Hundreds gather outside house of Ethiopian activist after deadly day of protests
Hundreds of supporters of prominent Ethiopian activist Jawar Mohammed set up camp around his house in Addis Ababa on Thursday one day after police fired...
Hong Kong pro-democracy protesters rally for Catalan independence
Hundreds of Hong Kong protesters, some waving Catalan flags and banners urging “a fight for freedom together”, rallied in support of a separate Catalonia on...
BP to test technology to recycle plastic bottles again and again
BP plans to build a $25 million pilot plant to test new technology the energy company says will allow plastic bottles and food packaging to...
Cystic fibrosis drug to be available in England after pricing deal
Cystic fibrosis patients in England will have access to life-extending drugs after the state-funded health service said it had agreed a pricing deal with manufacturer...
Baxter International named in opioid complaint by Georgia county
Medical supply company Baxter International Inc has been named in a complaint along with other makers and distributors of opioids for improperly marketing the drugs,...
Argentina election: done deal or twist in the tail?
Argentines head to the polls on Sunday with the Peronist opposition strong favorites to take back the presidency from business-friendly reformer Mauricio Macri, who has...
Ancient Roman home reopens in Herculaneum after 36-year wait
One of Italy’s most beautiful ancient Roman houses, which was buried under tonnes of ash when Mount Vesuvius erupted in AD 79, has reopened to...
Libyan schools shut as teachers on swollen payroll demand better wages
Strikes are keeping classrooms shut at the start of the school year in Libya as teachers seek better pay from a budget under strain from...
China’s Henan province to face several smog alerts in winter season: Xinhua
China’s central province Henan may issue several orange or even red-level of smog alerts, the highest in a four-tier pollution alarm system in the coming...
Behind closed doors, Spain exhumes Franco’s remains
Cries of “long live Franco!” accompanied the coffin of Francisco Franco on Thursday as Spain removed the remains of its former dictator from the state...