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Japan building world’s largest floating wind turbine

Japan building world’s largest floating wind turbine

Japan, still recovering from the after-effects of the 2011 accident at the Fukushima nuclear power plant, has started building offshore…
Australia reveals over 600 asylum seekers turned back at sea

Australia reveals over 600 asylum seekers turned back at sea

 Australia has turned around more than 600 asylum seekers trying to reach its shores on 20 separate boats since enacting…
Hiroshima marks 70th anniversary of atomic bombing, worries about steps towards war

Hiroshima marks 70th anniversary of atomic bombing, worries about steps towards war

Bells tolled and thousands bowed their heads in prayer in Hiroshima on Thursday at ceremonies marking the 70th anniversary of…
Chad says security forces kill seven Boko Haram militants in clash

Chad says security forces kill seven Boko Haram militants in clash

Chadian forces killed seven Boko Haram militants in a clash on Wednesday, a security source said, as the country tries…
More than 200 feared dead in latest migrant sea tragedy

More than 200 feared dead in latest migrant sea tragedy

More than 200 migrants are feared to have drowned in the latest Mediterranean boat tragedy after rescuers saved over 370…
Russian man held after ‘butchering his family’

Russian man held after ‘butchering his family’

Russian investigators said Wednesday they had arrested a man suspected of killing his common-law wife, his mother and six small…
Official killed in Burundi as crisis deepens

Official killed in Burundi as crisis deepens

 A local leader of Burundi's ruling party was attacked and killed in the capital Bujumbura, officials said on Wednesday, the…
Remarried divorcees ‘not excommunicated’, Pope tells Church

Remarried divorcees ‘not excommunicated’, Pope tells Church

Divorced people who have remarried "are still part of the Church" and should not be treated as if they have…
Juncker urges EU members to resist ‘populist’ rejection of migrants

Juncker urges EU members to resist ‘populist’ rejection of migrants

EU governments have a duty to help the flood of migrants arriving in Europe and not cave in to "populist"…
Corbyn: Blair should stand trial if he committed war crime over Iraq

Corbyn: Blair should stand trial if he committed war crime over Iraq

Former Prime Minister Tony Blair should be tried for war crimes over the 2003 Iraq war if evidence shows he…
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