Bolivians turn to Day of Skulls for hope as protests rage
With Bolivia racked by angry political protest, some in the landlocked South American nation turned to a more pensive task: honoring skulls, an ancient tradition...
EU needs to learn the ‘language of power’, incoming chief says
The European Union can no longer rely on soft power to promote its interests and must develop more security “muscle” and policy focus on trade,...
LeBron James’ life gets comic book treatment
The NBA star’s personal and professional life is detailed in a new glossy....
Islamic State claims Tajik-Uzbek border attack
Islamic State claimed responsibility on Friday for a deadly attack on a border post on the Tajikistan-Uzbekistan frontier two days earlier, the group’s Amaq news...
Fresh, deadly clashes erupt in Iraq despite cleric’s call for calm
– Fresh clashes between Iraqi security forces and anti-government protesters broke out in Baghdad on Friday killing one person, despite a call for calm by...
India tightens security ahead of verdict on contested religious site
India deployed more than 5,000 troops and police in the northern town of Ayodhya and Prime Minister Narendra Modi called for calm, ahead of an...
No majority seen in Spanish election, far-right boosted: El Pais poll of polls
Neither the left nor the right will win a majority in Spain’s parliamentary election this Sunday, according to a calculation by El Pais newspaper based...
Spain court agrees to extradite Venezuelan ex-intelligence chief to USA: EFE
Spain’s High Court has agreed to extradite former Venezuelan intelligence chief Hugo Carvajal to the United States, reversing a previous ruling to deny the extradition...
Rockets land near Iraqi base hosting U.S. forces, no casualties: Iraqi military
A barrage of 17 rockets landed near a military base hosting U.S. forces in northern Iraq on Friday but caused no injuries or major material...
Hong Kong mourning for student spirals into street violence
Candlelight Hong Kong vigils mourning a student who died on Friday after a high fall during a pro-democracy rally quickly spiraled into street fires, bursts...