Italian man mistaken for wild boar shot dead by son

An Italian man shot dead his father Sunday during a hunting expedition in southern Italy after mistaking him for a wild boar, according to media reports. Martino Gaudioso, 55, was shot in the stomach by his 34-year-old son as they stalked their prey separately through thick
23 September 2019, 18:00 PM

Poorest people getting less than a cent per day: report

The world’s poorest people, increasingly buffeted by storms, floods and droughts, have been getting less than 1 cent a day each in international help to protect them from wild weather and rising seas as the Earth heats up, aid group Oxfam said yesterday.
23 September 2019, 18:00 PM

Don’t expect any Brexit breakthrough in NY

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson cautioned yesterday that there would be no Brexit breakthrough at talks with European leaders in New York as gaps remained, but said significant progress had been made on striking a deal.
23 September 2019, 18:00 PM

Not too late for Brexit deal: Juncker

There is still time for London and Brussels to make a Brexit deal, outgoing European Commission president Jean-Claude Juncker said
22 September 2019, 18:00 PM

Firefighters starting to lose hope

Bolivian volunteer firefighters, exhausted from battling blazes sweeping rapidly across the country’s lowlands, are starting to lose
22 September 2019, 18:00 PM

UK PM to meet EU leaders in NY

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will hold talks with European leaders on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly (UNGA) in New
21 September 2019, 18:00 PM

Dozens arrested in Paris ‘yellow vest’ protests

French police fired tear gas and made dozens of arrests yesterday as they dispersed groups of “yellow vest” protesters attempting to
21 September 2019, 18:00 PM

Risk of no-deal Brexit ‘very real’

The European Union’s two top officials handling troublesome Brexit talks yesterday warned the risk of a no-deal exit looms large unless Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s government swiftly offers concrete proposals.
18 September 2019, 18:10 PM

‘Please save your praise’

Swedish teenage climate change activist Greta Thunberg on Tuesday called for action, not praise, from US lawmakers as she joined other youth leaders in kicking off two days of meetings and speeches on Washington’s Capitol Hill.
18 September 2019, 18:07 PM

Number of migrants rose to 272m globally: UN

Europe and North America have absorbed the largest share of the world’s 272 million migrants, a population that has grown by 23 percent over the past decade, according to a UN report published Tuesday.
18 September 2019, 18:06 PM

Greta Thunberg wins AI’s highest rights award

Swedish environmental activist Greta Thunberg and the Fridays for Future youth movement received Amnesty International’s
17 September 2019, 18:00 PM

Russia deploys S-400 missiles in Arctic

Russia has placed S-400 missile defence systems at the Novaya Zemlya archipelago as Moscow seeks to increase its military presence in
16 September 2019, 18:00 PM

Australian man dies after bird attack

A cyclist died in Australia on Sunday after being startled by a swooping magpie, a native Australian bird that gets aggressive in the spring
16 September 2019, 18:00 PM

Maduro abandons talks with false excuses: Guaido

Venezuela’s opposition said on Sunday a dialogue mediated by Norway’s Foreign Ministry to try to resolve the country’s political crisis
16 September 2019, 18:00 PM

Probe ‘police abuse’

A Hong Kong lawmaker yesterday called on the UN to launch an international investigation into a police crackdown on pro-democracy
16 September 2019, 18:00 PM

Still no viable proposals

Britain has still not proposed any workable alternatives to the Northern Ireland “backstop” provisions of its Brexit withdrawal
16 September 2019, 18:00 PM

‘Hulk’ Johnson vows Oct 31 Brexit

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson likened himself to the comic book character The Incredible Hulk in a newspaper interview where he stressed his determination to take Britain out of the European Union on Oct 31.
15 September 2019, 18:00 PM

Britain may need a second Brexit referendum: Cameron

Former British prime minister David Cameron, who took the decision in 2016 to hold a referendum on the country’s membership of the European Union, said another vote may be needed to resolve the Brexit impasse.
14 September 2019, 18:00 PM

UK's Johnson under fire over no-deal Brexit assessment

The British government faces a backlash after it was forced to publish documents warning that a no-deal Brexit could lead to civil unrest and shortages of food and medicines.
12 September 2019, 11:36 AM

UK archbishop prostrates over 1919 India massacre

Britain has never apologised for the 1919 massacre at Amritsar in India but the head of the Church of England prostrated himself to say sorry in a personal capacity and “in the name of Christ”.
11 September 2019, 18:00 PM