Eight migrants found dead in shipping container in Libya
Eight migrants including six children were found dead after suffocating from petrol fumes while packed into a truck container on Libya's western coast. Another 90 migrants recovered from the container…
Syrian government seizes strategic hill overlooking Golan Heights
Syrian government troops have regained control of a strategic hill overlooking the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights, state-media and rebels said on Monday. Troops loyal to President Bashar al-Assad took control of…
UK’s official Brexit campaign fined, referred to police
Britain’s official Brexit campaign, Vote Leave, has been fined for breaking spending rules in the 2016 EU membership referendum, the Electoral Commission said Tuesday, adding that it had referred the…
EU signs its biggest free trade deal with Japan
The European Union and Japan have signed one of the world's biggest free trade deals, covering nearly a third of the world's GDP and 600 million people. One of the…
Kim Jong-un blasts delays in North Korean economic progress
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has launched an unusual barrage of criticism at officials over delays in completing economic projects. The country's leaders usually praise officials during factory visits. But…
