Brussels /AFP The EU warned Turkey on Wednesday that “backsliding” on rights after a coup attempt was putting its membership bid at risk and urged Ankara to decide whether or not to commit. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan however hit back at the “shameless” European Union and challenged it in return to make a final choice on Turkey’s long-stalled application …

  Denpasar / AFP An Australian woman and her British boyfriend went on trial on Wednesday accused of beating a policeman to death on a popular beach on the Indonesian resort island of Bali. David Taylor and Sara Connor appeared separately in court accused of murdering Balinese policeman Wayan Sudarsa, whose battered body was found on Kuta beach in August. …

  London / AFP Political novice and former reality TV star Donald Trump has defeated Hillary Clinton to take the US presidency, stunning America and the world in an explosive upset fueled by a wave of grassroots anger. The Republican mogul immediately pledged to unite a deeply divided nation. But global markets had already plunged into turmoil and the long-standing …