Corbyn set to win in UK leadership race

Britain's Labour Party faces deadlock in a power struggle between the party's centrist lawmakers and its leftist leader
21 September 2016, 18:00 PM

Man shot outside Israel embassy

A mentally disturbed Turkish man wielding a knife tried to storm the Israeli embassy in Ankara yesterday but was
21 September 2016, 18:00 PM

No God of war

Pope Francis denounced those who wage war in the name of God yesterday, as he met faith leaders and conflict victims
20 September 2016, 18:00 PM

A German charged with spying on Sikhs

A German immigration official has been arrested and charged with espionage for an Indian secret service for allegedly spying on members of the Sikh religion, prosecutors said yesterday.
20 September 2016, 18:00 PM

Putin party in record election win

Russia's ruling United Russia party has won a record number of seats in parliamentary polls that could pave the way for
19 September 2016, 18:00 PM

Syria truce ends

Two 20-truck aid convoys destined for eastern Aleppo with enough supplies to feed 185,000 people for a month are
19 September 2016, 18:00 PM

NAM summit backs Maduro

The Non-Aligned Movement wrapped up a summit Sunday in Venezuela with an expression of support for its
19 September 2016, 18:00 PM

Pro-Putin party expected to extend control

The ruling United Russia party is expected to win even greater dominance over Russia's lower house in a
18 September 2016, 18:00 PM

Jacques Chirac hospitalised

Former French president Jacques Chirac, 83, was admitted to hospital yesterday with a lung infection, his son-in-law
18 September 2016, 18:00 PM

TNT traces found on debris: report

French investigators who found trace levels of the explosive material TNT on debris of an EgyptAir plane that
17 September 2016, 18:00 PM

Divided EU struggles with post-Brexit vision

European leaders, struggling to overcome an historic crisis following Britain's vote to leave the EU, agreed on Friday to explore
17 September 2016, 18:00 PM

UK may begin Brexit by early 2017: EU's Tusk

British Prime Minister Theresa May has signalled that she could be ready to launch formal Brexit negotiations in January or
17 September 2016, 18:00 PM

UN: Paris climate deal 'will enter into force by 2016'

UN officials have said they are confident the Paris climate change agreement will enter into force by the end of 2016,
17 September 2016, 18:00 PM

Belgium reports first case of euthanasia for a minor

A 17-year-old has been euthanised in Belgium in what is the first application of rules adopted by the country in
17 September 2016, 18:00 PM

Syria situation worsening

Russia and Syrian rebels cast doubt over the prospects for an increasingly shaky five-day-old ceasefire yesterday, with
17 September 2016, 18:00 PM

IS-inspired Briton guilty of murdering Bangladeshi imam

A British man is sentenced to at least 24 years in prison for the murder of a Muslim cleric of Bangladeshi origin who practiced a form of faith healing condemned by the Islamic State group.
17 September 2016, 09:25 AM

Protests erupt in Venezuela as anti-Maduro recall delayed

Crisis-torn Venezuela's opposition held new protests yesterday after electoral authorities announced the latest delay in the process of
16 September 2016, 18:00 PM

Post-Brexit EU in 'critical situation'

German Chancellor Angela Merkel yesterday warned that the EU faces a "critical situation", as European leaders
16 September 2016, 18:00 PM

Diplomatic tensions grow

Air strikes and clashes tested a fragile ceasefire in Syria yesterday as civilians waited for aid and the UN Security
16 September 2016, 18:00 PM

BBC to get new boss

The BBC is to get a new boss after British Prime Minister Theresa May chose not to make her predecessor David Cameron's
15 September 2016, 18:00 PM