International News

June 21, 2018

Earth’s intact forests vanishing at accelerating pace: scientists

PARIS: Earth’s intact forests shrank by an area larger than Austria every year from 2014 to 2016 at a 20% faster rate than during the previous […]
June 21, 2018

World’s plastic waste crisis to worsen after China import ban

China’s decision to end import of plastic waste will end up in millions of tons of displaced plastic trash. China’s decision to stop accepting plastic waste […]
June 21, 2018

Iraq’s Supreme Court endorses manual recount of votes

The court backs parliament decision for recount of May parliamentary elections after allegations of electoral fraud. Iraq’s Supreme Court has ruled in favour of a manual […]
June 21, 2018

Young immigrants held in Virginia centre allege abuse

Court filings that include a half-dozen sworn statements allege physical and verbal abuse by detention centre guards. Immigrant children as young as 14 housed at a […]
June 21, 2018

Syria war: War crimes committed in Eastern Ghouta battle – UN

Syrian pro-government forces committed a crime against humanity and war crimes during their siege of the Eastern Ghouta region, UN investigators say. A new report says […]
June 21, 2018

EU to launch counter-tariffs against US on Friday

The European Union will launch a raft of retaliatory tariffs against US exports on Friday, a top official has said. The move comes after US President […]
June 21, 2018

Brexit: Bill approved after May sees off rebellion

The government’s Brexit bill has passed through Parliament after Theresa May saw off a revolt by Tory MPs. Peers accepted the amendment to the EU (Withdrawal) […]
June 21, 2018

Panama Papers: Mossack Fonseca was unable to identify company owners

A new leak of documents from the offshore service provider at the centre of the Panama Papers scandal reveals the company could not identify the owners […]