International News

August 8, 2017

Contaminated egg scandal widens to UK and France

A very small number of eggs contaminated with a toxic insecticide reached the UK earlier this year. Some of the eggs, which originated from the Netherlands, […]
August 8, 2017

‘Dodgy’ greenhouse gas data threatens Paris accord

The air monitoring station at Jungfraujoch, in Switzerland, has detected the Italian emissions for nine years Potent, climate warming gases are being emitted into the atmosphere […]
August 3, 2017

Football: Ronaldo denies tax fraud at court hearing

Real Madrid forward Cristiano Ronaldo denied hiding millions of euros in income at court hearing on alleged tax evasion. Real Madrid forward Cristiano Ronaldo denied hiding […]
August 3, 2017

UK court blocks Iraqi general’s bid to prosecute Blair

Britain’s High Court has blocked an attempt by an Iraqi ex-general to prosecute former Prime Minister Tony Blair for invading Iraq in 2003. General Abdulwaheed Shannan […]
August 3, 2017

Ex-Malawi leader on corruption case: ‘I am innocent’

Malawi’s former president denied on Tuesday any wrongdoing in a corruption scandal that erupted when she was in office, saying she will return to the southern […]
August 3, 2017

‘Historic day’ as Jordanian parliament repeals rape law

Provision that allows rapists to escape punishment if they marry their victims has been abolished by the parliament. Zena al-Tahhan is an online journalist and producer […]
August 3, 2017

Brazil’s President Temer survives corruption vote

The Brazilian Congress has voted not to put President Michel Temer on trial for corruption. Opposition lawmakers in the lower house of Congress failed to obtain […]
August 3, 2017

Venezuela chief prosecutor to probe election fraud claim

Venezuela’s chief prosecutor, Luisa Ortega, has opened an investigation into claims of fraud during Sunday’s controversial election for a new assembly to rewrite the constitution. Ms […]