UK PM visits Scotland

Prime Minister Theresa May yesterday defended the UK's unity in Edinburgh on her first visit as Britain's premier but said she was
15 July 2016

IS called for car attacks

Transforming a vehicle into a simple but deadly weapon of terror -- as happened to such bloody effect in Nice on Thursday -- is a
15 July 2016

When vehicles become weapons

In Israel and the Palestinian territories, car-ramming attacks have featured heavily in a wave of violence that has
15 July 2016

Bastille Day Massacre: World Reaction

"We stand in solidarity and partnership with France, our oldest ally, as they respond to and recover from this attack.
15 July 2016

Venezuela's Maduro extends emergency

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has extended the country's state of "economic emergency" for another 60 days,
14 July 2016

France to end state of emergency

France will not extend the state of emergency imposed after last year's Islamist militant attacks in Paris in November beyond 26
14 July 2016

US to offer Russia anti-terror pact in Syria

The United States is to offer to cooperate with Russia in joint military action against the Al-Nusra Front and Islamic State extremist groups in Syria, the Washington Post reported yesterday.
14 July 2016

Battle of 'Iron Ladies' looms

Pragmatic, childless pastors' daughters with killer instincts who were long underestimated by their blustering male
14 July 2016

May gets down to work amid Brexit pressure

British Prime Minister Theresa May completed a major overhaul of the government yesterday, promoting leading Brexit campaigners and stunning observers by picking gaffe-prone Boris Johnson as her top diplomat.
14 July 2016

Britain's Brexit Cabinet

He is the Chancellor of the Exchequer. He was foreign secretary under David Cameron from 2014 to 2016, having
14 July 2016

EU proposes new migrant asylum rules

The European Commission proposed more unified EU asylum rules yesterday, in a bid to stop people waiting for refugee status
13 July 2016

Laughter, tears as Cameron bows out

David Cameron's last appearance in parliament as British Prime Minister ended in a standing ovation after a bravura 36-minute performance that taunted his rivals, reflected on his legacy and confessed his love for the office cat.
13 July 2016

Theresa May A tough pragmatist

Incoming prime minister Theresa May is a tough, hard-working pragmatist who now has the task of uncoupling Britain from the European Union, and of uniting her country and her party.
13 July 2016

Corbyn faces new challenger

A second British Labour opposition lawmaker Owen Smith, Corbyn's former work and pensions policy chief, entered the
13 July 2016

Turkey seeks to mend Syria ties

Turkey aims to develop good relations with Syria and Iraq, and both countries need to be stable for counter-
13 July 2016

Corbyn wins vote on leadership rules

Jeremy Corbyn will be automatically included on the ballot in Labour's leadership contest, the party's National Executive
12 July 2016

Michigan courthouse shooting kills 3

Two bailiffs were shot dead during a scuffle with a prisoner turned gunman inside a southwest Michigan courthouse on
12 July 2016

Venezuela seizes US-owned factory

The government of Venezuela has said it has seized a factory owned by the US firm Kimberly-Clark. The firm had said
12 July 2016

Four migrants found dead

A humanitarian group said it recovered the bodies of four migrants and rescued around 400 survivors yesterday from
12 July 2016

3 Ukrainian troops killed in restive east

Three Ukrainian soldiers were killed and sixteen wounded as violent clashes continued between pro-Russian rebels and
10 July 2016