'Death to traitors'

British lawmaker Jo Cox's alleged killer ranted against "traitors" in court yesterday, as EU referendum campaigning
18 June 2016, 18:00 PM

'The Floating Piers': Artist lets you walk on water

Ever fancied walking on water? Well now you can, thanks to Bulgarian-born artist Christo's latest art installation
17 June 2016, 18:00 PM

Ex-Auschwitz guard Reinhold Hanning convicted

A 94-year-old former Auschwitz guard is convicted of being an accessory to the murder of 170,000 people, according to the judge presiding over what could be one of Germany's last Holocaust trials.
17 June 2016, 12:35 PM

British MP dead after shooting attack

A British lawmaker has died after she was shot and stabbed during an attack in her constituency, police say.
16 June 2016, 13:50 PM

London’s mayor bans body-shaming ads on public transport

Advertising that promotes an unhealthy body image will be banned on London's subway network, in a move that signals a backlash against suggestive marketing in public places.
14 June 2016, 15:09 PM

150 Russians 'behind' Euro 2016 violence

Some 150 Russians were behind much of the violence in Marseille ahead of the Euro 2016 match between England and Russia, French prosecutors say.
13 June 2016, 10:39 AM

11 German MPs threatened in 'genocide' row

Eleven German MPs of Turkish origin have been put under police protection after receiving death threats for supporting a move to describe the 1915 massacre of Armenians by Ottoman Turks as genocide.
12 June 2016, 07:04 AM

Poll indicates rising chance of Brexit

Betting odds on a British vote to exit the European Union narrowed yesterday after an opinion poll gave the "Leave" camp a double-digit
11 June 2016, 18:00 PM

UK's unity at stake

Sir John Major and Tony Blair yesterday warned that a vote to leave the EU would "jeopardise the unity" of the UK as they campaigned together in Northern Ireland.
9 June 2016, 18:00 PM

PKK claims attack on police in Turkey

Outlawed Kurdish rebels yesterday claimed a deadly attack on a police station in southeastern Turkey that killed six people
9 June 2016, 18:00 PM

Germany hit back at Erdogan's 'tainted blood' comment

German politicians yesterday hit back at Turkey's president for accusing lawmakers of Turkish origin of having "tainted blood"
9 June 2016, 18:00 PM

'Italy extradited wrong man from Sudan'

Eritreans in Sudan yesterday said that a man extradited to Italy and accused of being a kingpin in an international people-
9 June 2016, 18:00 PM

UK extends registration deadline

Britain will extend the voter registration period for its June 23 referendum on EU membership by 48 hours after a late surge in
8 June 2016, 20:06 PM

Brexit camp moves ahead in polls

Brexit backers moved into a lead in the polls yesterday for the first time in weeks, putting pressure on the pound and raising
6 June 2016, 18:00 PM

Briton Leslie Binns abandons Everest peak to save fellow climber

A British ex-serviceman abandons his Mount Everest climb some 500m from the summit to save a fellow mountaineer.
4 June 2016, 03:22 AM

Hundreds rescued as migrant boat sinks in the Mediterranean Sea

About 340 migrants are rescued and four bodies are pulled from the sea after a boat capsized in the Mediterranean Sea, Greek officials say. Others are thought to be missing from the boat which was found in international waters, 75 nautical miles south of the Greek island of Crete.
3 June 2016, 15:48 PM

Armenian massacres 'genocide': Germany

Turkey yesterday recalled its envoy to Germany and threatened consequences, in a furious reaction over the Bundestag's decision to
2 June 2016, 18:00 PM

Floods cause havoc in France, Germany

At least nine people ith lightning strikes which left several children in Paris and have been killed in floods that have wreaked havoc in
2 June 2016, 18:00 PM

Britain, France pressure UN over Syria aid drops

Humanitarian aid drops to besieged areas in Syria are not imminent and need regime approval, the United Nations said yesterday,
2 June 2016, 18:00 PM

Gotthard tunnel: World's longest and deepest rail tunnel opens in Switzerland

The world's longest and deepest rail tunnel has officially opened in Switzerland, after almost two decades of construction work. The 57km (35-mile) twin-bore Gotthard base tunnel will provide a high-speed rail link under the Swiss Alps between northern and southern Europe.
2 June 2016, 03:16 AM