France calls for attacks on Syrian Nusra front

French President Francois Hollande called Saturday for international action against an al-Qaeda affiliate in Syria, warning that the recent losses sustained by the Islamic State group could embolden other jihadist groups.
10 July 2016

PM Turnbull reelected

Australia's Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull yesterday declared victory for the ruling conservatives after the Labor opposition conceded defeat, but faced a tough time ahead after the narrow mandate in the closely fought election.
10 July 2016

Corbyn faces leadership challenge

Jeremy Corbyn, the embattled chief of Britain's main opposition Labour Party, will finally face a leadership challenge
9 July 2016

Russia, US expel diplomats

Moscow yesterday said it had expelled two US diplomats as a retaliatory move after Washington turfed out two Russian officials over an
9 July 2016

Blair could be sued for Iraq War

The families of soldiers killed in Iraq have vowed to sue Tony Blair for “every penny”. The former prime minister could face a civil
9 July 2016

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

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

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

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

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

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

'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

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

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

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

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

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

'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

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

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