Former British prime minister Tony Blair was committed to joining the United States in the Iraq war a year before the 2003 invasion, documents obtained by a Sunday newspaper suggested. The revelations focus on a memo allegedly written by former
About 250 protesters staged a demonstration in support of migrants at the London Eurostar terminus on Friday, delaying some departures to mainland Europe. The activists poured red liquid on the floor of St Pancras station in memory of migrants who
LYON, France (AP) — Organised crime networks are making new connections as they jump into the lucrative business of smuggling migrants, the operations chief for Europe’s top law enforcement agency said Thursday. Fighting them has become a major preoccupation for
British Prime Minister David Cameron said Thursday he will finally unveil his long-awaited EU renegotiation demands early next month, amid growing impatience from his European partners. Speaking after a meeting with European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker, Cameron said the talks
A British court on Thursday sentenced a 16-year-old girl to a 12-month rehabilitation programme after she was arrested by police investigating an Islamic State-inspired “massacre” plot on an Anzac Day parade in Australia. The Manchester teenager, who cannot be named,
BERLIN (AP) — Berlin state police say they have arrested a 30-year-old Russian imam on terrorism charges, alleging he tried to recruit members and support for the Islamic State group online and also procured equipment to send to its fighters
European Union (EU) leaders will on Thursday try to thrash out solutions to the continent’s spiralling migrant crisis and step up a diplomatic offensive aimed at winning Turkey’s help in stemming the flow of Syrian refugees. The summit will focus
Britain’s Prince Charles is to skip a state banquet during a visit by next week, the office of the heir to the throne said on Wednesday. The Prince of Wales will hold “one-to-one talks” with the president but will not
Every day, hundreds of people at Lebanon’s northern port city of Tripoli board a ship bound for Turkey — but for most, the trip is anything but a relaxing holiday. The ship returns nearly empty, because most of those on
A British woman who fled the Islamic State group with her five children after travelling to Syria described the experience as “not my cup of tea” in an interview on Wednesday. Shukee Begum, 33, travelled to Syria with her children
A row in the opposition Labour party overshadowed a Wednesday parliamentary vote on Britain’s economy, seen as a test of left-wing leader Jeremy Corbyn‘s ability to unite his party. Around 30 lawmakers from the main opposition party are thought to
Britain has refused Ecuador’s request to give Julian Assange safe passage for a medical checkup after he had a sharp pain in his right shoulder, Quito’s top diplomat said. The WikiLeaks founder has been holed up in the Ecuadoran embassy
The dream of a new life in South Africa has turned into a nightmare for hundreds of Ethiopian migrants held in overcrowded Malawian jails despite having served their sentences for illegal entry. “This prison is hell on earth. We are
“We should be helping our own people before giving them handouts,” says Gianpaolo Ferrari, glancing towards the African men clustered around Chiasso’s main square. The 58-year-old restaurant worker in this small southern Swiss town on the Italian border echoes sentiments
British lawmakers pushed a bill against renting to illegal immigrants over its first parliamentary hurdle on Tuesday, amid warnings of a possible rise in discrimination as the government hardens its rhetoric. The proposed law is at the heart of the
A homeless Indian man who had been pronounced dead woke up on an autopsy table, shocking hospital staff who were about to begin a post-mortem, authorities said Tuesday. Police in Mumbai said they found the man, who has not been
Milan (AFP) – A former Serie B player with links to a “gypsy gang” that placed illegal bets on Asian betting networks has revealed how he corrupted up to 60 professional players before being snared by police wire taps. Carlo
A cross-party campaign that will lead the fight for Britain to remain in the European Union ahead of a referendum due by 2017 is to launch on Monday. The “Britain Stronger in Europe” campaign will be led by businessman Stuart
Two Britons were among five NATO troops killed in a helicopter crash in Kabul, a second blow for British forces after a Taliban suicide bomber targeted their convoy in the capital. The incidents came just two weeks after the resurgent
The world’s biggest book fair opens Wednesday under a cloud of controversy with Iran calling on all Muslim nations to boycott the exhibition because author Salman Rushdie has been invited to speak. Organisers of the Frankfurt Book Fair defended the
The UN Security Council on Friday approved a European military operation to seize and destroy boats used by migrant smugglers in the Mediterranean after thousands died in dangerous crossings. The British-drafted resolution authorizing the use of force won UN backing
“You shouldn’t enter a country through a hole in a fence,” the judge tells Mustafa, a Syrian migrant charged with a new type of crime created in Hungary only last month — illegally entering the country by crossing the newly-built
For economists, who often disagree with one another and get their forecasts wrong, the idea of a Nobel Prize for economics remains controversial after 75 years. This year’s winner of the “Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel”
A 17-year-old from Eritrea was seriously injured Friday after making an apparent bid to jump on a Eurotunnel shuttle from France to Britain, a firefighter said, adding that his life was not in danger. “For an unknown reason, an Eritrean
Australia said Friday it is in talks with the Philippines to send refugees there, but refused to confirm reports of a Aus$150 million (US$109 million) deal to expand its controversial resettlement policy. Under Australia’s hardline policy to stop asylum-seeker boats
