ISTANBUL — Turkey's president declared he is in control of the NATO country early Saturday as loyal military and police forces fought to squash a coup attempt during a night of explosions, air battles and gunfire that left dozens dead. A faction of the armed forces attempted to seize power using tanks and attack...
When Indian forces announced last week that they had killed a top Kashmiri rebel leader, they called it a major victory in the fight against militants in the disputed Himalayan region. They clearly didn't expect the backlash that followed — an outpouring of public anger, daily protests and dozens dead in the streets....
THERESA May has been compared to Angela Merkel and even Adolf Hitler after being pictured making this hand gesture. The incoming Prime Minister was snapped imitating the 'Merkel diamond' while giving a speech outside the Palace of Westminster yesterday. The gesture – a trademark of the German Chancellor –...
NIGEL Farage has endorsed Andrea Leadsom to become Tory leader, saying she has the "guts" to take on Brussels. He also slated frontrunner Theresa May as “cold” and lacking courage. This comes as pressure group Leave.EU, owned by Ukip donor Arron Banks, backed Mrs Leadsom to take over at Number 10. The...
VLADIMIR Putin has expressed his delight in David Cameron’s EU defeat and blasted the Prime Minister for claiming the Russian leader supported Brexit. Cameron said last month that he believed the Kremlin leader “would be happy” if Britain voted to leave the bureaucratic bloc, leaving it weakened. But the...
The French authorities have expelled controversial Russia fan leader Alexander Shprygin for a second time. He was put on a flight from Paris to Moscow on Tuesday evening, the French interior ministry said. Mr Shprygin had previously been expelled on Saturday, a week after fan violence marred Russia's Euro 2016 match with...
The more we find out about Taliban chief Mullah Akhtar Mansour the more mysterious he becomes. US and Afghan officials say Mansour was killed in a drone strike in Pakistan's Balochistan province. But a passport found at the scene belonged to one Wali Mohammad, the pseudonym he supposedly used in Pakistan. Every clue about...
Afghanistan's spy agency has confirmed that Taliban leader Mullah Akhtar Mansour has been killed, after the US targeted him in a drone strike. The drone targeted his vehicle in a remote area of south-west Pakistan, near the Afghan border, on Saturday. US Secretary of State John Kerry said Mansour had posed "a...
Brazil's new interim President Michel Temer has addressed the nation after the Senate voted to back the impeachment trial of Dilma Rousseff. "Trust in the values of our people and in our ability to rebuild the economy," Mr Temer said. He has named a business-friendly cabinet that includes respected former central...
An Islamist leader has been hanged in Bangladesh for crimes during the war of independence from Pakistan in 1971. Motiur Rahman Nizami, 73, was executed early on Wednesday (local time), Law Minister Anisul Haq confirmed. He had been convicted of genocide, rape and torture. Nizami had led Bangladesh's largest Islamist party,...
Brazil's beleaguered President Dilma Rousseff has told she is an "innocent victim" and she will fight on as possible impeachment looms. She vowed to "keep fighting… to come back to government if the impeachment request is accepted". Ms Rousseff is accused of manipulating government accounts, which...
A NORTH Korean defector has spoken publicly about the sex lives of those living in one of the most secretive and repressive nations in the world. Ji-Min Kang was raised in North Korea but managed to escape the oppressive regime and start a new life in South Korea. Writing for NK News, an independent English-language news site...