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

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

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

May to trigger 'Brexit' bypassing parliament

Prime Minister Theresa May wants to trigger Britain's withdrawal from the European Union without a vote in parliament beforehand, a
27 August 2016

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

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

Bolivian deputy minister killed by miners

Bolivian miners kidnapped, tortured and beat to death a deputy minister who tried to negotiate with protesting
26 August 2016

Italy to mourn its dead

Italy yesterday declared a day of mourning for victims of a devastating earthquake as hopes of finding any more
26 August 2016

Top French court suspends 'burkini' ban

France's highest administrative court suspends a ban on full-body burkini swimsuits that has outraged Muslims and opened divisions within the government, pending a definitive ruling.
26 August 2016

Russia launches war games

Russia yesterday launched large-scale snap military drills, putting its troops on full combat readiness in districts
25 August 2016

UK MPs say Facebook, Twitter failing on extremist content

Facebook, Twitter and Google are not doing enough to prevent their social networks from being used by extremists for a recruitment drive, a panel of British MPs said Thursday.
25 August 2016

UN pull-out threat a 'joke': Duterte

President Rodrigo Duterte has said his threat to pull the Philippines out of the United Nations for criticising his war on
24 August 2016

'Economic warfare'

French naval contractor DCNS yesterday said it may have been the victim of "economic warfare" after secrets about
24 August 2016

Three held in France for planning attacks

Seven people with links to terrorist networks, at least three of whom were planning attacks, have been arrested in France this
23 August 2016

Voting begins in Labour leader contest in UK

Voting started yesterday to decide if veteran leftist Jeremy Corbyn will remain leader of Britain's Labour party, with an ill-tempered campaign deepening divisions that threaten the party's future.
22 August 2016

Sadiq Khan calls on party to ditch Corbyn

London's Labour mayor Sadiq Khan yesterday urged party members to unseat boss Jeremy Corbyn in the upcoming leadership election,
21 August 2016

'IS child bomber' kills at least 51 at Turkey wedding

A suicide bomber as young as 12 killed at least 51 people at a wedding in Turkey, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says, pointing the finger at the Islamic State group.
21 August 2016

German minister calls for burka curbs

Germany's interior minister yesterday proposed partially banning the full-face burqa Islamic veil, as a debate on
19 August 2016

Aussie PM defends giving AU$5 to homeless man

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has said he is sorry if people thought he shouldn't have given money to a man
19 August 2016

Dozens of Turkish academics held

Turkey yesterday detained dozens of academics suspected of backing Fethullah Gulen, the alleged mastermind of
19 August 2016