Dozens rescued from chains at Nigerian Islamic ‘school’
Nigerian police said on Monday that they had rescued 67 men and boys from a purported Islamic school in northern Nigeria, where they were shackled...
Ex-Olympic champion and mayor quits Hungary’s ruling party over sex tape
A former Olympic champion who had just been re-elected mayor of a city in Hungary quit the ruling Fidesz party on Tuesday to limit the...
Dutch police discover family locked away for years on farm
Dutch police acting on a tip-off discovered six young adult siblings who had apparently spent years locked away in a secret room in an isolated...
European Investment Bank postpones decision on fossil fuel lending
The European Investment Bank has postponed taking a decision on whether to stop financing fossil fuel projects to November, an official said on Tuesday, as...
Brazilian police investigate head of Bolsonaro’s PSL party for corruption: source
Brazilian federal police launched a corruption probe on Tuesday to investigate the head of President Jair Bolsonaro’s right-wing Social Liberal Party (PSL) Luciano Bivar, a...
Whitney Houston, Notorious B.I.G. among nominees for Rock Hall of Fame
Late pop superstar Whitney Houston, rock group Dave Matthews Band and murdered hip-hop artist The Notorious B.I.G. landed among first-time nominees announced on Tuesday for...
Indonesian capital still sinking, despite groundwater improvements
Indonesia’s capital Jakarta is still sinking by 12 centimetres (4.7 inches) per year in northern parts of the city, despite an improvement in groundwater levels...
France holds firm against EU talks with Balkan hopefuls
France stuck to its hard line against European Union membership talks for North Macedonia and Albania on Tuesday, setting up a showdown between French President...
Carbon pricing inevitable for Austria: Verbund CEO
Austria will have to adopt a carbon pricing system along the lines of what Germany has proposed, the chief executive of state-controlled utility Verbund told...
Hundreds fled abusive Nigerian ‘school’ before police raid
Hundreds of captives who were beaten, abused and held in squalid conditions at a purported Islamic school in northern Nigeria escaped prior to a raid...