Brexit in disarray

Britain's parliament sought a new Brexit approach yesterday after seizing the initiative from Prime Minister Theresa May in a historic vote taken to stave off a looming "no-deal" divorce.
26 March 2019, 18:00 PM

Russia sends troops, cargo to Venezuela

Two Russian military planes delivered troops and equipment to Venezuela over the weekend, Russian state news agency Sputnik reported
25 March 2019, 18:00 PM

'Time's up, Theresa'?

Prime Minister Theresa May yesterday battled to keep control of Britain's exit from the European Union as some in her party called on her to quit and parliament plotted to wrest Brexit away from the government.
25 March 2019, 18:00 PM

NZ to hold nat'l remembrance service for victims next Friday

New Zealand will hold a national remembrance service for victims of the Christchurch massacre on March 29, the government
24 March 2019, 18:00 PM

Brexit mayday?

The United Kingdom's exit from the European Union was in disarray yesterday as Prime Minister Theresa May faced a possible plot by
24 March 2019, 18:00 PM

2 men arrested over UK mosque attacks

Two men have been arrested on suspicion of "racially aggravated criminal damage" after windows at five mosques in Britain's second city Birmingham were smashed earlier this week, police said Friday.
23 March 2019, 18:00 PM

Thousands demand new vote

Thousands of people opposed to Britain's withdrawal from the European Union marched through central London yesterday to demand a new referendum as the deepening Brexit crisis risked sinking Prime Minister Theresa May's premiership.
23 March 2019, 18:00 PM

Suspect admits guilt to judge

A Turkish-born suspect has confessed to terrorist charges over a shooting on a tram in the Dutch city of Utrecht which killed three people, prosecutors said yesterday.
22 March 2019, 18:00 PM

BREXIT OPTIONS

After EU leaders approved a reset of the Brexit timetable, Britain is left with four possible courses ahead of an all-important parliamentary vote on the divorce deal next week. Here is how the Brexit endgame could play out:
22 March 2019, 18:00 PM

'Stop the deaths at sea, I'll carry out a massacre'

A bus full of schoolchildren was hijacked and set on fire by its own driver on Wednesday in an apparent protest against migrant drownings in the Mediterranean, Italian authorities said.
21 March 2019, 18:00 PM

Gunman to be charged with 'terrorist' killings

Dutch prosecutors are to charge the suspect in a gun attack in a packed Utrecht tram with "terrorist" killings, saying he will appear for the first time before a judge today.
21 March 2019, 18:00 PM

DUTCH POPULIST SURGE STUNS PM RUTTE

Dutch anti-immigration populists stunned Prime Minister Mark Rutte to become the joint biggest party in the senate yesterday following
21 March 2019, 18:00 PM

No deal Brexit beckons

French President Emmanuel Macron yesterday warned Prime Minister Theresa May that Britain would face a disorderly departure from the European Union if she fails to get parliamentary approval for her deal on the third attempt next week.
21 March 2019, 18:00 PM

UK police probe attacks on 4 mosques in Birmingham

Four mosques in the central English city of Birmingham have been attacked overnight, with a man wielding a sledgehammer seen smashing windows at two places of worship, the police say.
21 March 2019, 12:40 PM

Finland tops list: UN

Finland ranked as the world's happiest country for the second year running while war-torn South Sudan sank to the least contented in a United Nations report released yesterday.
20 March 2019, 18:00 PM

Brexit delayed?

Prime Minister Theresa May yesterday requested a three-month delay to Brexit after her failure to get a deal ratified by parliament left the United Kingdom's divorce from the European Union in turmoil.
20 March 2019, 18:00 PM

UK PM seeks brief Brexit delay from hesitant EU

Britain will write to the EU to seek a short delay to Brexit, but Brussels has warned any decision may only come next week -- just before the scheduled departure date.
20 March 2019, 10:37 AM

Constitutional chaos

UK Prime Minister Theresa May's government has been plunged into constitutional chaos after the Speaker blocked the prime minister from asking MPs to vote on her Brexit deal for a third time unless it had fundamentally changed.
19 March 2019, 18:00 PM

Terror motive being probed

Dutch prosecutors yesterday said they were investigating a possible terrorist motive behind the shooting on a tram in the city of Utrecht in which three people were killed and five wounded.
19 March 2019, 18:00 PM

3 dead, 9 injured in Utrecht shooting: Mayor

At least three people are killed and nine others injured in a shooting in a tram in the central Dutch city of Utrecht, the mayor says.
18 March 2019, 10:37 AM