Finance Minister Scholz appoints critic of Germany’s balanced budget policy as new deputy: sources
Finance Minister Olaf Scholz has chosen an outspoken critic of Germany’s balanced budget goal as his new deputy for parliamentary affairs, government sources told Reuters...
Playing ketchup in Spain – thousands wage the Tomatina fight
Thousands of revelers hurled tonnes of tomatoes at each other on Wednesday, cavorting in the red pulp beneath their feet in the Spanish town of...
A dog’s life: Bangkok street sweeper carries pet to work
A street sweeper in Thailand has become an internet sensation after a picture of her carrying her dog on her back while sweeping the streets...
Italy inches closer to new government as parties haggle
Tense talks aimed at forming a new Italian government inched forward on Wednesday as two major political parties, struggling to bury years of hostility and...
Germany approves aid for coal regions just before they go to polls
Germany’s cabinet backed a draft law on Wednesday to funnel billions of euros in financial support to regions affected by plans to phase out coal,...
Six killed as Indonesian forces fire on protesters in Papua: resident
Indonesian security forces opened fire on Papuan protesters on Wednesday, killing six people who tried to storm a government office in Deiyai region, a local...
British PM Johnson to restrict parliament time before Brexit
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will limit parliament’s opportunity to derail his Brexit plans by cutting the amount of time it sits between now and...
Yemen’s government forces take control of Aden airport – information minister
The Yemeni government’s information minister said on Twitter on Wednesday that government forces have captured Aden’s airport from southern separatists....
Warplanes strike near Turkish military post in northwest Syria: monitor, security source
Air strikes hit near a Turkish military position on Wednesday in northwest Syria, where the Russian-backed army has waged a fierce offensive against rebels, a...
Fighting between Yemen government forces, separatists restarts in Aden: residents
Fighting shook Aden again on Wednesday when government forces attacked the Yemeni city’s eastern suburbs and fought artillery duels with southern separatists, residents said, deepening...