AI not a reliable source of news, EU media study says
22 October 2025, 02:41 AM
Sarkozy begins 5-yr prison sentence
21 October 2025, 18:00 PM
France's ex-leader Sarkozy jailed, proclaiming his innocence
21 October 2025, 17:44 PM
EU seeks ways to step up checks on Russia’s ‘shadow fleet’
20 October 2025, 18:21 PM
Amazon’s outage disrupts internet services
20 October 2025, 18:19 PM
Italian coastguard rescues dozens of migrants, 2 dead
20 October 2025, 18:00 PM
Louvre denies tapping Israeli firm in theft probe
20 October 2025, 15:44 PM
Louvre’s prized jewels stolen in daring heist
19 October 2025, 18:17 PM
Ex-French President Sarkozy says 'not afraid' ahead of jail term
19 October 2025, 14:15 PM
Protest hits Rome over Libya migrant deal after boat wreck
19 October 2025, 02:45 AM
UK cyber security firm warns over ChatGPT
British cyber security firm Darktrace yesterday warned that artificial intelligence bot ChatGPT may have increased the sophistication of phishing scams.
8 March 2023, 18:00 PM
Antarctic sea ice cover at record low
Sea ice in Antarctica shrank to the smallest area on record in February for the second year in a row, continuing a decade-long decline, the European Union’s climate monitoring service said Tuesday.
8 March 2023, 18:00 PM
Gender gap at work far worse than expected
Women have a harder time accessing work globally than previously thought, while the gender gap in working conditions and pay has barely budged in two decades, the United Nations said yesterday.
6 March 2023, 18:00 PM
UN takes step towards new way of tracking
The United Nations announced yesterday that it had taken a significant step towards trying to fill a key gap in the fight against climate change: standardised, real-time tracking of greenhouse gases.
6 March 2023, 18:00 PM
Stationmaster charged in Greece train crash that killed 57
"As prime minister, I owe it to everyone, but especially to the victims' relatives, (to ask for) forgiveness"
6 March 2023, 05:49 AM
Romania to take in 17,000 migrants
An eight-member Romanian consular mission is arriving in Dhaka today for a six-month stay during which they will issue around 17,000 visas to Bangladeshis seeking employment in the East European nation.
4 March 2023, 18:00 PM
Greece rail crash: Station master court date delayed as anger boils
The station master involved in Greece’s worst-ever train disaster had his court appearance postponed by a day yesterday as the country braced for more mass protests over the crash that killed at least 57 people.
4 March 2023, 18:00 PM
Belarus jails Nobel winner Bialiatski for 10 years
Belarus handed a 10-year jail term to Nobel Prize winning activist Ales Bialiatski on Friday, drawing sweeping international condemnation.
4 March 2023, 18:00 PM
Spain announces law promoting gender parity in politics and business
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez yesterday announced a gender equality law that will require more equal representation of women and men in politics, business and other spheres of public life.
4 March 2023, 18:00 PM
Palestinian town needs to be ‘wiped out’
The UN human rights chief denounced the “unfathomable” call by an Israeli minister for a flashpoint Palestinian town to be “wiped out”, urging an end to the violence.
4 March 2023, 18:00 PM
Participants pledge $19b
UN member states were still working hard yesterday after a sleepless night spent trying to finalise a long-awaited agreement to protect the high seas, a fragile and vital treasure that covers nearly half the planet.
4 March 2023, 18:00 PM
Belarus court jails Nobel Peace Prize winner Bialiatski for 10 years
A court in Belarus on Friday sentenced Nobel Peace Prize winner and human rights activist Ales Bialiatski to 10 years in prison for financing protests and other crimes, in a case that rights groups say was politically motivated.
3 March 2023, 12:55 PM
Greece train collision death toll rises to 42
Passengers have described scenes of horror and chaos from the crash, many dodging smashed glass and debris as the train keeled over, and breaking windows to climb out.
2 March 2023, 03:01 AM
36 killed in Greece train crash
A Greek passenger train collided head-on with a cargo train late on Tuesday, throwing entire carriages off the tracks and killing at least 36 people in the country’s deadliest rail crash in living memory.
1 March 2023, 18:00 PM
At least 32 dead as trains collide in Greece
"We were turning over in the wagon until we fell on our sides...then there was panic, cables (everywhere) fire, the fire was immediate, as we were turning over we were being burned, fire was right and left"
1 March 2023, 01:30 AM
Italy migrant shipwreck toll rises to 64
The death toll from a devastating shipwreck off Italy’s southern coast rose to 64 yesterday, while three men were in detention accused of human trafficking, officials said.
28 February 2023, 18:00 PM
Death toll 62 in migrant shipwreck off Italy
Rescuers recovered three more bodies today, a day after a wooden sailboat carrying migrants to Europe smashed onto rocks in inclement weather off southern Italy, bringing the death toll to 62, including at least 14 children..Many of the victims washed ashore close to where the vessel sank
27 February 2023, 14:39 PM
59 migrants killed in Italy shipwreck
At least 59 people died, including 12 children, when a wooden sailing boat carrying migrants to Europe crashed against rocks near the southern Italian coast early yesterday, authorities said.
26 February 2023, 18:00 PM
Macron to visit China
French President Emmanuel Macron said yesterday he will visit China in early April, in part to seek Chinese help with ending Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. “The fact that China engages in peace efforts is a good thing,” Macron told reporters at an
25 February 2023, 18:00 PM
Children challenge Austria’s law
Twelve minors yesterday filed a legal challenge with Austria’s top court accusing the government of failing to revise an “inadequate” climate protection law,
21 February 2023, 18:00 PM