EU expands North Korea sanctions

The European Union imposed additional sanctions on North Korea yesterday over nuclear and ballistic missile tests
27 February 2017, 18:00 PM

Migrant rescues off Libya encourage traffickers

The head of EU border agency Frontex yesterday criticised charities that rescue migrants off Libya, arguing that they
27 February 2017, 18:00 PM

Magistrates to probe Fillon over 'fake jobs'

Francois Fillon, the conservative candidate in France's presidential election, will face a probe by investigating magistrates into claims he
25 February 2017, 18:00 PM

German secret service spied on global media

Germany's foreign intelligence service BND long spied on journalists of the BBC, The New York Times, Reuters and other media, news
24 February 2017, 18:00 PM

Turkish diplomats apply for asylum

More than 130 Turkish diplomats, soldiers and their family members have sought refuge in Germany since last July's failed coup,
24 February 2017, 18:00 PM

Defamation Case: BBC journalist faces five yrs jail in Thailand

A British journalist with the BBC faces up to five years in a Thai jail after a lawyer brought a criminal defamation case against him over
23 February 2017, 18:16 PM

Germany deports migrants to Kabul

Eighteen Afghans deported from Germany arrived in Kabul yesterday after their asylum pleas were rejected, the third batch to be sent
23 February 2017, 18:11 PM

Turkey lifts ban on headscarf in army

Turkey will lift a historic ban on female officers wearing the Islamic headscarf in the officially secular country's armed forces, state media
22 February 2017, 18:00 PM

Life expectancy to break 90 barrier by 2030: study

Average life expectancy will rise in many countries by 2030, breaking through 90 years in some places, and policymakers need to make more efforts to plan for it, according to a large international study.
22 February 2017, 18:00 PM

Russia's UN envoy Churkin dies at 64

Russia's ambassador to the United Nations, Vitaly Churkin, who for years fended off Western criticism and defended Moscow's actions in
21 February 2017, 18:00 PM

Hundreds of migrants rush Spain's border

Over 350 migrants stormed the border between Morocco and Spain at Ceuta yesterday, officials said, days after one of the largest rush of
20 February 2017, 18:17 PM

Four Russian military dead in Syria blast

Four Russian military personnel were killed and two injured when their vehicle was targeted with explosives in central Syria last week, a
20 February 2017, 18:00 PM

Putin critic leaves Russia for treatment

A Russian opposition politician who fell into a coma due to poisoning this month has left the country for treatment
19 February 2017, 18:00 PM

White House fails to quell Europe's anxiety over Trump

One month into the unusual presidency of Donald Trump, his most senior cabinet members were deployed to Brussels, Bonn and Munich this week to reassure nervous Europeans that everything would be okay.
19 February 2017, 05:17 AM

Germany bans 'spying' doll

German regulators have banned an internet-connected doll called "My Friend Cayla" that can chat with children, warning Friday that it
18 February 2017, 18:00 PM

Bosnia to appeal ruling

Bosnia will ask the United Nations' top court to review its 2007 ruling which cleared Serbia of genocide during the country's civil war,
18 February 2017, 18:00 PM

Turkish shelling kills 9 in IS-held Syria town

Nine civilians were killed in overnight Turkish bombardment of a jihadist-held town in northern Syria, a monitor said
17 February 2017, 18:00 PM

500 migrants enter Spain from Morocco

Around 500 sub-Saharan African migrants crossed the fenced border surrounding Spain's North African enclave of
17 February 2017, 18:00 PM

HK ex-leader guilty of misconduct

Former Hong Kong leader Donald Tsang was yesterday found guilty of misconduct during his time at the helm of the
17 February 2017, 18:00 PM

Nato to boost naval presence in Black Sea

Nato will step up naval war games and surveillance in the Black Sea to complement its increased presence of land
17 February 2017, 18:00 PM