Tulip delays giving birth for Brexit vote

British Labour MP Tulip Siddiq, a niece of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, postpones giving birth in order to vote on Britain's divorce deal with the EU.
15 January 2019, 04:37 AM

OPCW agrees to ban Novichok nerve agents

The OPCW global chemical weapons watchdog will add Novichok, the Soviet-era nerve agent used in an attack last year in Salisbury,
14 January 2019, 18:00 PM

'Unforgivable breach of trust'

British Prime Minister Theresa May yesterday warned MPs preparing to vote down her EU divorce deal that failing to deliver Brexit would be a "catastrophic and unforgivable breach of trust in our democracy".
13 January 2019, 18:00 PM

May warns of catastrophe if UK MPs don't back Brexit deal

British Prime Minister Theresa May warns lawmakers that failure to back her plan to leave the European Union would be catastrophic for Britain, in a plea for support two days ahead of a vote in parliament that she is expected to lose.
13 January 2019, 04:22 AM

Canada PM chastises China over detention of two citizens

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Friday chastised China again over the detention of two Canadians and defended his country's
12 January 2019, 18:00 PM

Ready to assume presidency

The leader of Venezuela's opposition-led congress said on Friday he was prepared to assume the country's presidency on an interim
12 January 2019, 18:00 PM

Canada to welcome 1m immigrants in next 3 yrs

The Canadian Parliament announces a plan to add nearly one percent of the country's population each year by taking over one million new immigrants in the next three years, CNN reports.
11 January 2019, 07:45 AM

Radio waves from deep space baffle scientists

Astronomers in Canada have detected a mysterious volley of radio waves from far outside our galaxy, according to two studies published Wednesday in Nature.
10 January 2019, 18:00 PM

Get behind new election to break Brexit deadlock

British Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn yesterday called on lawmakers to help his opposition party "break the deadlock" over Brexit and support his call for a motion of no confidence in the government to trigger an election.
10 January 2019, 18:00 PM

Aussie PM in shoe Photoshop fail

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison was left red-faced yesterday after a family photograph, doctored by his staff, inadvertently left
9 January 2019, 18:00 PM

Fresh setback for May

British Prime Minister Theresa May yesterday suffered an early defeat to her Brexit plans, when lawmakers demanded the government
9 January 2019, 18:00 PM

Drone reports temporarily halt flights from London's Heathrow

Flights from London's Heathrow airport are halted for about an hour after a drone is sighted near Europe's busiest air hub, raising fears that the chaos that affected rival Gatwick last month could be repeated on an even larger scale.
9 January 2019, 04:57 AM

Pope Francis warns of resurgent nationalism

Pope Francis yesterday warned against a resurgence of nationalist and populist movements and criticised countries that try to solve the
7 January 2019, 18:00 PM

2nd vote shouldn't happen

Prime Minister Theresa May yesterday said that Britain would be in uncharted territory if her Brexit deal is rejected by parliament later
6 January 2019, 18:00 PM

Somalia refuses to take back expelled UN envoy

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Friday agreed to appoint a new UN envoy to Somalia after its president refused to reverse a
5 January 2019, 18:00 PM

Russia probe grand jury given 6-month extension

The Russia collusion investigation of Special Counsel Robert Mueller will continue to loom darkly over the White House for some time
5 January 2019, 18:00 PM

Moscow accuses Washington of detaining Russian citizen

The Russian Foreign Ministry yesterday said the United States had detained a Russian citizen, days after Moscow arrested the former
5 January 2019, 18:00 PM

Massive data leak targets German leaders, public figures

Personal data and documents from hundreds of German politicians and public figures have been published online, in what appears one of the most far-reaching cyber attacks in a country that has become a target of choice for hackers.
4 January 2019, 18:00 PM

Leader of 'yellow vests' protests arrested

One of the leaders of the "yellow vest" anti-government demonstrations was detained by police in Paris late Wednesday for organising an
3 January 2019, 18:00 PM

Spain rescues 400 migrants

Spanish coastguards rescued 401 migrants trying to cross the Mediterranean over the first two days of the new year, they said
3 January 2019, 18:00 PM