With the specter of populism looming over a critical election year in Europe, the European Parliament has taken an unusual step to crack down on racism and hate speech
A convicted Russian opposition activist who says he was tortured in prison was freed yesterday and has vowed to keep up the fight for human rights
Antoine Argoud, President De Gaulle’s arch enemy and a former colonel in the French Army, has been charged with an assassination attempt on the president two
The thorny skate’s population may have declined, but not by enough to justify listing it under the Endangered Species Act, the U.S. federal government has ruled. Environmental
GERMANY Authorities say a man who drove into a group of pedestrians in the German city of Heidelberg, fatally injuring one man, is being held on suspicion of
A politician in northern Sweden wants to list sex as an officially approved activity for civil servants during their daily paid lunchbreak. Per-Erik Muskos of the city
Kuwait’s first new government hospital in more than three decades will soon open its doors — but only to Kuwaiti citizens. It’s the latest in
Backed by the U.S.-led international coalition, Iraqi forces fought their way yesterday into a sprawling military base outside of Mosul and onto the grounds of the
Claims of hacking by the Russian state may be feeding international tensions, but they’ve given Californian musician David Brown a great icebreaker when selling his line of Russian-made microphones.
Altars to the Virgin of Guadalupe are ubiquitous at businesses across Mexico. Now federal police say one has even been used in a gasoline smuggling racket in the
CHINA The defense ministry says it expects economic growth and a strengthened social security system to solve problems faced by former soldiers, following reports of new
Long before they were called selfies, Karl Baden snapped a simple black and white photo of himself. Then he repeated it, every day, for the next three
The Celtic cross tattoo on Shannon Martinez’s leg gives away her past. A victim of sexual assault at age 14 and never quite able to meet
Orban (L), Duterte (R) Amnesty International says “toxic” fear-mongering by anti-establishment politicians, among them President Donald Trump and the leaders of Turkey, Hungary and the Philippines, is contributing to
It’s been less than two weeks since Perwin Ali Baku escaped the Islamic State group, after more than two years in captivity, bought and sold from fighter
It’s a case of culinary mistaken identity. The Michelin Guide has accidently awarded one of its coveted stars to a lowly local cafe that shares its
Spain is in a state of political confusion after an attempted right-wing coup. This evening about 200 soldiers and members of the paramilitary Civil Guard stormed
HUMAN RIGHTS Amnesty International says “toxic” fear-mongering by anti-establishment politicians, among them President Donald Trump and the leaders of Turkey, Hungary and the Philippines, is contributing to a
Swiss engineering company ABB says that an executive at its South Korean unit is suspected of leading a “sophisticated criminal scheme” to steal millions of dollars from the company. The
More movies and cheaper options arrive online this week for movie fans still needing to catch up on Oscar-nominated flicks. Of the 62 full-length movies and shorts One more title, the best
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