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391. 'The clock is ticking' on Britain's poor Brexit progress

The European Union has warned Britain time was running out to seal a Brexit deal this autumn and ensure London does not crash out of the bloc next March, adding to pressure on Prime Minister Theresa May...

392. Revolution sweeps Armenian opposition leader into power

Opposition leader Nikol Pashinyan was elected Armenia’s prime minister on Tuesday, capping a peaceful revolution driven by weeks of mass protests against corruption and cronyism in the ex-Soviet republic...

393. Combative former teacher to challenge Erdogan

Turkey’s main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) on Friday nominated one its most prominent and combative lawmakers to challenge President Tayyip Erdogan in June 24 snap presidential polls...

394. Greek island protest about migrant influx turns violent

Greek riot police fired tear gas Thursday to try to disperse angry protesters on the island of Lesvos who tried to topple a police bus during a demonstration against a European Union migration policy....

395. 'A new history starts now' as leaders of two Koreas make peace

The dramatic meeting, aimed at ending their decades-long conflict, comes weeks before Kim is due to meet Trump to discuss denuclearizing the Korean peninsula...

396. Indian guru Asaram guilty of raping 16-year-old

The case highlights the Indian heartland’s fascination with spiritual gurus, who wield immense influence for their ability to mobilise millions of adherents...

397. Driver kills 10 after ploughing van into Toronto crowd

The brutal incident - which Prime Minister Justin Trudeau called a “tragic and senseless attack” - was one of the most violent in recent Canadian history...

398. Far-right extremists attack migrants on Greek island

Police forced dozens of migrants onto buses and transported them to the Moria camp in the early hours after Mytilini was turned into a battleground...

399. Turkey says enemies see Greece as 'safe haven'

Turkey’s Foreign Ministry issued a statement accusing Athens of “protecting the coup plotters”...

400. Turkey not taking sides with anyone on Syria

While Turkey is cooperating with both Russia and Iran to wind down some of the violence in Syria, Ankara has long demanded that President Bashar al-Assad must go...

401. Over 250 killed in plane crash

More than 250 people including members of Western Sahara’s Polisario independence movement were killed when a military plane crashed in a field outside Algeria’s capital on Wednesday, officials said....

402. South Africa's Zuma appears in court on corruption charges

Thousands of Zuma supporters gathered to express solidarity with a leader they say is the victim of a politically motivated witchhunt...

403. Consumers group calls for Easter boycott

The Cyprus Consumers Union is calling for a boycott on seasonal fruit and vegetables, warning businesses that supporters of the group will shop only at produce markets where prices return to normal, lower levels....

404. Netanyahu calls Erdogan an occupier of Cyprus

405. Food, buses, and cash - Getting out the vote the Egyptian way

Some women in working class Cairo neighbourhoods told Reuters they were promised bags of food in exchange for voting...

406. Soccer fans riot over Tsakalotos

Supporters of Olympiakos soccer club clashed with riot police Wednesday outside a hotel in Piraeus where Finance Minister Euclid Tsakalotos, a known supporter of bitter rival PAOK, was scheduled to give a speech....

407. Turkey renews threat against Cyprus offshore gas exploration

Prime Minister Binali Yildirim said that “provocative activities will be met with the appropriate response”...