Obama says US not losing against Islamic StateUS President Barack Obama has described the loss of key Iraqi territory to Islamic State as a tactical setback, while insisting the war against the jihadist group is not being lost.
Eurovision, a stage for geopolitical conflicts?Behind the kitsch, glitz and smoke machines of the Eurovision Song Contest -- hosted by Vienna -- hide more serious international geopolitical tensions.
21 May 2015 14:59
Australia PM rules out resettling Asian boat migrantsAustralian Prime Minister Tony Abbott ruled out helping resettle the wave of migrants fleeing to Southeast Asia, saying it would worsen the problem and "encourage people to get on boats".
21 May 2015 14:21
Time short for global climate deal in Paris, warns HollandeFrench President Francois Hollande warned that time was short for a year-end deal on climate change and called on world leaders to unlock the complex process in the months ahead.
21 May 2015 12:14
Poroshenko says Ukraine waging 'real war' with RussiaUkrainian President Petro Poroshenko said in an interview broadcast that his crisis-torn country was fighting a "real war" with Russia that could escalate at any time.
20 May 2015 15:22
x-Soviet Georgia urges EU progress, despite Russian pressureGeorgian President Giorgi Margvelashvili has warned European Union leaders against letting Russian aggression in Ukraine undermine the bloc's project of building closer links with ex-Soviet nations.
20 May 2015 15:11
Britain's Prince Charles meets Irish republican leaderPrince Charles became the first British royal to meet Irish republican leader Gerry Adams, on a visit that will take him to the scene of his great-uncle's murder by the IRA.
Kiev shows off captured 'Russian soldiers' to mediaKiev showed off two purported Russian soldiers it captured during a gun battle in the separatist east that Ukraine's pro-Western leadership says proves the Kremlin's direct involvement in the war.
Obama moves to demilitarize US copsPresident Barack Obama barred police from using tracked armored vehicles, bayonets, grenade launchers and large-caliber firearms, in response to accusations.
Kerry discusses security in Seoul after N. Korea muscle flexingUS Secretary of State John Kerry discussed security issues with top South Korean officials following a new ballistic missile test by North Korea and the reported execution of its defence chief.
18 May 2015 12:49
UN chief voices growing concern over migrant crisisUN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said Sunday he was increasingly concerned by the humanitarian crisis sparked by refugees stranded in boats in Southeast Asia.
18 May 2015 11:23
Britain's parliament more gay and diverse after electionWith more female, gay and ethnic minority background lawmakers than ever before, the new House of Commons following May 7's general election has never looked more diverse.
