Scotland’s Sturgeon says to demand powers for new independence referendum
Scottish National Party (SNP) leader Nicola Sturgeon said on Friday she would make a demand before Christmas for the powers to hold another independence referendum....
Decade-long drought in Chile wipes out hives as bees are left without flowers
Beekeeper Pablo Alvarez squats beside his backyard hives and points upward into a cloudless Chilean sky. Bees come and go along the line he signals,...
Procter & Gamble, rivals take refills into beauty aisle
Under pressure to reduce environmental waste from single-use containers, major consumer companies including Procter & Gamble Co, Unilever Plc and The Body Shop are rolling...
Chile’s fiery anger fueled by fears of poverty in old age
As over a million people streamed through Santiago’s streets in a series of protest marches last week, one elderly couple stood out from the largely...
Security tight in Thai capital ahead of Southeast Asia summit
Thailand mobilized more than 17,000 security officers on Friday ahead of a three-day summit of Southeast Asian and other international leaders in Bangkok, guarding against...
Queues but no panic as Lebanese banks re-open after two weeks
Lebanese banks opened on Friday for the first time in two weeks after protests that prompted the prime minister’s resignation, with queues building and customers...
Schools in New Delhi shut until November 5 as air pollution severe
Schools in the Indian capital will be shut until Nov. 5, the city government said on Friday, as residents breathed the season’s worst air for...
Germany’s Merkel likely to press for FTA in talks with Indian PM Modi
Germany is likely to urge India to restart talks on finalizing a free trade agreement with the European Union during Chancellor Angela Merkel’s meetings with...
South Korean divers find crashed Airbus chopper, seven people missing
Divers from South Korean rescue services on Friday located an Airbus chopper which fell into the sea with seven people on board off the disputed...
Hong Kong protesters plan huge march after gatecrashing Halloween
Hong Kong protesters planned flash mob demonstrations in shopping malls on Friday after a night of clashes in a central bar district as prominent pro-democracy...