Synagogue attack prompts German crackdown on right-wing hate crime
The German cabinet on Wednesday approved measures to fight right-wing political violence, including tougher rules on gun ownership and stricter monitoring of hate speech online,...
U.N. migration body suspends some Ebola screening after three aid workers killed
United Nations migration organization body IOM said on Wednesday it had suspended some of its screening services for Ebola after three of its aid workers...
NHC says 50% chance of cyclone over west of western-most Azores
A non-tropical low pressure system located several hundred miles west of the western-most Azores has a 50% chance of becoming a cyclone in the next...
Critics set to unload on Trump administration biofuel proposal
Representatives of both the oil and corn industries are poised to sound off against the Trump administration’s proposed biofuels plan for next year during a...
Syria government hits at ‘occupation’, opposition urges justice as peace panel opens
Syria’s government condemned what it called the occupation of its land and the opposition demanded justice and peace on Wednesday at the opening of a...
FDA approves Biogen and Alkermes’ multiple sclerosis drug
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Biogen Inc and partner Alkermes Plc’s oral drug to treat multiple sclerosis, the companies said on Wednesday....
New Russian submarine test fires intercontinental missile for first time
Russia’s most advanced new nuclear-powered submarine test-launched a Bulava intercontinental ballistic missile for the first time and hit a target thousands of kilometers away, the...
FDA approves multiple sclerosis drug from Biogen and Alkermes
Biogen Inc and partner Alkermes Plc said on Wednesday that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved their oral drug to treat multiple sclerosis....
Syria constitutional panel launched amid scepticism
Syria’s Constitutional Committee, composed of government and opposition members, met for the first time on Wednesday in the first step on what the United Nations...
Polish court rejects two more government recount bids
Poland’s Supreme Court will not consider a further two demands from ruling nationalists Law and Justice (PiS) for vote recounts in some districts after a...