Life 'stopped in tracks' in Rakhine state: Red Cross

Rohingya Muslims remaining in Myanmar's Rakhine state and other communities in the violence-racked region are
13 December 2017, 18:00 PM

Earth's island offers clues for life on Mars

The world's newest island -- formed during a volcanic eruption in the remote Pacific three years ago -- may offer clues
13 December 2017, 18:00 PM

Russia to keep bases in Syria

Russia will keep a naval and an air base in Syria capable of carrying out strikes against "terrorists" if required after a
12 December 2017, 18:00 PM

World is in a mess

Former UN chiefs Kofi Annan and Ban Ki-moon have lashed out at the state of global leadership in the age of Donald Trump, warning a nuclear war could be triggered by accident.
12 December 2017, 18:00 PM

Opposition banned from 2018 election

Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro announced Sunday that leading opposition parties will be barred from taking
11 December 2017, 18:00 PM

Putin orders Russia troop withdrawal

President Vladimir Putin ordered "a significant part" of Russia's military contingent in Syria to start withdrawing
11 December 2017, 18:00 PM

German intel warns of Chinese espionage

Germany's intelligence service has published the details of social network profiles which it says are fronts faked by
11 December 2017, 18:00 PM

Pope Francis call for 'wisdom, prudence'

Pope Francis yesterday renewed a call for "wisdom and prudence" over the controversial US decision to recognise Jerusalem as
10 December 2017, 18:00 PM

Erdogan calls Israel 'terrorist state'

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan yesterday described Israel as a "terrorist state" and vowed to use "all means to
10 December 2017, 18:00 PM

Syrian joins UN talks

The Syrian government's delegation returned to Geneva yesterday for the resumption of talks focusing on
10 December 2017, 18:00 PM

Two Lafarge bosses charged in France

Two senior executives at French-Swiss cement maker LafargeHolcim, including its former CEO, were charged on Friday
9 December 2017, 18:00 PM

EU takes Czechs, Hungary, Poland to top court

The EU took the Czech Republic, Hungary and Poland to the bloc's top court yesterday over their refusal to accept quotas for asylum-seekers, setting up a new clash between Brussels and key eastern states.
7 December 2017, 18:00 PM

Russian air strikes kill 21 in east Syria

Russian air strikes killed 21 civilians early yesterday in a village held by the Islamic State group near the Euphrates
6 December 2017, 18:00 PM

Putin says he will seek new term in 2018

President Vladimir Putin yesterday announced that he would seek re-election in March 2018, a contest opinion polls
6 December 2017, 18:00 PM

Countries pledge $857m to help world's refugees: UN

The United Nations said Tuesday that it had received pledges amounting to $857 million (726 million euros) to fund
6 December 2017, 18:00 PM

Austria SC allows same-sex marriage

Austria's top court has ruled that same-sex couples can marry from 2019 at the latest, bringing the often conservative
5 December 2017, 18:00 PM

Call grows for soft Brexit

Hours after a Brexit deal collapsed, British Prime Minister Theresa May came under pressure yesterday from opposition parties and even some allies to soften the EU divorce by keeping Britain in the single market and customs union after Brexit.
5 December 2017, 18:00 PM

Spain drops int warrant for ex-leader

Spain has withdrawn a European arrest warrant for Catalonia's sacked leader Carles Puigdemont and four of his
5 December 2017, 18:00 PM

Merkel's coalition woes pile up

German Chancellor Angela Merkel's struggling bid to form a government was hit by a new setback yesterday as her key
4 December 2017, 18:00 PM

Malta arrests ten over blogger murder

Maltese police have arrested 10 suspects in the murder of anti-corruption blogger Daphne Caruana Galizia, the
4 December 2017, 18:00 PM