For more than forty years, Brussels has influenced the way in which agriculture was done in the UK, but with Brexit looming, there is both hope and trepidation about the inevitable changes coming. Farmers in the UK are worried about how they will make money once Britain leaves the European Union next year. They rely […]

‘He was the closest thing to Jesus’: Charles Manson’s former lover opens up about her time with the cult leader – as she pleads for other family members still imprisoned for their crimes to be freed Former lover of cult leader Charles Manson has given an Australian TV interview Catherine Share says Manson was regarded […]

Analysts say the country’s decision-makers are looking to exploit the president’s popularity to maintain the status quo. Members of Algeria’s ruling party have called on President Abdelaziz Bouteflika to run for a fifth consecutive term, according to local media reports. Speaking at a party meeting on Saturday, the National Liberation Front’s (or FLN by its […]

Fatal shooting in Malaysia puts spotlight on Israeli spy agency’s policy of targeted killings of Palestinian operatives. The killing of 35-year-old Palestinian scientist Fadi al-Batsh in the Malaysian capital Kuala Lumpur has taken the wraps off a covert programme of targeted killings of Palestinians deemed a threat by Israel. Al-Batsh studied electrical engineering in Gaza […]

Move comes after discovery of Philippine embassy staff ‘encouraging workers to flee employers’ households’, KUNA says. Kuwait has ordered the ambassador of the Philippines to leave the country within a week and recalled its envoy to Manila for consultations, according to the official news agency KUNA. The moves on Wednesday came days after video emerged of […]

Heated US-Russia exchange erupts and Security Council holds urgent meeting amid outrage over suspected chemical attack. A war of words has broken out between Moscow and Washington over a suspected chemical attack in a Syrian rebel-held town, as calls grow for an international response to the incident amid an urgent United Nations Security Council meeting. […]

Schools in the US state of Oklahoma have been closed for a fourth consecutive day, as protesting teachers continue to call for better salaries and more resources. Schools in the US state of Oklahoma have been closed for a fourth consecutive day, as protesting teachers continue to call for better salaries and more resources. It’s […]

Lebanese man and Syrian wife sentenced in absentia for killing Joanna Demafelis, who had gone missing in September 2016. A court in Kuwait has sentenced a Lebanese man and his Syrian wife to death by hanging over the murder of their Filipina maid whose body was found stuffed in a freezer in the Gulf state […]

The incoming chief executive of the scandal-hit carmaker is set to steer a shake-up at the company. Volkswagen, the German car manufacturer, has unveiled its new chief executive. Herbert Diess, the incoming CEO, has to manage VW’s growing list of struggling car brands while stemming the financial and reputational damage of its massive diesel emissions […]

The footage shows Israeli soldiers celebrating as a sniper shoots a Palestinian in Gaza, dropping him to the ground. Palestinian officials and human rights activists have sharply criticised Israeli support for the actions of Israeli snipers filmed celebrating after shooting a Palestinian standing inside the Gaza Strip. In the video clip, which was first posted on […]