Syria peace talks restarts in Geneva

UN-backed Syria peace talks resumed in Geneva yesterday, with little hope of a breakthrough and the emboldened regime seen as
23 March 2017

Easy to organise, hard to prevent

Militants are increasingly turning to vehicle-ramming attacks, like the one staged near Britain's parliament on Wednesday, because
23 March 2017

World stands with Britain

World leaders have unanimously condemned the attack in the heart of London by a man who was shot dead by armed police, with
23 March 2017

British parliament reopens after deadly attack

Britain's parliament reopens with a minute's silence in memory of three people killed in a suspected "Islamist-related" attack on the symbol of the country's democracy.
23 March 2017

French minister quits over daughters' jobs

French Interior Minister Bruno Le Roux resigned on Tuesday after revelations that he hired his two teenage daughters
22 March 2017

Europeans risk being 'unsafe' on streets

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan yesterday warned that Europeans risk being unsafe on the world's streets, as a crisis between
22 March 2017

Scottish House set to back new independence vote

The Scottish parliament was expected to vote for a second independence referendum yesterday-- amid dire
22 March 2017

Former IRA fighter McGuinness dies

Martin McGuinness, a one-time Irish Republican Army commander who later helped negotiate an end to the conflict in
21 March 2017

EU to hold special Brexit summit April 29: Tusk

The EU's remaining 27 member states will hold a special summit on April 29 to decide the political objectives for
21 March 2017

Le Pen comes under attack

French far-right leader Marine Le Pen came under assault from all sides in a presidential election debate that provided a test of centrist Emmanuel Macron's ambitions to be leader.
21 March 2017

3,000 migrants rescued off Libya

Around 3,000 migrants were rescued off the coast of Libya on Sunday as they tried to cross the Mediterranean to
20 March 2017

Russia takes swipe at US over Thaad

Russia yesterday criticised the deployment of a US anti-missile system aimed at North Korea, saying it poses "serious
20 March 2017

Candidates in first TV debate

France's tumultuous presidential election battle steps up a gear as the main candidates face off in the first of several
20 March 2017

UK to formally trigger Brexit on March 29

Britain yesterday said it will begin leaving the European Union on March 29, setting an historic and uncharted course
20 March 2017

France investigates motives of Orly airport attacker

French investigators were yesterday trying to establish whether the man shot dead after holding up a soldier at Orly
19 March 2017

'Minute of noise'

Belgium this week marks the first anniversary of the Brussels airport and metro bombings with ceremonies showing
19 March 2017

Sturgeon softens stance

Scotland's First Minister Nicola Sturgeon softened her stance on the potential timing of a second independence
19 March 2017

Rebel assault rocks Damascus

Heavy clashes rocked eastern districts of the Syrian capital yesterday as rebels and jihadists tried to fight their way
19 March 2017

Grenade attack on UK envoy: No bar to execute Huji chief Hannan

No legal obstacle remains for the execution of the death sentence of three Harkat-ul-Jihad al-Islami (Huji) militants including its chief Mufti Abdul Hannan in a case filed for grenade attack on the then UK envoy in Bangladesh in 2004. The Supreme Court dismisses a petition filed by Mufti Hannan seeking review of its verdict that upheld a High Court judgement awarding death penalty to the three in the case.
19 March 2017

Erdogan for restoring death penalty

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan yesterday said he expected parliament to approve restoring capital punishment after the April 16
18 March 2017