EU could shut Med route

Shutting the migrant smuggling route from Libya to Europe is "within our reach", EU chief Donald Tusk said
2 February 2017, 18:00 PM

UK govt sets out Brexit blueprint for parliament

The British government yesterday presented its Brexit strategy to parliament, publishing 12 objectives that it
2 February 2017, 18:00 PM

Ensure full freedom of expression in Turkey

German Chancellor Angela Merkel yesterday urged Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to ensure full freedom of
2 February 2017, 18:00 PM

Help stop spike in Ukraine violence

Nato chief Jens Stoltenberg yesterday urged Russia to use its influence with pro-Moscow rebels in eastern Ukraine to halt what he called
1 February 2017, 18:28 PM

Trump ban 'divisive and wrong': May

UK Prime Minister Theresa May yesterday told British lawmakers that US President Donald Trump's temporary immigration ban was
1 February 2017, 18:28 PM

EU chief warns of Trump 'threat'

EU chief Donald Tusk warned yesterday that US President Donald Trump's administration was a "threat" facing the bloc along with China, Russia and radical Islam.
31 January 2017, 18:28 PM

British MPs take first step to starting Brexit

British MPs yesterday took a key step towards leaving the European Union, launching a debate on a bill that would empower Prime
31 January 2017, 18:27 PM

UN court orders Turkey to release jailed judge

A UN court yesterday ordered Turkey to release a judge detained in a crackdown after last year's attempted coup so that he can resume
31 January 2017, 18:21 PM

Football: Rummenigge says balance of power shifting towards clubs

European Club Association (ECA) president Karl-Heinz Rummenigge described FIFA's 48-World Cup as "nonsense" on Monday and warned soccer's governing body that the balance of power in the sport was shifting towards his members.
31 January 2017, 06:04 AM

Fillon hit by fresh scam

French presidential hopeful Francois Fillon yesterday faced fresh allegations of misusing public funds following claims that his wife had
29 January 2017, 18:11 PM

May seeks closer Turkey ties

British Prime Minister Theresa May arrived in Turkey yesterday for her first visit since becoming premier, hoping to expand ties and
28 January 2017, 18:16 PM

Thousand migrants rescued from Med

Around one thousand people were rescued from unseaworthy vessels in the Mediterranean on Friday, while one dead body was
28 January 2017, 18:14 PM

UK Queen back on duty

Queen Elizabeth II on Friday carried out her first visit since suffering a cold over Christmas, visiting an exhibition on Fijian art and
28 January 2017, 18:13 PM

EU makes progress over asylum rules

European Union interior ministers made progress Thursday towards breaking a deadlock on sharing the burden of
27 January 2017, 18:00 PM

Talks 'postponed'

The timing of Geneva talks on the Syrian conflict was thrown into doubt yesterday, as the UN said it could not
27 January 2017, 18:00 PM

It looks like the world is preparing for war

Mikhail Gorbachev has urged Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump to strongly denounce nuclear war in the face of the
27 January 2017, 18:00 PM

Mexico won't budge on wall

Mexico is willing to talk with the United States in order to maintain good relations, but paying for President Donald
27 January 2017, 18:00 PM

NZ PM denies passports for sale to rich

New Zealand passports are not for sale, Prime Minister Bill English said yesterday, after it emerged US tech titan Peter
26 January 2017, 18:00 PM

Ex-French PM faces probe

French presidential candidate Francois Fillon yesterday vowed to produce evidence to counter explosive allegations that his
26 January 2017, 18:00 PM

UK publishes draft bill on triggering Brexit

Britain's government yesterday published a draft law that would authorise Prime Minister Theresa May to begin the
26 January 2017, 18:00 PM