Late UK PM Heath 'abused' five boys

Former British prime minister Edward Heath would have been questioned over claims that he sexually assaulted five boys if he was still
5 October 2017, 18:00 PM

Rivals dig in

Spanish judges yesterday ordered Catalan lawmakers to suspend a planned session that could see the region declare independence as
5 October 2017, 18:00 PM

France adopts tough anti-terror law

France's lower house of parliament on Tuesday overwhelmingly approved a new counter-terrorism bill. It will allow the
4 October 2017, 18:00 PM

Cats kill 1m birds a day in Australia

Feral and pet cats kill more than one million birds in Australia every day, new research showed yesterday, with the
4 October 2017, 18:00 PM

Half of opposition fled abroad: MP

Nearly half of Cambodia's opposition parliamentarians have fled abroad in the past month to escape a government
4 October 2017, 18:00 PM

Russia's FSB busts IS sleeper cell

Russia's FSB security service said yesterday it had detained members of what it said was an Islamic State sleeper cell in the Moscow
2 October 2017, 18:00 PM

Two dead in knife attack in France

A man with a knife stabbed two women to death Sunday at the main train station in the southern French city of Marseille as he reportedly
2 October 2017, 18:00 PM

Man shouting ‘Allahu Akbar’ kills two at French train station before being shot dead

Two women are stabbed to death and their assailant shot dead by soldiers in the southern port city of Marseille in what police sources describe as a "likely terrorist act".
1 October 2017, 14:56 PM

Over 460 hurt in Catalonia during referendum: Barcelona mayor

More than 460 people have been injured in disturbances across Catalonia, the Barcelona mayor says, as riot police clashed with people who had gathered for a banned referendum on the region's independence from the rest of Spain.
1 October 2017, 09:43 AM

WHY CATALONIA MEANS SO MUCH TO SPAIN

Contributing 19 percent of Spain's GDP in 2016, Catalonia rivals Madrid for the distinction of being the richest
30 September 2017, 18:00 PM

Catalonia votes today

Police in Catalonia had already sealed over half of the 2,315 polling stations in the region mid-yesterday to stop an
30 September 2017, 18:00 PM

Police seal off 1,300 polling stations in Catalonia, resistance continues

Police in Catalonia has already sealed over half of the 2,315 polling stations in the region to stop an independence referendum from taking place, the Spanish government says, as separatists remained determined to fight for their right to vote.
30 September 2017, 15:10 PM

Putin in Turkey eying on Syria, weapons deal

Russian President Vladimir Putin yesterday met his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan for talks on Syria and a key weapons
28 September 2017, 20:51 PM

Hand over Gulen for jailed pastor

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan told the United States yesterday that Turkey could release a jailed American pastor if Washington
28 September 2017, 19:02 PM

'Collective punishment'

The Iraqi Kurdish regional government yesterday rejected measures adopted by Baghdad in the wake of its independence vote as
28 September 2017, 18:59 PM

DNA surgery on embryos removes disease

Chinese scientists used an adapted version of a controversial gene-editing technique to correct a disease-causing mutation in human
28 September 2017, 18:55 PM

Life on Earth may date back 3.95b yrs

Rudimentary life may have existed on Earth 3.95 billion years ago, a time when our infant planet was being bombarded by comets and
28 September 2017, 18:47 PM

Catalans 'will vote' on October 1: minister

Catalans will vote in an independence referendum, regional foreign minister Raul Romeva said Tuesday, despite a
27 September 2017, 18:00 PM

Attack on Mexico drug rehab centre kills 14

At least 14 people were killed and 8 injured Tuesday night in northern Mexico when an armed group opened fire in a drug addiction
27 September 2017, 18:00 PM

EU plans to take 50,000 from Africa, Mideast

The EU yesterday unveiled plans to take at least 50,000 refugees directly from Africa, the Middle East and Turkey to
27 September 2017, 18:00 PM