The spy who loved me? West German recalls Stasi manipulation, imprisonment
When Hans Schulze was imprisoned in Communist East Germany back in the 1980s, he never thought he’d ever return once he got out. But now...
Trump thanks GM, Fiat Chrysler and Toyota on California emissions fight
U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday thanked automakers General Motors Co , Toyota Motor Corp , and Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV for “standing with” his...
Chile cancels APEC trade summit, climate gathering as Santiago burns
Chile withdrew on Wednesday as the host of an APEC summit next month at which the United States and China had been expected to sign...
Scores detained in anti-xenophobia rally in South Africa
Around 100 people were arrested on Wednesday as part of an operation to disperse a group of refugees and asylum seekers who had staged a...
Bolsonaro threatens Brazil’s Globo TV over ‘villainous’ report linking him to murder case
President Jair Bolsonaro threatened on Wednesday to cancel the license of Brazil’s largest TV network, Globo, accusing it of “villainous journalism” after a report connecting...
As winds surge, new wildfire ignites near Reagan Library outside Los Angeles
A fresh wildfire ignited near the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library outside Los Angeles on Wednesday as extraordinarily dry, prolonged Santa Ana winds whipped through the...
Egyptian ticket collector held after ordering men off moving train, one dead
Egypt’s public prosecutor has ordered the detention of a ticket collector after one of two vendors he allegedly told to get off a moving train...
UK police investigate report of noxious substance in London
British police were called to reports of a possible spillage of a noxious substance at a commercial venue on Brompton Road, a central shopping street...
Chinese academic suspected of espionage banned from Belgium
Belgium said on Wednesday it denied a residence permit to the director of the Confucius Institute in Brussels, Xinning Song, who told Reuters he had...
UK inquiry: cladding spread deadly Grenfell fire
Combustible cladding encouraged and spread the fire in London’s Grenfell Tower that killed 71 people, a public inquiry said on Wednesday (October 30). Lucy Fielder...