Barcelona: Separatist leaders in Catalonia plan to seek Spanish government support for a referendum on the region’s independence, but a lack of consent...
Barcelona: Separatist leaders in Catalonia plan to seek Spanish government support for a referendum on the region’s independence, but a lack of consent...
The Hague: The Dutch government approved a draft law needed to ratify the EU’s historic pact with Ukraine after reaching a compromise with...
Berlin: GERMANY’S lower house of parliament, countering increasing anti-immigrant sentiment, declared German culture is defined by freedom and humanity and said more should...
Paris: Tourists discovering Paris for the first time this week have had an unwelcome introduction to France’s strike culture: a four-day stoppage at...
London / Paris: Britain announced the discovery of a highly contagious strain of bird flu at a turkey farm, and sought to allay...
Mexico City: ARMED residents of a community in southern Mexico yesterday released 20 suspected criminals they had taken captive in a standoff with...
New York: New Yorkers have become accustomed to waiting on the subway. But nearly 45 years? That’s how long it’s been since construction...
Berlin: Top officials in Germany’s ruling coalition said they planned legislation to crack down on “hate speech” and fake news on Facebook and...
Lima: The government of President Pedro Pablo Kuczynski said yesterday it has rejected a new request to free imprisoned former authoritarian leader Alberto...
Montreal: Police in Montreal yesterday raided six cannabis shops one day after they opened, following a warning by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau that...
Bismarck, North Dakota: Reopening a bridge near the main Dakota Access pipeline protest encampment is key to restoring better relations between the state...
Baltimore: A blast of cold air caused rain and wet roads to freeze across the Eastern US, triggering airport delays in the nation’s...
LONDON: Only five child migrants who reached Italy and Greece without their parents were transferred to Britain in 2016, aid agencies said on...
HAMBANTOTA: Tucked inside a large forest near the drying Andaraweva irrigation reservoir, a well-tended plantation of young banana trees is growing strongly despite...
COX’s BAZAR, Bangladesh: As Cyclone Roanu approached the coast of Bangladesh last May, 10-year-old Mohammad Hossain worried about his father, a fisherman out...
WASHINGTON: Human trafficking victims working in construction, farming or as domestic help are severely undercounted in the United States, where authorities often are...
Addis Ababa: Ethiopia on Saturday inaugurated a hydroelectric dam that aims to double the country's electricity output, but which critics say is a...
Baghdad: Two clubs from Iraqi Kurdistan announced on Saturday their withdrawal from the country's football championship in protest at anti-Kurdish chants during a...
