death toll from the massive earthquake that struck Mexico on Thursday night has risen to at least 90 after
10 September 2017

EU 'turning blind eye' to abuses, says UN

The United Nations on Friday accused the European Union of "turning a blind eye" to the brutality faced by migrants
9 September 2017

Mexico in double trouble

Police, soldiers and emergency workers raced to rescue survivors from the ruins of Mexico's most powerful
9 September 2017

Spain blocks Catalan independence vote

Spain's central authorities moved on Thursday to crush plans by the northeastern region of Catalonia to hold an independence
8 September 2017

Russia claims killing IS 'minister of war'

Russia yesterday claimed to have killed several top commanders of the Islamic State group in an air strike in Syria, including the US-
8 September 2017

Revoke Suu Kyi's Nobel peace prize

Thousands of people have signed an online petition calling for the Nobel committee to revoke Aung San Suu Kyi's peace prize over the
7 September 2017

Brexit battle returns to UK House

British lawmaker yesterday began debating a landmark bill to end Britain's membership of the European Union, with Prime Minister
7 September 2017

Tillerson with a 'bad crowd'!

Russian President Vladimir Putin yesterday said that US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson had "fallen in with a bad crowd" and was
7 September 2017

Madrid moves to block referendum

Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy yesterday vowed to take legal action to block an independence referendum in Catalonia which he
7 September 2017

Your tap water may contain plastic: study

People may be ingesting between 3,000 and 4,000 microparticles of plastic from tap water every year, according to a study published
7 September 2017

Merkel vows to press on with rallies despite jeers

German Chancellor Angela Merkel yesterday vowed to press on with election campaign rallies in places where she has been greeted with
7 September 2017

East Europeans lose at EU court

The EU yesterday won a high-level legal battle against eastern European countries that have refused to admit thousands of asylum
6 September 2017

Catalonia, Madrid set to clash over referendum

Catalonia is expected to pass a law yesterday laying the groundwork for an independence referendum on October 1 which is fiercely
6 September 2017

French fashion giants ban ultra-thin models

A host of French-owned fashion labels spanning Christian Dior to Saint Laurent has pledged to ban ultra-thin models from their advertising and catwalk shows following repeated scandals about anorexia and mistreatment.
6 September 2017

Maduro will not go to UN rights forum

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro will not address the UN Human Rights Council next week, contrary to what had
5 September 2017