Ex-boxing champ steers young Belgians away from jihad

He was one of the best middleweight boxers of his time and is now a Belgian lawmaker, but Bea Diallo says he understands what turns youngsters to the dark side.
14 November 2016, 07:26 AM

'Division' in EU as Britain, France skip Trump talks

EU foreign ministers were to hold special talks yesterday on Donald Trump's stunning US election win as Nato chief
13 November 2016, 18:00 PM

Paris Massacre: Bataclan hall to reopen with Sting concert

Rock star Sting was to reopen the Bataclan, the revered Paris concert hall where jihadists massacred 90 people, with a hugely symbolic show to
12 November 2016, 18:14 PM

British-Bangladeshi scientist successfully implants ‘bionic eye’

British-Bangladeshi Dr Mahi Muqit has successfully implanted a “bionic eye” that has given a blind man some of his sight.
11 November 2016, 14:14 PM

More than 120 migrants rescued off Cyprus

Cyprus police rescued 123 migrants believed to be Syrians who were left adrift off the island's northwest coast by a boatman
10 November 2016, 18:00 PM

EU warns Trump against 'isolation'

The EU's top leaders on Wednesday invited US President-elect Donald Trump to a summit as soon as possible as they warned
10 November 2016, 18:00 PM

German president 'worried' about Trump victory

German President Joachim Gauck said he was worried about the prospect of Donald Trump winning the race for the
6 November 2016, 18:00 PM

May vows to deliver Brexit

British Prime Minister Theresa May said yesterday she would deliver a full exit from the European Union, hitting back at critics of her Brexit strategy who have threatened to try to block the process in parliament.
6 November 2016, 18:00 PM

Russian media backs Trump

Russian state-owned media does little to hide its preferences in the US presidential election.
5 November 2016, 18:00 PM

French police clear Paris migrant camp

Hundreds of French police cleared a huge migrant camp in northeast Paris yesterday in a fresh sign of the government's
4 November 2016, 18:00 PM

Turkey detains dozen of pro-Kurdish MPs

Turkish police yesterday detained almost a dozen MPs from the country's main pro-Kurdish party, including its two co-leaders,
4 November 2016, 18:00 PM

239 die off Lybia coast

At least 239 migrants, believed to be from West Africa, have died in two shipwrecks off Libya, a spokesman for the United
3 November 2016, 18:00 PM

Turkey coup trials to begin early 2017

The first trials of the thousands of suspects arrested in the wake of Turkey's failed July 15 coup aimed at ousting President Recep
3 November 2016, 18:00 PM

Global climate deal kicks off

As clocks passed midnight into Friday, remote islands in the Pacific Ocean, many in danger of rising seas from global warming,
3 November 2016, 18:00 PM

Brexit plans in disarray

The High Court yesterday struck a blow to the British government's plans for leaving the EU, ruling it must seek parliament's
3 November 2016, 18:00 PM

One journo killed in every 4.5 days: UN

One journalist is killed every four-and-a-half days, according to a shocking report released by UNESCO yesterday.
2 November 2016, 18:00 PM

13 killed in Vietnam Karaoke bar fire

A fire that ripped through a karaoke bar killed 13 people and injured two police officers in the Vietnamese capital of
2 November 2016, 18:00 PM

No more homework!

Children have long complained about homework but parents in Spain are now joining in and have decided to go on strike against
2 November 2016, 18:00 PM

Putin offers 10-hr truce in Aleppo

President Vladimir Putin has ordered a 10-hour truce on Friday in the war-ravaged Syrian city of Aleppo, the Russian
2 November 2016, 18:00 PM

Rajoy takes oath as Spain's PM

Spain's conservative leader Mariano Rajoy was sworn in yesterday for a second term as prime minister, bringing a close to 10
31 October 2016, 18:00 PM