Record amount of renewable energy added in 2016: UN

The world added a record 138.5 gigawatts of renewable power capacity in 2016 despite a 23 percent drop in investment,
7 April 2017, 18:00 PM

Cops detain accomplices of bomber after raid

Russian authorities raided a residential building in St Petersburg yesterday and found explosives similar to those used by a suicide
6 April 2017, 18:27 PM

EU parliament urges Russia to free Navalny

The European Parliament yesterday urged Russia to release top Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny and others arrested during nationwide anti-
6 April 2017, 18:21 PM

Smoking causes one in 10 deaths

The percentage of men and women who use tobacco every day has dropped in most nations since 1990, but the total number of smokers
6 April 2017, 18:16 PM

Germany probes 20 for 'spying' for Turkey

Germany is investigating 20 people for allegedly spying on followers of an exiled preacher targeted by Turkish President Recep Tayyip
6 April 2017, 18:11 PM

EU Parliament adopts its 'red lines'

The European Parliament yesterday overwhelmingly adopted its "red lines" for tough Brexit negotiations, insisting
5 April 2017, 18:00 PM

9,600 tree species risk extinction

The first ever global database of trees yesterday revealed that 9,600 tree species are threatened with extinction and
5 April 2017, 18:00 PM

Macron targets Le Pen

French presidential frontrunner Emmanuel Macron attacked far-right leader Marine Le Pen over her economic policy
5 April 2017, 18:00 PM

EU denounces Israel's WB demolitions policy

The European Union has expressed frustration with Israel over its demolition of Palestinian homes in the occupied West Bank, with the EU
4 April 2017, 18:00 PM

Turkey seeks jail terms for journalists

Turkish prosecutors said yesterday they were seeking jail terms of up to 43 years for 19 journalists and employees of opposition daily
4 April 2017, 18:00 PM

FRENCH ELECTION POLL: Macron, Le Pen tied in first round vote

Centrist French presidential candidate Emmanuel Macron and far-right rival Marine Le Pen are tied on 25 percent of the first-round
4 April 2017, 18:00 PM

RUSSIAN METRO BLAST: St Petersburg train driver hailed as hero

Alexander Kaverin, the driver of the Saint Petersburg metro train hit by a deadly explosion, has become an unlikely hero in a tragedy
4 April 2017, 18:00 PM

Russian metro bomb suspect a Muslim born in central Asia: Investigators

A Russian suicide bomber originally from mainly Muslim Kyrgyzstan detonated the explosives in a St Petersburg train carriage that killed 14 people and wounded 50, authorities say.
4 April 2017, 07:25 AM

Five charged for 'hate crime' in London

British police said yesterday they had charged five people over a suspected hate crime attack on a 17-year-old Kurdish
3 April 2017, 18:00 PM

UK minister voices support for Gibraltar

Brexit minister David Davis voiced Britain's "steadfast" support for Gibraltar in talks with Spain's foreign minister in
3 April 2017, 18:00 PM

Serbia elects PM Vucic as president

Russian President Vladimir Putin yesterday congratulated Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic on his "convincing"
3 April 2017, 18:00 PM

UK's nuclear stations, airports on terror alert

Britain's nuclear power stations and airports have been instructed to "remain resilient" against potential terrorist
2 April 2017, 18:00 PM

Police detain dozens in Moscow

Police said they detained 29 opposition protesters in central Moscow yesterday, a week after hundreds of others
2 April 2017, 18:00 PM

May tries to reassure Gibraltar in exit process

British Prime Minister Theresa May yesterday insisted that she would "never" allow Gibraltar to slip from British
2 April 2017, 18:00 PM

Venezuela drops bid to strip congress of power

Venezuela's Supreme Court yesterday abandoned measures to seize power from the opposition-controlled
1 April 2017, 18:00 PM