After fires, floods hit Greek capital

Heavy rains leads to flash flooding in the north of Athens, three days after devastating wildfires killed scores of people in the region around the Greek capital.
26 July 2018, 15:26 PM

Macron's blunt response sparks fresh anger

France's opposition yesterday lashed out at Emmanuel Macron over his response to revelations that his top security aide roughed up
25 July 2018, 18:00 PM

British PM May takes control of Brexit talks

Prime Minister Theresa May announced Tuesday she will take personal control of Brexit negotiations with the EU, as time runs out to get
25 July 2018, 18:00 PM

IS claims deadly Toronto attack

The Islamic State group yesterday claimed responsibility for a weekend shooting that killed two people in Canada's Toronto. Faisal
25 July 2018, 18:00 PM

Greek wildfires toll rises to 79

At least 79 people died in huge wildfires around Athens, Greek authorities said yesterday, as rescuers scoured scorched homes and
25 July 2018, 18:00 PM

IS blasts, raids kill 215

Islamic State militants killed more than 200 people in a coordinated assault on a government-held area of southwestern Syria yesterday, local officials and a war monitor said, in the group's deadliest attack in the country for years.
25 July 2018, 18:00 PM

207 environmental activists killed last yr

More than 200 environmental activists were murdered last year as government-sponsored killings linked to lucrative projects by vast
24 July 2018, 18:00 PM

Greece wildfires toll rises to 81

The number of dead from a fire which ripped through a Greek coastal town reached at least 81 yesterday as frantic relatives tried to track down people missing from the inferno and officials began the grim task of identifying bodies.
24 July 2018, 18:00 PM

Ready, steady, slow: Snails slug it out at racing world championship

The race starter stands up and shouts: “Ready, steady, slow!” The crowd cheers, but the competitors remain stuck at the start line. Welcome to the world snail racing championship.
24 July 2018, 07:16 AM

Brits reject May's Brexit plan: poll

Prime Minister Theresa May's plans to leave the European Union are overwhelmingly opposed by the British public and more than a third
22 July 2018, 18:00 PM

Knife attacker injures 9 on Germany bus

Nine people were injured in a knife attack on a bus by "a 34-year-old German citizen of Iranian origin" German officials said, although
21 July 2018, 18:00 PM

Interior minister faces grilling

The most damaging scandal of Emmanuel Macron's presidency deepened yesterday as his interior minister faces a grilling over his response to a top security aide caught on video striking a young man at a Paris protest in May.
21 July 2018, 18:00 PM

May demands new deal from EU on Ireland

British Prime Minister Theresa May yesterday called on the European Union to strike a new deal to prevent a hard border in Northern Ireland and demanded Brussels quickly respond to her plan to avoid a damaging no-deal Brexit.
20 July 2018, 18:00 PM

EU policy suffers blow

The European Union's migrant strategy suffered a major new setback yesterday with Italy refusing to freely accept people rescued at sea and Libya spurning a proposal for asylum processing centres.
20 July 2018, 18:00 PM

It is 'good for all'

Meetings between the US and Russian presidents should become the "normality", German Chancellor Angela Merkel said yesterday, adding that it is "good for all" that Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin plan new talks.
20 July 2018, 18:00 PM

Spain drops int'l arrest warrant for Puigdemont

A Spanish judge yesterday dropped European and international arrest warrants for deposed Catalan president Carles Puigdemont and other separatist leaders who fled abroad, the Supreme Court said, which means they no longer face extradition.
19 July 2018, 18:00 PM

Man found guilty of plotting to kill May

A British man was found guilty of a plot to kill Prime Minister Theresa May by first detonating an explosive device to get into her Downing Street office and then using a knife or a gun to attack her.
19 July 2018, 18:00 PM

EU slaps record 4.3b euro fine on Google

The European Union yesterday slapped Google with a huge 4.34-billion-euro fine for abusing the dominance of its Android operating system in the biggest antitrust penalty in the bloc's history.
18 July 2018, 18:00 PM

19 drown, 30 missing as boat sinks off Cyprus

At least 19 refugees were drowned and around 30 missing yesterday after their boat sank in the Mediterranean off the north of Cyprus, Turkish state media reports said.
18 July 2018, 18:00 PM

May avoids trade bill defeat

British Prime Minister Theresa May faces a battle in parliament yesterday, with pro-EU lawmakers hoping to influence her plans to leave the European Union a day after she bowed to demands from Brexit campaigners.
17 July 2018, 18:00 PM