MOSCOW – The sight of vast amounts of banned foreign food being bulldozed, buried or burned is causing controversy in Russia. Tens of thousands of people have joined a protest petition to President Vladimir Putin. For the past year, Russia has banned most fresh produce from countries imposing economic sanctions against Russia over the illegal…
TRIPOLI – Rescuers are searching for hundreds of migrants in the Mediterranean after the boat they were on capsized off Libya. Some reports suggest as many as 700 people were on board the overcrowded vessel when it came into difficulty. The Irish navy said it feared “a significant loss of life” and Medecins Sans Frontieres…
KUALA LUMPUR – A blue “plane seat” washed up on the same tiny island where wreckage thought to be a part of the wing from flight MH370 was found, it has been claimed. Nicolas Ferrier reportedly said he was on his daily patrol of La Reunion picking up debris from the beach, when he spotted…
ADDIS ABABA – US President Barack Obama is due to address the African Union in Ethiopia’s capital Addis Ababa, on the last day of his trip to East Africa. He is the first US leader to deliver a speech at the 54-member body, with security and action against terrorism likely to dominate the agenda. On…
NAIROBI – As crowds lined streets and bridges in anticipation, Barack Obama landed in Kenya amid the biggest security operation in the east African nation’s history. The president’s plane, Air Force One, touched down in Nairobi just after 8pm local time. The airport’s domestic terminal was shut down for the arrival and patrolled by US…
NEW YORK – President Barack Obama has admitted that his failure to pass “common sense gun safety laws” in the US is the greatest frustration of his presidency. In an interview with the BBC, Mr Obama said it was “distressing” not to have made progress on the issue “even in the face of repeated mass…
NAIROBI – Obama’s visit to his father’s homeland might be a short one, but Kenyan entrepreneurs are hoping that it will have long lasting benefits on the country’s economic development. Preparations have been in full swing for weeks, with Nairobi abuzz with excitement and anticipation. The U.S. president will travel to the Kenyan capital later…
BEIJING – Chinese authorities have arrested a former presidential aide in a corruption investigation after expelling him from the ruling Communist Party, the government announced Monday. Ling Jihua, 58, who worked for former President Hu Jintao, stands accused of accepting huge bribes, stealing party and state secrets, as well as keeping mistresses and trading power…
BERLIN – The German parliament is voting on whether to allow negotiations on Greece’s €86bn (£60bn) bailout deal. Before the vote, Chancellor Angela Merkel warned of “predictable chaos” if deputies did not back the plan. The deal is expected to be passed despite opposition from the left and some members of Mrs Merkel’s conservative Christian…
BERLIN – The German parliament has voted in favour of starting negotiations on Greece’s €86bn (£60bn) bailout deal. The motion passed with a clear majority, with 439 MPs in favour, 119 votes against and 40 abstentions. Prior to the vote, Chancellor Angela Merkel warned of “predictable chaos” if the Bundestag did not back the plan….
