Violence spills across Hong Kong New Territories on 24th weekend of unrest
Hong Kong police fired tear gas to break up rallies as black-clad activists blocked roads and trashed shopping malls across the New Territories on Sunday...
Vote-weary Spain holds election, hoping to break political stalemate
Spain held its second parliamentary election in just over six months on Sunday, with voters likely to deliver an even more fragmented parliament with no...
OAS finds irregularities in disputed Bolivia vote, calls for new elections
The Organization of American States recommended on Sunday that Bolivia hold a new election after it identified “serious” irregularities in the voting system in a...
UK Conservatives put $1.5 trillion price tag on Labour opposition plans
Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s Conservative Party said the opposition Labour Party would spend an extra 1.2 trillion pounds ($1.5 trillion) over the next five years...
UK’s Javid says opposition Labour would trigger economic crisis: BBC
British finance minister Sajid Javid said the opposition Labour Party’s spending plans would trigger an economic crisis within months, citing a contested dossier published by...
OAS recommends fresh election in Bolivia: preliminary report
The Organization of American States recommended on Sunday that Bolivia hold another election, saying in a preliminary report on last month’s vote it was statistically...
Russia releases last of captured whales into the wild
Russian authorities said on Sunday they had completed the release of dozens of captured beluga whales whose plight sparked an appeal by Hollywood celebrities and...
German coalition parties wrestle over higher basic pension
German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s conservatives and their center-left coalition partners the Social Democrats (SPD) on Sunday tried to break their deadlock over a higher basic...
Six dead, 36 fishermen missing after cyclone Bulbul lashes Bangladesh
Cyclone Bulbul lashed Bangladesh overnight, killing six people and leaving relatives in a desperate search for 36 missing fishermen, though prompt evacuations saved many lives...
Iran rejects reports of IAEA finding traces of uranium at unnamed site
Iran’s Foreign Ministry on Sunday rejected as a “trap” reports that the International Atomic Energy Agency, the U.N.’s nuclear watchdog, found traces of uranium at...