Britain’s speaker aims to block parliament closure for Brexit: newspaper
The House of Commons speaker plans to block Prime Minister Boris Johnson from bypassing parliament to take Britain out of the European Union, the Telegraph...
Danish police arrest one Swedish man and issues warrant for another after explosion
Danish police said on Wednesday they had arrested a 22-year old Swedish man and issued an international warrant for a 23-year old Swede, both suspected...
China likens protesters to ‘terrorists’, Hong Kong airport reopens
China’s Hong Kong Liaison office said on Wednesday that anti government protesters were no different to “terrorists”, as U.S. President Donald Trump said Chinese troops...
China government think tank presses for 2025 CO2 cap
An influential Chinese think tank is calling on the government to set absolute caps on climate-warming greenhouse gas to ensure the country is on course...
Pakistan celebrates Independence Day but tensions with India remain high
Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan used an address celebrating Independence Day on Wednesday to criticize India for its actions in the disputed Kashmir region that...
Dead Irish girl’s family expects thorough probe in Malaysia: lawyer
Malaysian police should accept an offer by French authorities to help investigate the death of an Irish girl whose naked body was found near a...
Fire rages on Greece’s Evia, threat to people averted
Aircraft sprayed water early on Wednesday in a bid to douse the flames of a huge wildfire on the Greek island of Evia that had...
Italy’s Salvini says citizen’s income scheme needs reviewing: paper
Italy’s Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini said on Wednesday the citizen’s income scheme introduced earlier this year would need reviewing if the League won elections....
Peace, love, and LSD: Woodstock by those who were there
“I saw my first naked man at Woodstock.” From rock legends like Graham Nash to teenagers who ran away from home to attend it, the...
Remembering Woodstock: Naked men, bounced checks and LSD
Jason Stone played hooky from summer camp and tripped on LSD-spiked watermelon, Graham Nash was so high his memories of performing are hazy, and Robin...