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

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

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

'Not all can and will stay'

Chancellor Angela Merkel yesterday lashed populists trying to exploit fears over Germany's refugee influx but set out a tough
6 December 2016

Poland SC rejects Polanski extradition

Poland's Supreme Court yesterday rejected a bid to extradite Oscar-winning director Roman Polanski, 83, to the United States,
6 December 2016

'Time is short' for Brexit

The European Commission's chief Brexit negotiator yesterday warned that time was short for talks, with a crucial deal for
6 December 2016

Cazeneuve named new French PM

French Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve was named the country's new prime minister yesterday after Manuel Valls resigned to
6 December 2016

UK SC hears govt appeal over Brexit challenge

Britain's Supreme Court began an historic hearing yesterday to decide whether parliament has to approve the government's
5 December 2016

Italy PM resigns after clear defeat

Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi prepared to hand in his resignation yesterday after suffering a ruinous referendum defeat
5 December 2016

Why Italy said 'No' to Matteo Renzi

Renzi was nicknamed the "demolition man" when he snatched power in 2014 for his reputation for taking on the
5 December 2016

Trump a clever man

President Vladimir Putin in an interview aired yesterday called US President-elect Donald Trump intelligent and predicted he
4 December 2016

Nazi POW leaves estate to 'kind' Scottish village

A former Nazi prisoner of war has left his entire estate in his will to a small village in Scotland to show his appreciation for the
3 December 2016

France, UAE launch $100 million fund

France and the United Arab Emirates yesterday launched a $100 million fund to protect heritage sites threatened by extremism
3 December 2016

Paris cops search for gunman after attempted robbery

Police are searching for a gunman who tried to rob a travel agency in southern Paris, the mayor of the local district says.
3 December 2016

Hollande bows out

French President Francois Hollande's dramatic announcement that he will not seek a second term opens the way for his prime minister Manuel Valls to make a bid for power in next year's increasingly open election.
2 December 2016

Europol warns of IS attacks, says dozens of militants may be in Europe

Islamic State is likely to launch more attacks in Europe, the EU police agency Europol warns, with several dozen militants already in place and more possibly arriving as IS faces setbacks in Syria and Iraq.
2 December 2016

UN panel snubs Britain over Assange ruling

A UN panel has rejected Britain's request to review a ruling that WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is being arbitrarily detained,
1 December 2016

Ukraine launches missile near Crimea

Ukraine yesterday unleashed a barrage of missile tests near Russian-annexed Crimea in a show of strength and defiance bound
1 December 2016

Putin wants to get on with US president-elect

President Vladimir Putin struck an unusually conciliatory tone in his annual state of the nation address yesterday, saying
1 December 2016

World's growing inequality is ‘ticking time bomb’: Yunus

The widening gap between rich and poor around the world is a "ticking time bomb" threatening to explode into social and economic unrest if left unchecked, Nobel Peace laureate Muhammad Yunus says.
1 December 2016