Delay Brexit until June 30

British Prime Minister Theresa May yesterday wrote to Brussels asking for a delay of Brexit until up to June 30, while saying she aims to get Britain out of the EU earlier to avoid it participating in European elections.
5 April 2019, 18:00 PM

Fear of chaotic Brexit grows

Britain's government yesterday redoubled its efforts to win over the main opposition party in a last-gasp bid to avoid a chaotic exit from the European Union next week.
4 April 2019, 18:00 PM

Life expectancy up 5.5 yrs: WHO

Global life expectancy grew by 5.5 years between 2000 and 2016, the World Health Organization said yesterday, warning though that unequal income and access to healthcare translates into far shorter lives for many.
4 April 2019, 18:00 PM

UNHEALTHY DIET BIGGEST KILLER

Which risk factor is responsible for more deaths around the world than any other? Not smoking. Not even high blood pressure. It's a poor diet.
4 April 2019, 18:00 PM

Maduro govt opens door to Guaido's prosecution

Venezuela's Constituent Assembly, an all-powerful legislature controlled by the ruling Socialist Party, on Tuesday approved a measure
3 April 2019, 18:00 PM

Corbyn photo used for target practice!

The British Army yesterday said it is investigating after a video emerged showing soldiers on a shooting range firing at a picture of
3 April 2019, 18:00 PM

May in Brexit gamble

British Prime Minister Theresa May was set to seek a Brexit compromise with opposition leader Jeremy Corbyn yesterday, a gamble that
3 April 2019, 18:00 PM

113m suffer 'acute hunger': UN

More than 113 million people across 53 countries experienced "acute hunger" last year because of wars and climate disasters, with Africa the worst-hit region, the UN said yesterday.
2 April 2019, 18:00 PM

No-deal Brexit 'more likely'

The European Union's chief negotiator Michel Barnier yesterday warned it is "day after day more likely" that Britain will crash out of the bloc next week without an orderly withdrawal agreement.
2 April 2019, 18:00 PM

Comedian sets course for Ukraine presidency

Comedian Volodymyr Zelensky is favourite to become Ukraine's president after results yesterday showed him dominating a first-round
1 April 2019, 18:00 PM

Blow for Erdogan

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's ruling party suffered a major upset yesterday after local election results showed it lost the capital Ankara and Istanbul after a decade and half in power.
1 April 2019, 18:00 PM

Slovakia elects first female president

The election of Zuzana Caputova as Slovakia's first female president was greeted yesterday as a vote for change, with the anti-graft
31 March 2019, 18:00 PM

Turks vote in test for Erdogan

Turks voted yesterday in local elections which President Tayyip Erdogan has described as a matter of survival for Turkey and which
31 March 2019, 18:00 PM

May seeks fourth Brexit vote

British Prime Minister Theresa May is expected to bring her EU withdrawal bill back to Parliament for a fourth vote, according to reports in UK media.
30 March 2019, 18:00 PM

Brexit still deadlocked

The British government said it intended to bring back Prime Minister Theresa May's Brexit deal for a third vote in parliament on Friday to avoid a chaotic no-deal divorce from the EU.
28 March 2019, 19:18 PM

Prince William to visit NZ to honour victims

Prince William will visit victims of the Christchurch mosque shootings next month, New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced yesterday on the eve of a national remembrance service being held in the grieving South Island city.
28 March 2019, 18:55 PM

MPS BREXIT VOTE : THE OPTIONS

Several of the proposals advocate Britain remaining in the EU customs union -- likely after adopting May's
27 March 2019, 18:00 PM

Will quit if Brexit deal passes

Theresa May has promised Tory MPs she will stand down if they back her deal.
27 March 2019, 18:00 PM

2018 was Germany's hottest year on record

Germany recorded its warmest year in 2018, a period also marked by a drought lasting months, the country's DWD weather service said
26 March 2019, 18:00 PM

Mexico demands apology for abuses, Spain says no

The 500-year-old wounds of the Spanish conquest have been ripped open afresh with Mexico's president urging Spain and the Vatican to apologise for their "abuses" -- a request Madrid said it "firmly rejects".
26 March 2019, 18:00 PM