In blow to China, EU gives human rights prize to jailed Uighur activist
The European Parliament gave on Thursday its annual prize for the defense of human rights to Ilham Tohti, its president David Sassoli said, a blow...
‘Rewilding:’ One California man’s mission to save honey bees
The staggering decline of honey bee colonies has alarmed experts across the United States, but an unconventional apiculturist in California thinks he has found a...
Two of three polio viruses eradicated in ‘historic’ step: WHO
The World Health Organization welcomed an “historic step” toward a polio-free world on Thursday as an expert panel certified that the second of three types...
‘Not enough being done to stop trafficking’ says UK trucking rep
After the grim discovery of 39 bodies in the back of a truck in the UK, the chief executive of the UK’s Road Haulage Association...
Divided over dictator, Spain exhumes Franco’s remains
Spanish authorities removed General Francisco Franco’s remains from a state mausoleum on Thursday, seeking to exorcise the ghost of a dictator whose legacy still divides...
Floods in southern France have led to three deaths: government
Three people have died as a result of this week’s storms and floods in the south of France, the French government said on Thursday....
Russia says Syrian Kurd forces pulling back from Turkish border
Kurdish forces have begun withdrawing from areas near the Turkish frontier in Syria, Russia’s deputy foreign minister was quoted as saying on Thursday, following a...
RWE denies study flagging 1 billion euro coal plant losses in 2019
RWE denied on Thursday a report saying the German power firm would face nearly 1 billion euros ($1.1 billion) of losses related to its coal-fired...
EU mulls delay as Britain says Johnson’s deal is the Brexit endgame
The United Kingdom will ultimately leave the European Union on the terms of Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s deal, a senior Downing Street source said on...
Hundreds gathered 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...