Sweden truck attack: Man held for 'terrorist crime'

A truck ploughs into a crowd on a shopping street and crashed into a department store in central Stockholm, killing four people and wounding 15 in what the prime minister said appeared to be a terrorist attack.
8 April 2017

Russia detains 8 over metro bombing

Russian investigators on Thursday detained eight people suspected of involvement in the Saint Petersburg metro
7 April 2017

'Terror attack' kills 1 in Australia

A Pakistani petrol station attendant was stabbed to death during an "absolutely horrific" crime spree in Australia,
7 April 2017

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

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

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

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

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

Macron targets Le Pen

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

EU Parliament adopts its 'red lines'

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Serbia elects PM Vucic as president

Russian President Vladimir Putin yesterday congratulated Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic on his "convincing"
3 April 2017

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