British PM Johnson calls for December 12 election to break Brexit deadlock
Prime Minister Boris Johnson called on Thursday for a general election on Dec. 12 to break Britain’s Brexit impasse, a goal the leader has sought...
16 death sentences in Bangladesh teen killing
The principal of a religious school in Bangladesh was among 16 people sentenced to death on Thursday for the murder of a teenage girl who...
“We need to go”: Europe-bound migrants wait in Rwanda
More than 100 migrants have been moved to Rwanda from Libya, where authorities are trying to close the sea route to Europe. Ciara Lee reports....
‘It’s emotional’: Ralph Lauren on HBO documentary ‘Very Ralph’
American designer Ralph Lauren considers himself a private person, so giving cameras access to his life and fashion empire for the upcoming HBO documentary ‘Very...
Leonardo da Vinci: Louvre’s blockbuster exhibition opens its doors
France’s Louvre museum, home to Leonardo da Vinci’s Mona Lisa, opened its much-anticipated exhibition to the public on Thursday, to mark the 500th anniversary of...
Confronting its troubled past, Spain exhumes Franco
Cries of “long live Franco!” accompanied the laurel wreath-draped coffin of General Francisco Franco on Thursday as Spain removed the remains of its former dictator...
U.N. refugee agency expresses concern at Greek asylum plans
The United Nations refugees agency UNHCR expressed concern on Thursday about Greek proposals to overhaul laws affecting asylum seekers, saying they could weaken the protection...
Bolivia’s Morales chides OAS, defends disputed vote win
Bolivian President Evo Morales rebuked a regional election observer mission on Thursday for questioning the legitimacy of what he again insisted was an outright win...
Young maestro takes baton as Israel Philharmonic’s Zubin Mehta ends 50-year tenure
Zubin Mehta was only 25 years old when he first conducted the Israel Philharmonic. Over half a century later, he’s passing the baton to a...
California wildfires force evacuations, cause power outages
California emergency officials on Thursday ordered hundreds of people to evacuate a historic wine country town north of San Francisco, and nearly 200,000 were without...