Iran threatens British shipping in retaliation for tanker seizure (Update)
An Iranian Revolutionary Guards commander threatened on Friday to seize a British ship in retaliation for the capture of an Iranian supertanker in Gibraltar by Royal Marines.
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Tens of thousands of Algerians demonstrate against Bouteflika
Tens of thousands of Algerians defied large contingents of riot police on Friday and resumed mass demonstrations against President Abdelaziz Bouteflika posing the biggest challenge to
Pakistani seeking justice for honour killings ‘killed by nephew’
Pakistani police on Friday identified the suspected killer of a young rights campaigner, who fought for seven years for justice for five possible victims of
Former Italian PM Berlusconi ‘probed for corruption’
Former Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi is being investigated for alleged corruption in a case revolving round a stake his holding company Fininvest has in the asset
Gender equality, rights on agenda on Women’s Day (Update)
Campaigners for gender equality marked International Women’s Day on Friday with protests, discussion panels and celebrations. In one of the first protests of the day, several hundred women gathered
Finland’s government resigns after healthcare reform fails
Finland‘s government resigned on Friday after ditching plans to reform the healthcare system, a key policy, the Finnish president’s office said, throwing the country into
Dragon capsule splashes down off Florida coast (Update)
An unmanned capsule from Elon Musk’s SpaceX splashed down into the Atlantic Ocean on Friday morning after a short-term stay on the International Space Station,
Women in developed countries ‘more educated than men, earn less’
Women in developed countries are now more educated than men, yet they still earn less, are poorly represented in politics, and less likely to join
Soldier attacked in Paris, terrorism probe opened (Update)
France opened a counter-terrorism inquiry after a man wielding a knife attacked a soldier in a Paris subway station on Friday, the latest incident targeting
Europe’s Nato members, Canada to raise defence spending in 2017
Europe‘s Nato members and Canada will jointly raise defence spending by 4.3 per cent in 2017, Nato Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said on Wednesday, partly aimed
Sweden truck attack suspect tried to join Islamic State – source
An Uzbek asylum-seeker accused of ramming a truck into a crowd of people in Stockholm last week, killing four people, had tried to travel to
Berlusconi ‘saves’ Easter lambs, angering Italy’s meat lobby
Former prime minister Silvio Berlusconi has infuriated Italy’s meat industry by joining a vegetarian campaign and “adopting” five lambs that would have been butchered for
Indonesia sinks scores more boats in war on illegal fishing
Indonesia destroyed 81 mostly foreign boats at the weekend that had been caught illegally fishing in its waters, taking to more than 300 the number
Philippines’ Duterte describes Western threats of ICC indictment as ‘bullshit’
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday hit out at what he called “bullshit” Western threats to seek his indictment by the International Criminal Court (ICC)
Germany has only modest hopes for Ukraine talks on Tuesday
There is little chance of major progress on ending fighting in eastern Ukraine, Germany’s foreign ministry said on Monday, ahead of international talks. German Foreign
German Economy Minister Gabriel to visit Russia next week for trade talks
German Vice Chancellor and Economic Affairs Minister Sigmar Gabriel will visit Russia next week to hold talks with Russian government officials about the state of