Time to rise up against Brexit: Blair

Former British prime minister Tony Blair yesterday urged Britons who support the European Union to "rise up" and
17 February 2017, 18:00 PM

Ukraine declares energy emergency

Ukraine on Wednesday announced a state of emergency for its energy sector that could result in rolling blackouts as officials try to
16 February 2017, 18:00 PM

Churchill's views on alien life revealed

War correspondent, statesman, astronomer. Stargazing may not be what Winston Churchill is best remembered for, but a treatise he
16 February 2017, 18:00 PM

Whole world benefits from a strong EU

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau told European lawmakers yesterday that the world is better off when the EU is strong, as anti-
16 February 2017, 18:00 PM

Oceans lost 2pc of oxygen

The world's oceans have lost more than two percent of their oxygen since 1960, with potentially devastating consequences for sea plants
16 February 2017, 18:00 PM

Mattis sees no military collaboration

US President Donald Trump's defense secretary yesterday said he did not see possible military collaboration with Russia now, in a blow to
16 February 2017, 18:00 PM

Lavrov to meet Tillerson today

Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov plans to meet his US counterpart Rex Tillerson for the first time today in
15 February 2017, 18:00 PM

Nato 'fundamental bedrock' for US

US Defence Secretary James Mattis hailed Nato as the "fundamental bedrock" of transatlantic security yesterday as he
15 February 2017, 18:00 PM

Hitler doppelganger arrested in Austria

Austrian police arrested an Adolf Hitler lookalike Monday after he was spotted wandering around the Nazi dictator's hometown sporting
14 February 2017, 18:02 PM

28 feared dead in Taiwan bus crash

A Taiwan bus reported to have been taking local tourists home from visiting seasonal cherry blossoms veered off a
13 February 2017, 18:00 PM

Valentine scam alert

Love may be in the air on Saint Valentine's Day but authorities in Australia, Malaysia and Singapore yesterday warned of
13 February 2017, 18:00 PM

Britain may divide EU over Brexit negotiation

European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker said he fears Britain will divide the European Union's 27
12 February 2017, 18:00 PM

240 beached whales return to sea in NZ

New Zealand conservation authorities said 240 pilot whales that were stranded overnight at a remote bay which only
12 February 2017, 18:00 PM

Austria hunts Hitler double seen around birthplace

Austrian authorities are investigating reports of a man appearing in public in Adolf Hitler's birthplace as the Nazi
12 February 2017, 18:00 PM

Germany elects Steinmeier as new president

Billed as Germany's "anti-Trump", centre-left former foreign minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier was elected yesterday
12 February 2017, 18:00 PM

Swiss voters reject hate campaign

Swiss voters yesterday approved a measure to make it easier for third-generation immigrants to become citizens,
12 February 2017, 18:00 PM

Do not 'interfere' in European politics

EU foreign affairs chief Federica Mogherini warned Donald Trump's administration Friday not to "interfere" in European politics, in an apparent reference to the US president's praise of Brexit.
11 February 2017, 18:00 PM

French farmer fined for helping migrants

A French farmer who has become a symbol of Europe's migrant crisis after helping Africans to slip into the country was given a
10 February 2017, 18:00 PM

Blast at French nuke plant; no risk of radiation

An explosion at a nuclear power plant on France's northwest coast yesterday caused minor injuries, but the authorities
9 February 2017, 18:00 PM

Brexit bill faces lords test after MPs vote

Legislation empowering Prime Minister Theresa May to start Brexit negotiations moves to Britain's House of Lords
9 February 2017, 18:00 PM