Last hurdle for EU copyright reform in European parliament

Activists oppose proposed law over concerns it will restrict internet freedom

3 hours ago
Sri Lanka ready for $3.85bn refinery near strategic port

Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe says Hambantota will become a global investment hub with the addition of the oil refinery and storage complex

3 hours ago
Traffic-choked Jakarta inaugurates $1.1bn mass rapid transit system

But transport analysts have cautioned that the new line and cheap prices will not cure the traffic woes of a city infatuated with private vehicles 

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German billionaire family admits to Nazi past

The company that owns household brands including Clearasil plans to give €10m to charity

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Doubts increase on Wall Street that Q1 will be earnings low point

Markets could be roiled depending on what or if any information is released from special counsel Robert Mueller’s report on Russia election meddling and the ...

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Thousands attend New Zealand vigil and rally to fight racism

About 15,000 turn out in Christchurch and more than 1,000 in Auckland in a show of unity

5 hours ago
Disease fears mount for southern Africa cyclone survivors

Death toll mounts to 705 as Mozambique officials brace for ‘inevitable’ cholera and malaria outbreaks

6 hours ago
Robert Mueller concludes Russian conspiracy probe

Attorney general William Barr said he may be able to provide lawmakers with the special counsel’s principal conclusions “as soon as this weekend”

It never rains but pours for cash-strapped Zimbabwe

Cyclone Idai could not have come at a worse time for the country’s crippled economy, with the cost of damages to fuel supply, infrastructure and  exports ...

Aid workers battle to get supplies to Mozambican victims of deadly cyclone

Relief agencies describe the gravity of the cyclone and scale of the flooding it unleashed as stunning

Thousands gather in New Zealand to show Muslim community ‘we are one’

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern joined about 20,000 people in front of the al-Noor mosque where most of the victims were killed last week

US pilots must complete new training approved by the Federal Aviation Administration following the Ethiopian Airlines crash on March 10

US pilots must complete new training approved by the Federal Aviation Administration following the crash in Ethiopia on March 10

Trump says US will recognise Israel’s sovereignty over Golan Heights

Recognition of the disputed area marks a major shift in US policy as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu campaigns for re-election

US envoy blames Houthis for Yemen peace deal delays

Ambassador says group’s weapons pose danger to the region, but remains upbeat a deal will be implemented in the port of Hodeidah

Venezuela arrests top aide to Juan Guaido

Opposition leader's chief of staff nabbed by intelligence officers in pre-dawn raid

Businessman close to Algeria’s Bouteflika under pressure to quit

Strategic partners,  from members of the governing FLN party to trade unionists, have abandoned the president

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