Revenge is a dish best binned: Pope

Pope Francis is asking the world's political, economic, religious and media leaders to swap aggression, mud-slinging and
12 December 2016, 18:15 PM

Turkey arrests 200 Kurds

Turkey arrested nearly 200 officials from a pro-Kurdish party and struck Kurdish militants in Iraq yesterday in response to this
12 December 2016, 18:12 PM

Greek police detonate bomb outside ministry

Greek police yesterday detonated a bomb outside the labour ministry in Athens following a warning phone call, a police source
12 December 2016, 18:06 PM

IMF chief Lagarde on trial in France

IMF chief Christine Lagarde went on trial in France yesterday over a massive state payout to a flamboyant tycoon when she was
12 December 2016, 18:03 PM

EU, Mali sign migrant deal

The European Union, under an agreement published yesterday, will provide funds to Mali to help it create jobs and strengthen
12 December 2016, 18:03 PM

EU, Cuba normalise ties after decades-long rift

The European Union and Cuba yesterday signed a deal to normalise ties that had been blocked for decades by human rights
12 December 2016, 18:00 PM

Death toll in Istanbul bombings rises to 44: Health Minister

The death toll from Saturday night's twin bombings in Istanbul has risen to 44, of whom 36 were police officers, Health Minister Recep Akdag was cited as saying by state-run Anadolu agency and other media on Monday.
12 December 2016, 09:46 AM

Paolo Gentiloni named as Italy's new PM

Paolo Gentiloni was yesterday named as Italy's new prime minister following reformist leader Matteo Renzi's resignation in the
11 December 2016, 18:08 PM

'Long live French fries!'

US Secretary of State John Kerry has been given the Legion d'Honneur, France's highest honour, with his French counterpart
11 December 2016, 18:05 PM

Three Ukrainian troops killed in rebel east

Three Ukrainian soldiers were killed and two wounded in the country's rebel east, the bloodiest day for government forces in
11 December 2016, 18:00 PM

Turkey mourns after twin Istanbul bombings kill 29

Turkey declared a day of national mourning on Sunday after twin bombings targeting police struck the heart of Istanbul near the home stadium of football giants Besiktas, killing 29 people.
11 December 2016, 07:58 AM

EU to push for Britons to keep EU 'citizenship'

The European Parliament's Brexit negotiator will propose that Britons can have "associate citizenship" of the EU once their
10 December 2016, 18:00 PM

Bulgarian train Blast kills seven

At least seven people died and 29 were hospitalised yesterday in a blast when a train transporting gas derailed in the
10 December 2016, 18:00 PM

Santos receives Nobel for Farc peace deal

Colombia's peace deal between the government and the Marxist FARC rebels is a model for war-torn countries like Syria,
10 December 2016, 18:00 PM

'Rhetoric of fascism' on rise in US, Europe: UN

Human rights standards worldwide are under "unprecedented pressure", the UN said Thursday, warning that "the rhetoric of fascism"
9 December 2016, 18:00 PM

Scores 'missing' in Aleppo

Hundreds of men may have gone missing after fleeing into government-controlled parts of Aleppo, the UN warned yesterday, saying
9 December 2016, 18:00 PM

Italy PM Renzi resigns, hints at early polls

Matteo Renzi bowed out as Italian prime minister with a combination of jokes, regrets and a strong hint that he wants to lead his
8 December 2016, 18:21 PM

No free edu for illegal migrants: Le Pen

French far-right leader Marine Le Pen yesterday proposed that the children of illegal immigrants should be refused public school
8 December 2016, 18:14 PM

UK MPs back PM's Brexit timetable

British Prime Minister Theresa May secured a symbolic victory on Brexit on Wednesday after MPs agreed not to delay her plans to
8 December 2016, 18:08 PM

Saudi, Iran engaging in 'proxy wars': UK FM

Britain's foreign minister Boris Johnson has accused Saudi Arabia and Iran of "puppeteering" and engaging in "proxy wars" in the
8 December 2016, 18:06 PM