Brent oil surges above US$80 for first time since 2014
May 18, 2018 | 08:51
Benchmark oil contract Brent North Sea hit its highest level since late 2014 on Thursday (May 17), breaching US$80 per barrel, with some market players predicting it could rise all the way to US$100.
Australia restricts live sheep exports after shocking treatment
May 17, 2018 | 13:50
Horrific footage of dead and dying sheep on ships bound for the Middle East has prompted sweeping reforms to Australia's live export trade, but Canberra stopped short of an outright ban Thursday (May 17).
Protests in Spain to demand funds to fight domestic violence
May 17, 2018 | 09:17
Hundreds of people took to the streets of Madrid and Barcelona on Wednesday (May 17) to demand the Spanish government fulfil its promise to finance an ambitious plan to fight domestic violence.
UK to spend $539m removing Grenfell Tower-style cladding from high-rises
May 17, 2018 | 09:11
Britain will spend £400 million ($539 million) stripping high-rise buildings of the dangerous cladding blamed for last year's Grenfell Tower fire which left 71 people dead, Prime Minister Theresa May said on Wednesday (May 16).
US 'hopeful' as North Korea threatens to cancel Kim-Trump summit
May 17, 2018 | 08:49
US President Donald Trump sounded a note of caution on Wednesday (May 16) about his much-vaunted summit with Kim Jong Un, saying "we'll see" after Pyongyang threatened to cancel.
India flyover collapse kills 18 in Varanasi, more feared trapped under debris
May 16, 2018 | 14:37
At least 18 people died Tuesday (May 15) after a flyover collapsed in northern India, crushing vehicles and passengers under tonnes of concrete, a rescue official said.
UN Security Council paralysed over Israel-Gaza violence
May 16, 2018 | 11:57
The talks opened at UN headquarters in New York with a moment of silence for the 60 Palestinians who died on Monday.
North Korea casts doubt on Trump summit, cancels talks with Seoul
May 16, 2018 | 09:26
Pyongyang also cancelled high-level talks due on Wednesday with Seoul over the joint military exercises being held between the US and South Korea.
Putin opens new bridge to Crimea, provoking Ukraine, Western ire
May 16, 2018 | 09:20
President Vladimir Putin drew condemnation from the US, Europe and Ukraine on Tuesday (May 15) after he opened a new bridge linking mainland Russia and Moscow-annexed Crimea by driving a truck across it to the peninsula.
Dutch govt dropping Kaspersky software over spying fears
May 16, 2018 | 09:15
The Dutch government is phasing out the use of anti-virus software made by Russian firm Kaspersky Lab amid fears of possible spying, despite vehement denials by the Moscow-based cyber security company.
Random ID checks at Australia airports amid terror fears
May 15, 2018 | 14:42
Australian police will be able to conduct random identity checks at airports under sweeping new security laws, the government said Tuesday (May 15), amid heightened terror fears following an alleged plot to bring down a plane.
Trump administration faces crunch week on trade
May 15, 2018 | 09:45
President Donald Trump's trade team faces a crunch week as they juggle talks on multiple sensitive issues representing hundreds of billions in trade amid pressing deadlines.
WHO launches plan to eliminate trans fats within five years
May 15, 2018 | 09:41
The World Health Organization (WHO) wants to eliminate industrially-produced trans fats by 2023, unveiling a plan on Monday (May 14) that it said would prevent 500,000 deaths per year from cardiovascular disease.
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