The motive to join Europe was purely economic but one has to ask whether any politician had bothered to read the clauses on "ever closer integration"
Monarch censures behaviour of guests during Chinese President Xi Jinping's state visit in 2015.
Beijing describes USS Lawrence's patrol mission near Fiery Cross Reef as a 'severe provocation'.
Lloyds Banking Group's groundbreaking move offers trans staff a quicker alternative to NHS waiting lists.
President Vladimir Putin and Prime Minister Abe are expected to hold crucial bilateral talks in Sochi on 6 May.
DRC authorities accuse Presidential Candidate Katumbi of engaging in 'mercenary activities'.
IBTimes UK speaks to Katumbi's advisers and civil society leaders about their views.
Military-trained fishermen asked to gather information on foreign vessels at sea, according to report.
Excited Cuban-born passengers sail home after the country lifted its ban on them entering through sea.
Five Kurdish border guards were killed in a blast in the northeast Syrian city of Qamishli on Saturday.
Social media campaign launched as 24-hour truce begins in parts of Syria following violence against civilians.
Iranian Nobel peace prize winner on reform and battles with the hardliners.
Mozambique Prime Minister do Rosario confessed that Frelimo took out $1.38bn in hidden loans
US lawmakers have cautioned against selling weapons to Pakistan which could then be used against India.
Hyuga-class destroyer Ise reaches Subic Bay on 'navigational training' mission.
Pakistan and India's foreign secretaries met to hold talks for the first time since the Pathankot attack.
Beijing accuses US of promoting 'militarisation' of South China Sea through navigation exercises.
Threat comes after Malema vowed to fight the ANC government "through the barrel of a gun".
Embattled President Zuma visits Iran for a three-day state visit following recent calls for his resignation.
US president rules out dialogue unless Pyongyang commits to denuclearising Korean Peninsula.
Two Britons and an Irishman were held in a Kurdish-controlled prison after crossing the border from Syria.
Documents leaked to the press reveal Blair's consultancy had wide access to the pariah nation.
The two states have passed controversial anti-LGBT laws in the last few months.
Barack Obama snubbed by King as Air Force One lands in Riyaadh ahead of Middle East summit.
Charges against Kenya's president, who says 'No other Kenyan will go to the ICC', dropped in 2014.
UN condemned the killing of a Moroccan peacekeeper from the Minusca by alleged LRA rebels.
Pentagon warns Beijing against militarising disputed region.
UN agencies that do not reform could see UK funding heavily cut or stopped.
London mayor says US 'would never dream' of compromising their sovereignty like Britain does within the EU.
Latest deaths bring French army casualties to 17 since operations began in 2013.