International News

March 29, 2017

Mark Duggan’s family lose inquest appeal

Mark Duggan was shot by police in August 2011. His death led to five days of rioting. The family of Mark Duggan, whose death sparked riots […]
March 29, 2017

Francois Fillon’s wife Penelope under formal investigation

Mr Fillon has said his enemies are trying to “take me down, through Penelope” The wife of French presidential candidate François Fillon has been placed under […]
March 29, 2017

London Stock Exchange-Deutsche Boerse deal blocked by EU

EU regulators have blocked London Stock Exchange’s £21bn merger with German stock exchange Deutsche Boerse. The European Commission said the deal would have created a “de […]
March 29, 2017

Article 50: UK set to formally trigger Brexit process

Theresa May has signed the letter that will formally begin the UK’s departure from the European Union. Giving official notice under Article 50 of the Lisbon […]
March 22, 2017

$40bn needed to reduce green house gas emissions

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Climate Change Zahid Hamid has said Pakistan needs $40 billion by 2030 to meet its voluntary international commitment to reducing green house […]
March 22, 2017

India’s SC favours out-of-court settlement for Ayodhya dispute

NEW DELHI: The new Hindu hardline chief minister of Uttar Pradesh promised on Tuesday to work impartially for all communities and the Supreme Court, in an […]
March 22, 2017

UK must retain link with European Court of Justice, say MPs

Committee says role for ECJ in British legislation will be ‘price worth paying’ for effective cross-border justice after Brexit The UK must retain residual links with […]
March 22, 2017

Darren Rainey’s death in prison shower ‘accidental’

Activists decry Florida state attorney ruling that 2012 death of schizophrenic inmate in scalding shower was accidental. Civil rights organisations have condemned a US state attorney’s […]