Timeline: Tunisia’s bumpy path to democracy
Tunisia’s vote for president on Sunday is the next step in its transition to democracy after a revolution that triggered the “Arab Spring” uprisings of...
Starkly different candidates vie for Tunisia’s presidency
If he wins Sunday’s election, media mogul Nabil Karoui will only have to stroll up one of Tunisia’s most expensive streets to move from his...
Tokyo scrambles to prepare for massive typhoon
A powerful storm approached Japan on Friday, threatening to batter its capital with the heaviest rain and winds in 60 years, disrupting a Formula One...
Tusk says Erdogan’s threats of flooding Europe with refugees ‘totally out of place’
European Council President Donald Tusk chastised Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan on Friday for threatening to send millions of Syrian refugees to Europe and blasted the...
Senior Australian minister says China is behaving badly, draws rebuke
A senior Australian government minister said on Friday China was behaving in a way that was inconsistent with Australian values by targeting political parties and...
German government to hike tax on European flights to 11.25 euros: Spiegel
The German government plans to increase taxes on flights within Europe to 11.25 euros ($12.38) from 7.50 euros in an effort to step up its...
Japan’s capital braces for what could be worst typhoon in 60 years
A powerful typhoon approached Japan on Friday, threatening to batter its capital with the heaviest rain and winds in 60 years, shutting down stores, factories...
Spain’s top court set to rule on Catalan separatist leaders on Monday: source
Spain’s Supreme Court is expected to announce its verdict on Monday in the high stakes trial of Catalan separatist leaders over a banned independence referendum,...
Ethiopian PM Abiy Ahmed wins 2019 Nobel Peace Prize
Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed won the 2019 Nobel Peace Prize on Friday for his peacemaking efforts with Eritrea....
German synagogue gunman admits to anti-Semitic motive: reports
The man accused of killing two in a gun attack near a synagogue in the eastern German city of Halle has admitted to the crime...