Politics
Turkey goes to the polls in critical vote amid security fears
Just five months after they last voted, Turks are going to the ballot box once again against a backdrop of growing security fears and deepening political...
ECB: Greek banks need further $15.8bn to get back on track
The European Central Bank says Greece’s battered banks need €14.4 billion ($15.8 billion) in fresh money to get back on their feet and resume...
Angry China shadows US warship near man-made islands
China rebuked Washington for sending a U.S. guided-missile destroyer close to one of Beijing’s man-made islands in the disputed South China Sea,...
US warship sails close to Chinese artificial island in South China Sea
A US Navy ship sailed near an artificial island built by China in the South China Sea in a long-anticipated challenge to what the Obama administration...
Stunning image shows thousands of migrants making their way into Europe
This extraordinary image graphically illustrates the scale of the migrant crisis facing Europe.
Argentines go to polls with frontrunner seeking first-round election victory
Argentines vote for a new president on Sunday with outgoing leader Cristina Fernandez’s candidate the favourite to win despite deep divisions over...
China says naval ties with United States ‘best in history’
Relations between the Chinese and U.S. navies are their “best in history” and exchanges between the two will become more systematic in the...
Assad flies into Moscow to thank Putin for help in tackling ‘terror threat’
The Syrian leader Bashar al Assad has met Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow to discuss the continuation of airstrikes.
Assad thanks Putin in Moscow for help in tackling ‘terror threat’
The Syrian leader Bashar al Assad has met Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow to discuss the continuation of airstrikes.
Pomp and protests as China’s Xi meets Queen Elizabeth II
Chinese President Xi Jinping enjoyed a glittering state banquet hosted by Queen Elizabeth II at Buckingham Palace on Tuesday in a visit to Britain focused...
Voters go to polls in hardest fought and tightest Canadian election in years
Canadians are going to the polls today after one of the tightest and longest federal election campaigns in the country’s history.
Conservative Canadian leader fighting to stay in power
Conservative Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s nearly 10 years in power could end next week, along with his dream of shattering Canada’s image...
Mideast violence spikes despite new Israeli measures
Israel has struggled to curb a spate of violence that has raised fears of a full-blown uprising, with more knife attacks shaking Jerusalem despite moves...
‘Trump won’t be the next president’: Obama
President Barack Obama is fairly certain of one thing when it comes to next year’s election: Donald Trump won’t succeed him in the White House.
‘Red Vienna’ holds onto election, as Austria’s far-right receives record vote in midst of migrant crisis
Europe’s migrant crisis helped Austria’s far-right post its best-ever election result in Vienna on Sunday, not far behind the Social Democrats...
Media mogul Rupert Murdoch suggests Obama isn’t a ‘real black president’
The founder of the global News Corp. media empire, Rupert Murdoch, has suggested that President Barack Obama isn’t a “real black president.”...
Top general in Afghanistan: U.S. strike on hospital a mistake
U.S. forces attacked a hospital in northern Afghanistan last weekend, killing at least 22 people, despite “rigorous” U.S.
Fueling the fight: NATO chides Russia for violating Turkish airspace
In a signal of new tensions raised by Moscow’s airstrikes in Syria, NATO denounced Russia for “irresponsible behavior” after its...
NATO raps Russia over Syrian airstrikes saying bombs should target IS
NATO has called on Russia to stop its attacks on the Syrian opposition and civilians - and should focus its efforts on fighting Islamic State. The...
North Korea to release South Korean student held since April: Seoul
North Korea will hand over a South Korean college student, holding a U.S. green card, later on Monday, six months after capturing him crossing into the...
Portugal government re-elected despite painful austerity
Portugal’s center-right coalition government earned another four-year term Sunday, winning a general election behind an improving economy that weathered...
Cameron urges Putin to change tactics as bombing in Syria is stepped up
David Cameron has urged Russian leader Vladimir Putin to change tactics over his bombing of Syria.
Migrant crisis debris: Greek island battles lifejacket mountain
For the thousands of refugees and migrants landing on its beaches every day, Greece’s Lesbos island is a step to safety and a brighter future in...
British Labour Party veteran Denis Healey dies at 98
Denis Healey, one of the heavyweights of British post-war politics often described as the best prime minister the opposition Labour Party never had, died...
Putin risks wrath of the West as Russia launches air strikes ‘against Syria rebels’
Russia has carried out its first air strikes in Syria against opponents of president Bashar al-Assad in a move which opened deep divisions with western...
Russia launches air strikes against Syria rebels hours after Putin wins the all-clear
Russia has carried out its first air strikes in Syria against opponents of president Bashar al-Assad, hours after parliament cleared the way for military...
Vladimir Putin ‘given green light to use Russian military force in Syria’
Vladimir Putin has been given permission by Russian Parliament to use military abroad, widely believed to be Syria. The Kremlin did not say which...
U.S.Congress: country failing to stop ISIS recruitment
More than 250 Americans have joined Islamic State and other militant groups to fight in Syria and Iraq,which is double the number a year ago, a U.S.
UK’s new Labour leader fires up faithful in first speech
He smiled, he poked fun at himself, he wore a tie and even told a few jokes. British Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn used his first conference speech...
Afghan forces fight to retake pivotal northern city from Taliban
Afghan forces clashed with Taliban fighters in Kunduz on Tuesday as the government launched an operation to retake the centre of the northern city, the...
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