Operators of Japan’s nuclear power plant in Fukushima have started the milestone task of removing fuel from the first of three reactors that melted down during the 2011 disaster. The process is a critical step in the decades-long decommissioning process […]
Angela Merkel is facing renewed speculation over her future after it emerged she will not take part in campaigning for next month’s European parliament elections or German regional elections later this year. The veteran German chancellor has no plans to […]
Sudanese demonstrators were on Monday night defying the country’s military rulers by refusing to abandon a sit-in protest in front of army headquarters and continuing their demands for a transition to civilian government. Around 5,000 people were gathered in front of […]
Italian police have arrested more than 40 members of a gang that allegedly scammed insurance pay-outs by breaking the limbs of poverty-stricken ‘volunteers’ with iron weights and chunks of concrete. The 42 people, including a lawyer who was allegedly in […]
The world’s largest airplane – a behemoth boasting six engines, two fuselages and a wingspan broader than a football pitch – made its first test flight on Saturday in California. Taking to the skies over the Mojave Desert in California on Saturday, […]
When authorities in Yakutsk invited participants in a youth government initiative to brainstorm ideas for an empty lot in the centre last year, it seemed like a smart way to get rid of an eyesore. But the project was held […]
A security guard is dead and another man is fighting for his life after a drive-by shooting outside a popular Melbourne nightclub, police said on Sunday. The shooting, which happened at about 3.20am, came amid a spate of gun violence in Australia’s second-largest […]
Angela Merkel has upset the new leader of her Christian Democratic party (CDU) party by cancelling a key hustings for the European elections, leading to speculation that the two leading figures in German politics have fallen out over the party’s […]
In one of the biggest leadership shake-ups in years, North Korea named a new nominal head of state and a new premier, and gave leader Kim Jong Un a new title, state media reported on Friday, moves analysts said solidify […]
The global charity set up by Sir Richard Branson to promote peace and human rights is leasing its London headquarters from a company ultimately owned by the Sultan of Brunei, the Daily Telegraph can disclose. The Elders, which Virgin boss […]