Russia accused of using cluster bombs in Syria

Evidence is growing that Russia is behind a significant increase in the use of cluster bombs in Syria, campaigners said yesterday.
1 September 2016, 18:00 PM

British Airways starts flights to Iran

British Airways was yesterday to become the first British airline in four years to fly directly to Iran following the lifting of some sanctions
1 September 2016, 18:00 PM

France condemns submarine secrets leak

The leak of secret technical data on French submarines designed for the Indian navy was a "malicious act", Defence Minister Jean-Yves Le
1 September 2016, 18:00 PM

British public in favour of burqa ban: poll

Twice as many British people support a ban on women wearing a burqa than oppose one, with a majority also in favour of outlawing the
1 September 2016, 18:00 PM

UN divided over sanctions

Russia on Tuesday questioned the findings of a UN-led investigation that blamed the Syrian regime for chemical attacks,
31 August 2016, 18:00 PM

Germany wants Facebook to take initiative in fight against online hate

The German government wants Facebook to be more proactive in monitoring and, if necessary, removing forbidden as well as offensive content from its social network platform.
30 August 2016, 05:05 AM

Some 6,500 migrants rescued off Libya: Italian coastguard

Around 6,500 migrants are rescued off the coast of Libya, the Italian coastguard said, in one of its busiest days of life-saving in recent years.
30 August 2016, 04:35 AM

Brussels crime lab attacked; 5 detained

Several attackers yesterday rammed a car through the gates of Belgium's national crime laboratory in Brussels and then started a fire in what prosecutors said may have been an attempt to destroy evidence.
29 August 2016, 18:38 PM

US condemns clashes

Turkey yesterday warned it would carry out more strikes on a Syrian Kurdish militia if it failed to retreat beyond the Euphrates
29 August 2016, 18:36 PM

Anthropocene is here

The human impact on Earth's chemistry and climate has cut short the 11,700-year-old geological epoch known as the
29 August 2016, 18:35 PM

300 reindeer killed by lightning in Norway

More than 300 wild reindeer have been killed by lightning in southern Norway, Norwegian officials said yesterday, in the largest
29 August 2016, 18:00 PM

Two Ukrainian soldiers killed in separatist east

Two Ukrainian soldiers have been killed in fresh clashes between government forces and pro-Russian rebels in the
28 August 2016, 18:00 PM

Germany expects 300,000 this year

Germany expects up to 300,000 asylum seekers to arrive this year, less than one-third of the total during 2015's
28 August 2016, 18:00 PM

'All collapsed, except mountains'

Inside a shady tent in the middle of quake-hit Amatrice, a little girl hunches over a table drawing a picture of the
28 August 2016, 18:00 PM

Germany expects up to 300,000 refugees this year

The head of Germany's Federal Office for Migration and Refugees (BAMF) told a German newspaper that he expects a maximum of 300,000 refugees to arrive in Germany this year.
28 August 2016, 08:03 AM

Turkey ratchets up offensive

Rebels supported by Turkey fought Kurdish-backed forces in north Syria yesterday, as Ankara ratcheted up its cross-border offensive
27 August 2016, 18:00 PM

Italy weeps for quake victims

Italy held a tear-drenched funeral yesterday for dozens of its earthquake victims as the country observed a day of
27 August 2016, 18:00 PM

Tunisia gets new PM

Tunisia's new Prime Minister Youssef Chahed, 40, and members of his cabinet were sworn in yesterday, the presidency said, after approval
27 August 2016, 18:00 PM

Turkey allows cops to wear headscarf

Turkey has for the first time allowed policewomen to wear the Islamic headscarf as part of their uniform, according to a
27 August 2016, 18:00 PM

Turkey arrests three former diplomats

A Turkish court yesterday placed under arrest three former top diplomats, including an advisor to ex-president
27 August 2016, 18:00 PM