Italy's populist government sworn in

An anti-establishment government takes power in Italy after a last-ditch coalition deal was hammered out to end months of political turmoil, narrowly avoiding snap elections in the eurozone's third largest economy.
1 June 2018, 14:27 PM

Spanish PM Rajoy to be voted out of office

Spain's centre-right Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy is set to be voted out of office on Friday and replaced by a Socialist, in a no-confidence motion triggered by a long-running corruption trial involving members of his party.
1 June 2018, 09:22 AM

Danish lawmakers ban burqas in public spaces

Denmark yesterday became the latest European country to ban the Islamic full-face veil in public spaces in a move slammed by human
31 May 2018, 18:00 PM

Amsterdam warns rowdy Brits of fines

Amsterdam yesterday warned rowdy British and Dutch tourists who "party excessively" in the city that they could face stiff fines, in the
31 May 2018, 18:00 PM

1.2b children threatened by war, discrimination

More than half of the world's children are threatened by conflict, poverty or sexual discrimination, Save the Children said in a report
31 May 2018, 18:00 PM

Spanish PM fights for political life

Spain's Mariano Rajoy was fighting for his political life yesterday as his government faced a no-confidence vote tabled by the
31 May 2018, 18:00 PM

Gaza on the brink of war

The latest escalation of fighting between Israel and Palestinian Hamas has pushed Gaza to the brink of war, the UN envoy for the Middle East
31 May 2018, 18:00 PM

N Korea talks positive

President Donald Trump said yesterday he expects a letter from Kim Jong Un confirming plans for their historic nuclear summit, as
31 May 2018, 18:00 PM

Denmark bans Islamic full-face veil in public spaces

Denmark today became the latest European country to ban the Islamic full-face veil in public spaces in a move slammed by human rights campaigners as "a violation of women's rights".
31 May 2018, 13:28 PM

IS-style attack an ‘act of terrorism’

Belgian investigators yesterday said an Islamic State-style attack that killed three people in the eastern city of Liege was being treated
30 May 2018, 18:00 PM

Police clear Paris camp as migrant debate flares

Security forces cleared more than 1,000 people from a sprawling migrant camp in the French capital yesterday, the latest in a series of
30 May 2018, 18:00 PM

PNG mulls 'temporary' ban on FB

Papua New Guinea said yesterday it was mulling a temporary shutdown of Facebook to uncover false accounts and block fake news in the
30 May 2018, 18:00 PM

Spanish PM vows not to resign

Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy yesterday vowed not to resign ahead of a no-confidence vote in parliament Friday over graft
30 May 2018, 18:00 PM

Russia comes under fire at UNSC meet

Russia on Tuesday rejected calls at the United Nations to accept responsibility for the downing of Flight MH17 over Ukraine after an
30 May 2018, 18:00 PM

Couple who lured daughter to Bangladesh convicted of forced marriage charges in UK

A couple who duped their daughter into travelling to Bangladesh to marry her cousin and threatened to "chop her up" when she refuses is found guilty of forced marriage yesterday, the second conviction in Britain within a week.
30 May 2018, 05:05 AM

Russian journalist who criticised Kremlin shot dead in Kiev

A prominent Russian journalist and critic of President Vladimir Putin is shot dead in Ukraine where he had fled into exile following threats, police say.
30 May 2018, 04:55 AM

France's 'Spiderman' joins fire brigade

Mamoudou Gassama, the 22-year-old Malian "Spiderman" feted for saving a child hanging from a balcony, took his first step toward
29 May 2018, 18:00 PM

Mueller's Russia probe pointless: Kremlin

The Kremlin said yesterday that US Special Counsel Robert Mueller's investigation into alleged Russian interference in the 2016 US
29 May 2018, 18:00 PM

UK MPs probe unpublished UN 'sex-for-food' findings

British MPs probing sexual abuse in the international charitable sector are investigating an unpublished UN report from 2001 naming 15 major aid organisations implicated in a "sex-for-food" scandal, The Times newspaper reported yesterday.
29 May 2018, 18:00 PM

Factions agree to Dec 10 elections

Rival Libyan factions yesterday agreed on a declaration that would create a political framework to pave the way for UN-backed elections in December to end the country's seven-year-old conflict.
29 May 2018, 18:00 PM