Flyboard, fly like a bird!

Who have not dreamt, at least once, of flying like a bird up into the deep blue sky? With the invention of a “flyboard”, mankind is almost on the verge of their dream fulfillment.
7 March 2017, 06:25 AM

Le Pen could win in France

Far-right leader Marine Le Pen could win the forthcoming presidential election in France, President Francois Hollande warned
6 March 2017, 18:09 PM

EU approves new military HQ

The European Union yesterday approved plans for a military headquarters to coordinate overseas security operations, foreign affairs head
6 March 2017, 18:00 PM

13 terror attack plots foiled in UK since 2013

Security services have foiled 13 potential terror attacks in Britain since 2013, its most senior counter-terrorism policeman said yesterday.
6 March 2017, 18:00 PM

Blair to be Trump's Middle East advisor?

A spokesman for Tony Blair refused to be drawn on a report that the former British prime minister wants to become US
5 March 2017, 18:00 PM

Man who cycled from India to Europe for love

News bestseller tells how a poor artist of India married a Swedish tourist, then rode four months on the hippie trail to join her.
5 March 2017, 06:02 AM

Hundreds of migrants rescued in Med ops

Rescuers plucked around 900 migrants from boats in the Mediterranean on Friday while hundreds more were brought
4 March 2017, 18:00 PM

More than 100m at risk of starvation globally: UN

The number of people facing severe hunger worldwide has surpassed 100 million and will grow if humanitarian aid
4 March 2017, 18:00 PM

How many nuclear weapons are in the world?

Nine countries in the world possess a total of 14,900 nuclear weapons and 93 percent of them are in the US and Russia, according to data from the Federation of American Scientists.
4 March 2017, 04:30 AM

Russia, Nato hold first talks over past years

Senior Russian and Nato military chiefs yesterday held their first phone talks since ties between the two sides collapsed over the crisis in
3 March 2017, 18:25 PM

Artificial 'embryos' created in the lab

Scientists in Britain have for the first time created a structure that resembles a mouse embryo using a 3D scaffold and two types of stem
3 March 2017, 18:25 PM

German police arrest Syrians, Bosnian

German police yesterday arrested two Syrians and a Bosnian for alleged offences in jihadist groups active in war-torn Syria, including
2 March 2017, 20:23 PM

Brexit delayed

Britain's upper parliamentary house dealt a defeat to Theresa May's government on Wednesday, voting for a change to her Brexit plan
2 March 2017, 18:29 PM

Le Pen loses EU immunity

The European Parliament yesterday lifted French far-right leader Marine Le Pen's immunity from prosecution over her tweeting of
2 March 2017, 18:24 PM

EU prods members to take in refugees

The EU yesterday stepped up warnings that countries could be punished if they fail to share the burden of mainly Syrian refugees
2 March 2017, 18:15 PM

Sweden to bring back conscription: report

Sweden announced yesterday that it will reintroduce compulsory military service starting this summer to respond to global security
2 March 2017, 18:14 PM

11 killed in Ukraine coal mine blast

At least 11 coal miners were killed yesterday when a methane gas blast tore through a pit in western Ukraine, the head of the coal
2 March 2017, 18:11 PM

Australia to reshape foreign policy, trade

Australia will call home all of its overseas ambassadors for a meeting, Foreign Minister Julie Bishop said yesterday, as it reshapes
1 March 2017, 18:00 PM

Fillon faces charges in 'fake job' case

French presidential candidate Francois Fillon announced yesterday that judges had summoned him to press charges
1 March 2017, 18:00 PM

F1: Hamilton's 'beast' pips Vettel in first-day testing

Lewis Hamilton fired a warning to his title rivals on Monday pipping Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel on the opening day of pre-season testing in Barcelona in his "beast" of a Mercedes.
28 February 2017, 06:14 AM