Warsi quits Brexit camp

A senior British politician yesterday accused those campaigning for Britain to leave the European Union of spreading lies, hate
20 June 2016

British PM urges unity 'against hatred'

Prime Minister David Cameron yesterday urged people to unite against hatred as Britain's parliament held a tearful special session to honour murdered lawmaker Jo Cox.
20 June 2016

Rome set to elect first female mayor

Voters in the Italian capital headed to the polls yesterday with all signs indicating that they will elect Virginia Raggi as the first female
19 June 2016

Turkish police fire rubber bullets, tear gas at LGBT parade

Turkish police fire tear gas and rubber bullets to disperse demonstrators who gathered Sunday for a gay pride rally in Istanbul despite a government ban.
19 June 2016

Russia Lake Syamozero: Children die after storm catches boating group

At least 11 children and an adult die when a storm caught a boating party on Lake Syamozero in northern Russia's Karelia region.
19 June 2016

'Death to traitors'

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

'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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

'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

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

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

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