British conservationists work to restore acclaimed slavery painting
Ahead of the annual remembrance day for the abolition of the slave trade, art conservationists are working to restore a rare painting of a kneeling...
Bangladesh, UNHCR to survey Rohingya regarding return to Myanmar
Bangladesh will work with the United Nations refugee agency to determine if more than 3,000 Rohingya refugees will accept Myanmar’s offer to return home, an...
UK’s Johnson slams ‘mumbo-jumbo’ about vaccines after measles rates rise
Britons should get vaccinated against measles and ignore online “mumbo-jumbo” about dangers of the jabs, Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Monday after a resurgence...
A WW2 battle reverberates in Poland’s national election campaign
A monument to a battle fought in the opening days of World War Two has become a new frontline in the fight between Poland’s ruling...
Spain offers ports to stranded migrant boat but chastises Italy
Spain on Monday repeated its offer to allow 107 migrants stranded for more than two weeks in the Mediterranean to land in a Spanish port...
Sex workers seek decriminalization in South Africa
Violent clients, police harassment and stigma are just some of the main reasons sex workers and the NGOs that collaborate with them are fighting for...
Indonesia president urges calm after violent protests in Papua cities
Indonesian President Joko Widodo on Monday sought to ease tension after violent protests in several cities in Papua in response to claims of racist abuse...
‘Smart’ clothing could be hospital gown of future
Researchers in Singapore have invented ‘smart’ clothing they say can boost signals and save battery life on wireless devices such as headphones and smart watches....
Northern Ireland police say officers targeted in border explosion
Police in Northern Ireland said a device that exploded near the border with Ireland on Monday was designed to lure in and kill officers examining...
No shellfire or bullets, but war still intrudes on tiny Syrian island
In the years before Syria’s war the boatmakers of Arwad used to sell their wooden vessels along the Mediterranean coast down to Lebanon and up...