Germans run to burn off Christmas calories
More than two hundred runners joined the 21st annual ‘Roast Goose Digestion Run’ in Berlin on Thursday aiming to burn those Christmas calories....
Thai village remembers 2004 tsunami
A candlelight vigil was held in the Thai fishing village of Ban Nam Khem on Thursday in memory of those killed in a deadly tsunami...
Exclusive: After Cabinet opposed Mexican cartel policy, Trump forged ahead
In the weeks before U.S. President Donald Trump’s declaration this month that he would forge ahead with designating Mexican drug cartels as foreign terrorist organizations,...
Brazilian far-right group claims attack on ‘gay Jesus’ comedy troupe
A far-right religious group in Brazil has claimed responsibility for a Christmas Eve fire-bombing attack on the offices of a comedy troupe that produced a...
Rescuers comb Austrian, Swiss avalanches in case of victims
Rescuers hunted for possible victims of three avalanches that hit the Austrian ski resort of Ankogel and one at the Swiss resort of Andermatt on...
Breakingviews TV: M&A gets a climate boost
Shareholders will put more pressure on companies to deal with greenhouse-gas emissions in 2020, explains Antony Currie. That’s also likely to prompt executives and boards...
Serbs protest in Montenegro ahead of vote on religious law
Hundreds of backers of Montenegro’s pro-Serb opposition took to the streets of the capital Podgorica on Thursday, rallying against a law they say would strip...
Mexico appeals to International Court of Justice over diplomatic spat with Bolivia
Mexico’s government said on Thursday it was appealing to the International Court of Justice to ensure its diplomatic facilities were respected in Bolivia following its...
Trump warns Russia, Syria, Iran against killing civilians in Idlib
U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday warned Russia, Syria and Iran against killing civilians in Syria’s Idlib province and said Turkey was working hard to...
Festive Wall St. set to stay near record levels on trade deal hopes
U.S. stock indexes were set to open near record highs on Thursday and the S&P 500 was on course for its best year since 2013...