For teacher Elisa Aroca, Sunday was the moment Spain lost the battle for the hearts and minds of 7.5 million people living in the Catalonia region.
With a whirling buzz from 18 rotors, the pilotless helicopter gently lifted off the ground and soared up into the afternoon sky, the spire of the world’s
An Israeli Boeing 747 cargo plane has crashed in the outskirts of Amsterdam in the Netherlands, setting two blocks of flats on fire and killing dozens of
MALAYSIA The cause of the death of the estranged half brother of North Korea’s leader dominated the second day of the trial of two women accused of killing
A section of Lazio’s stadium will be closed for its next two Serie A home matches as punishment for racist chanting. Lazio’s problem in dealing with racism
Tom Petty, an old-fashioned rock superstar and everyman who drew upon the Byrds, the Beatles and other bands he worshipped as a boy and produced new
The leader of Catalonia accused the European Union on Wednesday of “turning its back” on the Spanish region in its conflict with the central government over a
Hundreds of passengers waited to board flights out of the Kurdish region at Irbil International Airport yesterday after Baghdad threatened to ban flights following an independence referendum held
A tree branch saved a maintenance mechanic from the collapsing building where a dozen co-workers died when last week’s earthquake rocked central Mexico. A slap across the face startled
The owner of a pricy McLaren sports car is in court to try to get a donkey owner to pony up for an alleged 5,000 euros (USD5,876)
The leader of the Roman Catholic Church has died after the shortest papal reign in history. Pope John Paul, the surprise candidate elected just 33 days
SPAIN Politics and soccer will merge on Sunday when Barcelona becomes more than just a football club for Catalonia’s separatists. Barcelona’s home match falls on the day
The Brazilian government sold operating licenses for four hydroelectric dams to companies from China, France and Italy yesterday , fetching nearly USD4 billion in an auction at the
The Kurdish referendum on independence from Iraq was approved by more than 92 percent of voters, officials said yesterday, as Iraq’s prime minister vowed to keep his
Women in Saudi Arabia will be able to get behind the wheel as of next summer, following a landmark royal decree allowing women to drive — but
The Trump administration will allow no more than 45,000 refugees into the United States next year, officials said yesterday , in what would be the
New yellow painted highway lines in the Alaska’s Panhandle city of Ketchikan are crooked and the paint that’s been used by state transportation officials has stained cars,
The Israeli prime minister and the leader of the Palestine Liberation Organisation have signed a deal in Washington giving Palestinians control over much of the West Bank.
IRAQ The Kurdish referendum on independence from Iraq was approved by more than 92 percent of voters, officials said yesterday, as Iraq’s prime minister vowed to keep his
A Greek coroner says a missing British hiker whose dismembered, fleshless remains were found in the hills of northern Greece was probably attacked, torn apart and devoured by wolves.
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