Defence says prosecution’s case one of quantity, not quality, and driven by emotion, not reason.

Human rights campaigners decry company's silence over rapper's hate speech.

27 member states agree 'global ambition must increase substantially' to keep Paris Agreement temperature goals within reach.

Lowest reading since business shutdowns in Germany when Covid-19 pandemic hit.

Swiss bank avoids prosecution on money laundering and tax cheating charges.

Crisis-hit country hurtling towards imminent power vacuum as current president’s term nears an end.

Arshad Sharif a frequent critic of powerful military establishment.

Ex-finance minister is elected Conservative leader.

Govt, Tigray rebels aim at finding peaceful solution to brutal two-year war.

Algerian woman targeted by an expulsion order charged with the killing.

Ai Weiwei notes former president Hu Jintao’s dramatic exit from the closing ceremony.

Sitrang set to make landfall in southern town of Khepupara by tomorrow morning.

Dutch medical device manufacturer set back by massive penalty for faulty sleep respirators.

No excuse why delegation was hindered, domestic coordinator says.

Investors spooked over president's decision to hand key economic posts to loyalists.

Greenpeace USA report exposes ‘failed concept’.  

Inflation in the eurozone climbs to an all-time high of nearly 10% in September.

Conservative leader could cap a stunning reversal in fortunes by winning the post today.

Group performing unusual rite will be prosecuted ‘for defamation of the Buddhist religion’.

Economists continue to think Beijing will struggle to attain its 2022 target of around 5.5%.

All three countries warn Moscow against using any pretext for escalating conflict.

Sizable part of island's population isolated, without healthcare.

Long-time CFO expected to testify against ex-employers as part of plea bargain.

Protest group publishes video of action on Twitter.

Van Beurden says industrial cuts could spark ‘rejuvenation’, but also brought risks.