Iran heads to polls for new parliament
Iranians have been casting their ballots to decide if President Rouhani's reform-minded…
UN climate boss had ‘unenviable job’ sealing Paris deal
Critics say the emissions deal Christiana Figueres helped reach in December was…
Another year of cheap oil: IEA
The International Energy Agency (IEA) says overcapacity means another year of cheap…
Twin car bombs in Syria kill nearly 50 in regime neighbourhood in Homs
The city is a frequent target of attacks by the "Islamic State"…
Against the law? Austria goes ahead with asylum cap
Vienna is also limiting the daily number of people transiting through to…
Umberto Eco, semiologist, polyglot and renowned novelist is dead at 84
Renowned Italian novelist and philosopher Umberto Eco has died at the age…
IMF’s Lagarde re-elected to second term
The International Monetary Fund has confirmed Christine Lagarde for a second term…
Iraq sentences 40 ‘IS’ members to death over Tikrit massacre
The mass killing of up to 1,700 Shiite soldiers became a symbol…
Syrian forces hit by ‘Israeli bombardment’: monitor
The UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights has said that a Syrian…
Refugee hotspots in Greece: last minute compliance
The Greek government has delivered at the last minute. Just ahead of…