UK royal wedding today

Prince Charles will be the one to walk Meghan Markle down the aisle when she marries his son Prince Harry, palace officials said yesterday as final preparations were under way on the eve of the royal wedding.
18 May 2018, 18:00 PM

Russia, China tighten Iran ties

Russia and China yesterday moved to extend their economic influence in Iran, while EU said they will begin moves to block the effect of US sanctions on Iran in the bloc from Today.
17 May 2018, 18:52 PM

Ebola spreads to Congo city: WHO

The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo has spread to a city, the World Health Organization said yesterday, fuelling concern the deadly virus may prove tougher to contain.
17 May 2018, 18:48 PM

Ozone treaty cheaters

The decline in the atmosphere of an ozone-depleting chemical banned by the Montreal Protocol has recently slowed by half, suggesting a serious violation of the 196-nation treaty, researchers revealed Wednesday.
17 May 2018, 18:42 PM

Markle confirms father will not attend

Meghan Markle finally confirmed yesterday that her father would not attend her wedding to Prince Harry, putting an end to days of speculation that had overshadowed the build-up to the glittering ceremony.
17 May 2018, 18:42 PM

EU takes UK, Germany, to court

The European Commission yesterday said it is taking Germany, Britain, France and three other countries to the bloc's highest court for failing to comply with EU air quality standards.
17 May 2018, 18:40 PM

Torra sworn in as president of Catalonia

Quim Torra, Catalonia's new separatist leader, was sworn in yesterday in a brief ceremony without central government representatives
17 May 2018, 18:21 PM

Auschwitz trial files get Unesco nod

Documents from the post-war Auschwitz trial have been classed part of the Unesco "Memory of the World Register", underlining their
16 May 2018, 18:00 PM

Iran would resist US plot

German Chancellor Angela Merkel yesterday pushed back against Washington's rejection of the Iran nuclear deal, saying the accord
16 May 2018, 18:00 PM

Scotland rejects UK's Brexit bill

The Scottish Parliament yesterday formally rejected legislation for taking Britain out of the EU, in an unprecedented move that sets the
15 May 2018, 18:00 PM

Markle's father won't attend royal wedding

Meghan Markle's father will not attend her wedding to Prince Harry this weekend, US media reported Monday, as Kensington Palace
15 May 2018, 18:00 PM

240,000 infant girls die yearly: study

Almost a quarter-of-a-million girls younger than five die in India every year due to neglect resulting from society's preference for sons, a
15 May 2018, 18:00 PM

Torra appointed new leader of Catalonia

Quim Torra, a newcomer to politics who has campaigned fiercely for Catalonia's independence, was appointed regional president
14 May 2018, 18:00 PM

Iran seeks assurances

Iran's foreign minister said on a visit to Moscow yesterday he was seeking "assurances" from the backers of the country's nuclear deal
14 May 2018, 18:00 PM

WHAT WE KNOW

An attacker crying "Allahu akbar" killed one person and wounded four others on the streets of Paris Saturday evening before being
13 May 2018, 18:00 PM

Putin, Merkel back Iran deal

Russian President Vladimir Putin has spoken with Germany's Angela Merkel and Turkey's Recep Tayyip Erdogan in a bid to keep the Iran nuclear deal alive after the US decision to withdraw, the Kremlin said yesterday.
11 May 2018, 18:00 PM

Turkey coup: 252 life sentences each!

Turkish prosecutors yesterday demanded that former generals suspected of being the ringleaders of a failed 2016 coup be handed 252
9 May 2018, 18:00 PM

Split in UK govt surfaces again

British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson yesterday dismissed as "crazy" a government proposal for customs arrangements with the EU after
8 May 2018, 18:00 PM

Another Brexit defeat for UK PM

Britain's upper house of parliament yesterday inflicted a new defeat on Prime Minister Theresa May's government yesterday, challenging her decision
8 May 2018, 18:00 PM

Don't ditch Iran deal

British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson has appealed to US President Donald Trump not to pull out of the Iran nuclear agreement,
7 May 2018, 18:00 PM