No official Brexit talks in 2016

Theresa May has said the UK will not begin official negotiations on leaving the EU this year as she held talks with Germany's Angela Merkel.
20 July 2016

Police surround 'bomb suspect'

Police backed by bomb disposal teams yesterday cordoned off part of central Brussels where they surrounded a
20 July 2016

100 jihadists a week still entering Syria

French military intelligence estimates that about 100 foreigners continue to enter Syria from Turkey each week to join
20 July 2016

French lawmakers back emergency rule after Nice attack

French lawmakers approve a six-month rollover of emergency rule in the wake of last week's truck attack on the city of Nice, the third deadly assault in 18 months for which the Islamic State militant group has claimed responsibility.
20 July 2016

UK will not invoke Article 50 this yr

Britain will not begin its formal divorce from the European Union by invoking Article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty this year, a
19 July 2016

Turnbull sworn in as Australia's PM

Malcolm Turnbull was sworn in for another term as Australia's prime minister yesterday after a narrow election victory
19 July 2016

France strikes IS targets in Iraq 'every day'

France is carrying out strikes "every day" against Islamic State jihadists in Iraq, the government said yesterday, as the
19 July 2016

Allies turned bitter foes

What was once a marriage of convenience has become a bitter and damaging fight between two men that threatens to damage Turkish democracy and change its face forever.
17 July 2016

Who is Gulen?

Gulen does not actually live in Turkey and resides in Pennsylvania in the US under a self-imposed exile. He has lived in the US since
17 July 2016

Turkey coup attempt: Some 6,000 people detained, says minister

Turkey detains 6,000 people over Friday's failed coup and the number is expected to rise further, Justice Minister Bekir Bozdag says
17 July 2016

Armed men seize police station, hostages in Armenia: security service

A group of armed men seized a police station in Armenia's capital Yerevan along with an unknown number of hostages, the country's security service says.
17 July 2016

Bangladeshis among 366 migrants rescued in Mediterranean

Bangladeshis among 366 migrants are rescued from rickety boats trying to cross the Mediterranean to Italy but at least 20 people were reported to have drowned, Italian police say.
17 July 2016

Failed coup threatens US fight against Islamic State

The attempted military coup in Turkey could hamper the United States in its war against Islamic State in Syria and undermine other US
16 July 2016

Defiant Turks stood firm

Troops filed into Taksim Square uncertain of how they would be received. Before long, angry crowds had gathered to denounce them.
16 July 2016

World reaction

Nato chief Jens Stoltenberg
16 July 2016

Failed Coup Bid In Turkey

Attempted coup in turkey
16 July 2016

Erdogan urges Turks to defend state after coup 'foiled'

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan urges Turks to remain on the streets Saturday, as his forces regained control after a spectacular coup bid by discontented soldiers.
16 July 2016

France mourns 84 dead in Nice truck attack

France begins a period of national mourning for the 84 people who died after a "terrorist" drove his truck through a crowd in Nice as they watched Bastille Day fireworks.
16 July 2016

World powers urge 'stability' in Turkey

World leaders urge "respect for democratic institutions" in key NATO member and European neighbour Turkey as parts of the military launches a coup attempt against President Recep Tayyip Erdogan that sees violence erupt in Istanbul.
16 July 2016

US calls for joint efforts with Russia

Top US diplomat John Kerry stressed the urgency of closer co-operation in Syria after the Kremlin said yesterday a
15 July 2016