Turkey rejects Wikipedia's appeal

A Turkish court yesterday rejected an appeal by the Wikimedia Foundation against the nearly week-long blocking of
5 May 2017

UK PM boosted by local polls results

Theresa May's Conservatives performed strongly in British local elections, early results showed Friday, handing the
5 May 2017

Macron stretches lead

Centrist French presidential candidate Emmanuel Macron extended his lead in the polls over his far-right rival
5 May 2017

Turks arrested in Malaysia 'for funding IS'

Two Turkish nationals arrested in Malaysia are being held on suspicion of funding the Islamic State group, Kuala Lumpur said yesterday,
4 May 2017

Rivals trade fresh blows

France's presidential candidates traded fresh blows yesterday after one of the fiercest TV debates in the nation's history, with
4 May 2017

Prince Philip to retire from royal duties

Prince Philip, the 95-year-old husband of Britain's Queen Elizabeth, will retire from carrying out royal engagements from the autumn,
4 May 2017

EU seeking to affect result of British polls: UK PM

British Prime Minister Theresa May accused European politicians and officials on Wednesday of seeking to affect the outcome of the June
4 May 2017

Le Pen, Macron face off in final TV debate

French presidential candidates Emmanuel Macron and Marine Le Pen were set to face off in a final televised debate
3 May 2017

Brexit threats timed to affect vote: British PM

Prime Minister Theresa May yesterday accused Brussels of deliberately making "threats against Britain" over the
3 May 2017

IS developing own social media platform

Islamic State militants are developing their own social media platform to avoid security crackdowns on their
3 May 2017

2016 repressive for Bangladesh press freedom: ARTICLE 19

Marking 2016 a repressive year for press freedom in Bangladesh, London-based ARTICLE 19, an NGO defending freedom of expression, says 320 violations, including murders, abductions and threats against journalists, took place within that period.
3 May 2017

Le Pen in plagiarism row

French far-right presidential candidate Marine Le Pen came under fire on social media yesterday for lifting sections
2 May 2017

1.4m Somali children acutely malnourished

Somalia, hit by drought and on the verge of famine, will count 1.4 million acutely malnourished children by the end of
2 May 2017

Maduro calls for new charter as protests rage

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro called for a new constitution Monday as he fights to quell a crisis that has led to
2 May 2017

Suu Kyi rejects UN Myanmar probe

Aung San Suu Kyi yesterday rejected a decision by the UN's rights council to investigate allegations of crimes by
2 May 2017

Merkel holds talks with Putin on rare Russia visit

German Chancellor Angela Merkel held talks yesterday with President Vladimir Putin on Ukraine and Syria in a signal
2 May 2017

Famed Swiss climber dies on Everest

Swiss climber Ueli Steck, one of the most feted mountaineers of his generation and famed for his speed ascents of iconic Alpine
30 April 2017

Turkey fires 3,900 more officials

Turkey on Saturday expelled more than 3,900 people from the civil service and military as threats to national security, in the second
30 April 2017

'Not in a different galaxy' over Brexit

British Prime Minister Theresa May yesterday denied she was "in a different galaxy" after European Union leaders were reportedly
30 April 2017

Le Pen unveils her PM pick

Far-right presidential candidate Marine Le Pen yesterday announced that if she wins France's May 7 runoff she would name eurosceptic
29 April 2017