Green groups sound environment alarm over Brexit
AFP | Leaving the EU could cause "untold damage" to Britain's ecosystems and undermine its attempts to curb greenhouse gas emissions, green groups warned Friday,...
UK, EU end Brexit talks with no sign of breakthrough
AFP | EU chief negotiator Michel Barnier and his British counterparts on Tuesday wrapped up the latest round of talks aimed at getting the Brexit...
What the ‘London patient’ means for HIV/AIDS research
AFP | The "London Patient" is only the second person known to have shaken off the HIV virus during a 40-year AIDS epidemic that has...
UK’s Labour Party torn apart by anti-Semitism row
AFP | Britain's main opposition Labour party is in turmoil over mounting allegations of anti-Semitism on leftist leader Jeremy Corbyn's watch -- and the party's...
UK museum to return emperor’s hair locks to Ethiopia
AFP | A London museum said Monday it will return to Ethiopia locks of hair allegedly taken by British troops from an emperor who committed...
EU ready to give Britain conditional Brexit extra-time
AFP | The European Union is ready to give Britain some extra-time beyond the March 29 deadline to achieve Brexit -- albeit with strings attached. "If...
Ireland expresses ‘frustration’ at Brexit deal delay
AFP | Ireland's deputy prime minister expressed annoyance on Monday at Britain's continued failure to ratify a deal on its orderly withdrawal from the European...
UK child-sex offender arrested in Pakistan: Are we doing enough?
News Desk | A convicted child-sex offender, who was part of a gang that exploited teenage girls in a northern English town, has been arrested...
Brexit deal not open to renegotiation: EU leaders
AFP | European leaders moved quickly Tuesday to reject an attempt by Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May to re-open talks on the Brexit divorce deal,...
Facebook has ‘new tools’ against EU election meddling
AFP | Facebook on Monday unveiled new tools to counter online political meddling in the European elections, part of a campaign to answer growing pressure...
Brexit: What is the Irish backstop?
AFP | How to keep the Irish border free-flowing has proved to be the toughest issue to resolve in negotiating Britain's exit from the European...
The central cast in Britain’s Brexit saga
AFP | Britain's drawn-out drama around Brexit has featured a colourful cast of characters -- crashing or catapulting their careers. Here are some of the...