UK rejects petition for 2nd EU vote

The British government yesterday formally rejected a petition signed by more than 4.125 million people calling for a
9 July 2016, 18:00 PM

Angry N Korea test-fires SLBM from submarine

North Korea yesterday test-fired what appeared to be a submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM), Seoul's defence ministry said, a
9 July 2016, 18:00 PM

Chilcot report: Tony Blair's Iraq War case not justified

Tony Blair overstated the threat posed by Saddam Hussein, sent ill-prepared troops into battle and had "wholly inadequate" plans for the aftermath, the UK's Iraq War inquiry has said.
6 July 2016, 15:36 PM

Legal case for Britain's 2003 Iraq invasion "unsatisfactory": UK inquiry

Britain's decision to go to war with Iraq in 2003 had a "far from satisfactory" legal basis and ex-Prime Minister Tony Blair's case for military action was over-hyped, a long-awaited inquiry into the conflict concluded on Wednesday. Meanwhile lawmakers who voted to support Britain's joining the 2003 invasion of Iraq need to take their share of responsibility for the mistakes that were made, Prime Minister David Cameron says.
6 July 2016, 12:01 PM

Ex French PM Michel Rocard dies aged 85

Former French Socialist prime minister Michel Rocard, hailed a "visionary statesman", died Saturday aged 85 his son
3 July 2016, 18:00 PM

Immigration control vital for EU deal

The runaway favourite to become Britain's next prime minister yesterday vowed to push for an EU trade deal that
3 July 2016, 18:00 PM

'He was the conscience of the world'

Activist and writer Elie Wiesel, the World War Two death camp survivor who won a Nobel Peace Prize for becoming
3 July 2016, 18:00 PM

Condemnation pours in over Dhaka hostage killing

United Nations Security Council and European Union came down heavily upon the Friday’s militant attack at the Honey Artisan Bakery in Dhaka’s diplomatic zone Gulshan.
3 July 2016, 06:58 AM

Maduro ends power rationing in Venezuela

Venezuela as of Monday will end an electricity rationing program launched in April in response to a severe drought that
2 July 2016, 18:00 PM

Nato, Russia to discuss air safety on July 13

The Nato-Russia Council (NRC) will meet on July 13 to discuss air safety measures over the Baltic Sea and other issues,
2 July 2016, 18:00 PM

Australia polls result too close to call

Australia's election is too close to call and the final result may not be known for some time as counting continues in
2 July 2016, 18:00 PM

2016 sets new death record

Nearly 2,900 migrants have died trying to reach Europe by crossing the Mediterranean Sea, making the first six months of 2016 the
1 July 2016, 18:00 PM

'First you exit then you talk'

Crisis deepened yesterday as UK and EU politicians have given very different accounts of how the UK's Brexit negotiations should
1 July 2016, 18:00 PM

May ahead as Gove makes his case

Support grew yesterday for British interior minister Theresa May's bid to succeed premier David Cameron and lead
1 July 2016, 18:00 PM

Britain, France mark 100 years since bloodiest WWI battle

With a cannon blast and a piercing whistle, Britain and France on Friday marked 100 years since soldiers emerged from their trenches to begin one of the bloodiest battles of World War I at the River Somme.
1 July 2016, 12:59 PM

Corbyn under fire over Israel-IS comment

Embattled British opposition leader Jeremy Corbyn came under fire yesterday for allegedly comparing the state of Israel to "self-
30 June 2016, 19:58 PM

Palestinian kills teen in WB, shot dead

A Palestinian attacker fatally stabbed a 13-year-old girl in her home in a Jewish settlement in the West Bank yesterday
30 June 2016, 18:00 PM

Denmark confiscates migrants' money

Danish police yesterday announced they confiscated cash worth nearly 11,000 euros from migrants under a controversial law
30 June 2016, 18:00 PM

Ten women migrants die in Med in new tragedy

Ten women died in a sinking boat packed with migrants off the coast of Libya on Thursday and hundreds of other
30 June 2016, 18:00 PM

EU- Turkey talks opens

The EU opened a new negotiating chapter with Turkey on Thursday on its long-stalled bid for membership, a week
30 June 2016, 18:00 PM