Russia stockpiling deadly nerve agent

British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson said yesterday that Russia has been stockpiling the deadly nerve agent used
18 March 2018, 18:00 PM

French baker fined 3,000 euros for working too hard

French people appreciate their holidays so much that apparently a French baker is fined €3,000 (£2,650) for keeping his business open seven days a week, breaking their labour rules.
18 March 2018, 05:00 AM

Russia set to re-elect Putin

Russia is set to elect Vladimir Putin today to a historic fourth Kremlin term, as the country faces increasing isolation
17 March 2018, 18:00 PM

14 dead as migrant boat sinks off Greek island

Fourteen people, including at least four children, drown when the small boat they were travelling on capsized in the Aegean Sea, Greek coast guard officials say.
17 March 2018, 11:12 AM

Britain to expel 23 Russian diplomats

Britain will expel 23 Russian diplomats in response to a nerve toxin attack on a Russian former double agent in southern England, Prime
14 March 2018, 18:00 PM

Time to turn speeches into treaties

Britain must "translate speeches into treaties" and come up with a detailed plan for its post-Brexit ties with the EU, European Commission
13 March 2018, 18:00 PM

Putin faces UK deadline to explain nerve attack

Britain gave President Vladimir Putin until midnight yesterday to explain how a nerve agent developed by the Soviet Union was used to
13 March 2018, 18:00 PM

'Is Russia to blame?'

Russia issued a mocking reaction to the surprise sacking of Rex Tillerson as Secretary of State, with a foreign ministry spokeswoman
13 March 2018, 18:00 PM

House ends Russia probe

US House Intelligence Committee Republicans said on Monday the panel had finished investigating Russia and the 2016 US election, and
13 March 2018, 18:00 PM

All-out siege looms in Afrin

Turkey said yesterday its army and allied rebels had surrounded the Kurdish city of Afrin in northern Syria, raising the prospect of
13 March 2018, 18:00 PM

Russia, SAARC, EU mourn plane crash deaths

Russian President Vladimir Putin,South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) and the European Union expresses heartfelt condolences to all the victims of the plane crash of the US Bangla flight in Kathmandu, Nepal.
13 March 2018, 06:05 AM

'Have you gone mad?'

Russian President Vladimir Putin has said that under no circumstances would he give Crimea back to Ukraine,
11 March 2018, 18:00 PM

Menopausal hormone therapy could be good for heart: Study

After previous studies have failed to provide a clear answer on the effect of menopausal hormone therapy on heart health, a new UK study has found that the therapy could have a positive effect, potentially lowering the risk of heart failure.
11 March 2018, 05:34 AM

UK inks Saudi deal for 48 Typhoon jets

Britain has signed a multi-billion-pound preliminary order from Saudi Arabia for 48 Eurofighter Typhoon fighter jets,
10 March 2018, 18:00 PM

Probe advances in UK; Russia fumes

Britain yesterday said it was closer to identifying the substance used in the suspected poisoning of a former Russian
7 March 2018, 18:00 PM

Left mulls Five Star deal to end deadlock

Senior members of Italy's vanquished Democratic Party were yesterday defying outgoing leader Matteo Renzi and eyeing a possible
6 March 2018, 18:00 PM

Bezos tops Forbes world's rich list

Amazon chief Jeff Bezos is now the world's richest person, having snatched the top spot from Microsoft founder Bill Gates who slips to
6 March 2018, 18:00 PM

Eight held in Belgium anti-terror raids

Eight people were arrested in Brussels after counter-terror raids as part of an investigation into an alleged attack plot, a source close to
5 March 2018, 18:00 PM

Iran deal failure would be 'great loss': IAEA

The failure of the 2015 accord between Iran and world powers to restrict Tehran's nuclear programme would be a "great loss", the head
5 March 2018, 18:00 PM

Populists battle over right to govern Italy

Rival populist leaders yesterday fought for the right to govern Italy after their surge in a general election left the country in political limbo.
5 March 2018, 18:00 PM