Britain’s Flooded Towns Ask, ‘Where’s Boris?’

Britain’s Flooded Towns Ask, ‘Where’s Boris?’

Across parts of southern England and Wales, families were watching anxiously midweek to see if major rivers break their flood...

Police Report Several People Shot to Death in German City

Police Report Several People Shot to Death in German City

German police say several people were shot to death in the city of Hanau on Wednesday evening.The dpa news agency...

Russia to Let in Chinese With Business Visas Amid Entry Ban

Russia to Let in Chinese With Business Visas Amid Entry Ban

Russia’s entry ban for Chinese nationals will be partial and affect only those who travel with tourist, private, student or work visas, the country’s...

Lawyer: Assange Was Offered US Pardon If He Cleared Russia

Lawyer: Assange Was Offered US Pardon If He Cleared Russia

A lawyer for Julian Assange said Wednesday that the WikiLeaks founder plans to claim during his extradition hearing that he...

UK Employers Fear Worker Shortages in New Immigration Plan

UK Employers Fear Worker Shortages in New Immigration Plan

Vegetables rotting in the fields, food going unprocessed, the elderly and disabled left without care.That’s the alarming picture painted by...

Albanian President Calls on People to Topple Government

Albanian President Calls on People to Topple Government

Albania’s president on Wednesday called on the people of his nation to topple the left-wing government, which he accused of...

US Judge Dismisses Huawei Lawsuit Over Government Contracts Ban

US Judge Dismisses Huawei Lawsuit Over Government Contracts Ban

A federal judge in Texas has dismissed Chinese tech giant Huawei’s lawsuit challenging a U.S. law that bars the government...

Dutch Court Orders Russia to Recompense Shareholders for Yukos

Dutch Court Orders Russia to Recompense Shareholders for Yukos

An international appeals court in the Netherlands has ordered Russia to pay $50 billion in compensation to shareholders of the...

Surprise Turn in Acquittal in Key Turkey Human Rights Case

Surprise Turn in Acquittal in Key Turkey Human Rights Case

In a dramatic move, Turkish prosecutors issued a detention order for prominent philanthropist Osman Kavala, just hours after an Istanbul...

Valiant Canines Train for Snow Rescue Operations

Valiant Canines Train for Snow Rescue Operations

When avalanches crash down mountainsides, it is a race against time to find those buried in the snow.  Rescue teams rush...

Wary of ‘Separatism,’ Macron Unveils Curbs on Foreign Imams, Teachers

Wary of ‘Separatism,’ Macron Unveils Curbs on Foreign Imams, Teachers

French President Emmanuel Macron said on Tuesday he would curb the practice of foreign countries sending imams and teachers to...

Turkey Calls for Fresh Arrest of Rights Defender Kavala After Acquittal

Turkey Calls for Fresh Arrest of Rights Defender Kavala After Acquittal

Turkey’s civil society swung from hope to despair Tuesday after a new arrest warrant was issued for leading rights defender...

Putin Sacks Top Adviser and Ex-Ukraine Pointman Surkov

Putin Sacks Top Adviser and Ex-Ukraine Pointman Surkov

President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday sacked Vladislav Surkov, one of his chief advisers and the architect of Russia’s Ukraine policy...

2 Russian Satellites Tailing US Spy Satellite: Washington

2 Russian Satellites Tailing US Spy Satellite: Washington

Washington has accused two Russian satellites of tailing a US spy satellite in what it called “disturbing behavior”, prompting a...

Government Troops, Rebels Exchange Fire in Eastern Ukraine

Government Troops, Rebels Exchange Fire in Eastern Ukraine

Ukraine and Russia-backed separatists blamed each other for an outbreak of fighting in the country’s rebel-held east on Tuesday.Ukraine’s military...

Europe’s New Libya Mission Draws Criticism

Europe’s New Libya Mission Draws Criticism

European Union foreign ministers agreed Monday to launch a revamped mission to try to monitor and enforce an international weapons...

Spain Looks to Adopt Digital Tax That Has Angered the US

Spain Looks to Adopt Digital Tax That Has Angered the US

Spain’s government approved Tuesday the introduction of new taxes on digital business and stock market transactions, following similar steps by...

As The Digital World Occupies More of Our Time, Wellness Guides Emerge

As The Digital World Occupies More of Our Time, Wellness Guides Emerge

As some of the negative effects of life lived online become more apparent, “digital wellness” groups are promoting ways to...

EU Approves Trade Deal With Vietnam

EU Approves Trade Deal With Vietnam

The European Union has approved a trade agreement with Vietnam, disproving skeptics who thought the EU’s divorce with Britain and...

UK PM’s Adviser Quits After Backlash Over Contraception, IQ Comments

UK PM’s Adviser Quits After Backlash Over Contraception, IQ Comments

An adviser to British Prime Minister Boris Johnson who had discussed the benefits of forced contraception quit Monday, saying “media...

UK Grapples With Severe Floods; Storm Death Toll Rises to 3

UK Grapples With Severe Floods; Storm Death Toll Rises to 3

Britain issued severe flood warnings Monday, advising of life-threatening danger after Storm Dennis dumped weeks’ worth of rain in some...

‘Landmark’ Verdict Expected Tuesday in Turkish Human Rights Case

‘Landmark’ Verdict Expected Tuesday in Turkish Human Rights Case

An Istanbul court is expected Tuesday to deliver a “landmark” verdict on 16 civil society activists on trial for sedition.For...