Brexit stakes high in Northern Ireland’s border city
The stakes are high in the Northern Irish city Londonderry as Britain tries to complete the difficult process of leaving the European Union. Francis Maguire...
WHO hails ‘triumph’ as Merck’s Ebola vaccine gets European green light
The world’s first Ebola vaccine was recommended for approval by European drugs regulators on Friday in a move hailed by the World Health Organization (WHO)...
Police close road near UK parliament after suspicious package report
London police said on Friday they had cordoned off an area in the central London political district of Whitehall near the British parliament after reports...
Massive separatist ‘freedom’ march hits Barcelona
Hundreds of thousands of demonstrators waving pro-independence flags and chanting “freedom for political prisoners” joined marches across Catalonia on Friday, the fifth day of protests...
Brazil’s Bolsonaro suggests oil spill could be attempt to sabotage auction
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro questioned on Friday whether a far-reaching oil spill on the nation’s northeastern shore may have been a criminal act designed to...
J&J to recall some baby powder as FDA finds traces of asbestos
Johnson & Johnson said on Friday it is recalling around 33,000 bottles of baby powder in the United States after the U.S. health regulators found...
EU’s Tusk: Turkish halt of military operations ‘not a ceasefire’
European Union Council President Donald Tusk on Friday said the halt of Turkish hostilities announced in northern Syria is not a genuine ceasefire and called...
Pompeo assures Israel that U.S. focus stays on Iran ‘threat’
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo underscored U.S.-Israeli efforts to counter Iran in talks with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Friday, in an apparent attempt to...
Shells fall in northeast Syria despite five-day ceasefire agreement
Shelling could be heard at the Syrian-Turkish border on Friday morning despite a five-day ceasefire agreed between Turkey and the United States, and Washington said...
Fashion icon Westwood joins climate protest
British fashion designer Vivienne Westwood joined a protest outside the London headquarters of BP on Friday. The city has been hit for days by climate...