Dozens hurt in cafe gas blast in Span

Some 90 people were injured, five of them seriously, in a gas explosion at a cafe in the southern Spanish town of
2 October 2016, 18:00 PM

Low turnout voids No win in Hungary

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban suffered a blow yesterday in his referendum against the EU's migrant quota plan after a low turnout, according to the first polls from the ruling Fidesz party.
2 October 2016, 18:00 PM

50 people killed in Ethiopia stampede

Police in Ethiopia's Oromiya region fired teargas and warning shots yesterday to disperse anti-government
2 October 2016, 18:00 PM

Turkey sends 1,000 more special troops

While international focus is on the devastating bombing going on in Aleppo, another offensive is taking place, much of it in the shadows, which could be a game-changer in Syria's bloody civil war.
2 October 2016, 18:00 PM

Video released after protests

Following days of protests, police in San Diego on Friday released video footage of the fatal shooting of an unarmed
1 October 2016, 18:00 PM

EU agrees to ratify Paris climate deal

EU environment ministers yesterday agreed to fast-track the ratification of the landmark Paris agreement on climate
30 September 2016, 18:00 PM

IS cell formation: Five arrested in Europe

Police have arrested five suspected members of an Islamic State cell in Spain, Belgium and Germany that spread
28 September 2016, 18:00 PM

Snowden fails to win no-extradition pledge

A Norwegian court yesterday dismissed a fresh bid by fugitive whistleblower Edward Snowden to win assurances he
28 September 2016, 18:00 PM

Bulgaria swaps candidate for UN top job

Bulgaria yesterday switched its candidate to be the next head of the United Nations, shaking up the race to succeed
28 September 2016, 18:00 PM

Missile came from Russia

A Malaysian airliner shot down in eastern Ukraine was hit by a Russian-made Buk missile launched from a village held by
28 September 2016, 18:00 PM

Turkey sacks 87 spy agency staff

Turkey has dismissed 87 staff from its spy agency over alleged links to the failed July 15 coup, state media said yesterday, in the
27 September 2016, 18:09 PM

Calais camp to be dismantled

French President Francois Hollande said yesterday the sprawling "Jungle" migrant camp in Calais would be dismantled by the end of this year under a plan to spread asylum seekers around the country.
26 September 2016, 18:00 PM

Swiss voters back surveillance law

Swiss voters approved a new surveillance law yesterday, giving security services needed enhanced powers such as phone tapping and
25 September 2016, 18:00 PM

N Korea defends nuke power at UN

North Korea's foreign minister on Friday told the United Nations that "going nuclear" is his country's only way to defend
24 September 2016, 18:00 PM

EU drops Myanmar rights resolution

The European Union praised Myanmar's progress on human rights under the leadership of Aung San Suu Kyi on Friday
24 September 2016, 18:00 PM

Wounded Merkel meets Balkan leaders

German Chancellor Angela Merkel, hurt by a string of dismal election results over her refugees policy, was in Vienna
24 September 2016, 18:00 PM

US arming Syrian Kurd militia: Turkey

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan accused the United States of sending more weapons to a Syrian Kurdish militia
23 September 2016, 18:00 PM

UK to trigger Brexit early 2017: Johnson

Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson said Thursday that Britain plans to trigger Article 50, the formal process for leaving the
23 September 2016, 18:00 PM

Abbas seeks UK's apology

Britain should apologize for its 1917 declaration endorsing the founding of a Jewish homeland in Palestine and
23 September 2016, 18:00 PM

King penguin chick shows up at Vienna zoo

A King penguin chick, hatched in Vienna's Schoenbrunn Zoo four weeks ago, has emerged from the folds of a protective parent's body.
22 September 2016, 14:19 PM