Thieves make off with jewelry designed by Swiss artist Giger
Smash-and-grab thieves have stolen jewelry designed by Swiss surrealist artist H.R. Giger, famous for creating the nightmarish creature in Ridley Scott’s 1979 sci-fi film Alien....
Germany to put 92-year old man on trial for Nazi crimes
A 92-year old German man will go on trial in October charged with helping to murder 5,230 prisoners, many of them Jewish, at a Nazi...
Poland’s parliament speaker resigns over private flights scandal
Poland’s parliament speaker said on Thursday he would resign after it was revealed that he used government aircraft for private trips, suggesting the ruling nationalists...
Turkey will not let Syria safe zone agreement be delayed: foreign minister
Turkey will not let plans for safe zone in northeast Syria to stall over negotiations with the United States, Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on...
El Niño weather pattern transitions to neutral conditions: U.S. forecaster
The El Niño weather pattern has transitioned to ENSO-neutral conditions that have a 50%-55% chance of continuing through the Northern Hemisphere winter of 2019-20, a...
Exclusive: Germany mulls fiscal policy U-turn, eyes new debt for climate protection: official
Germany is mulling a fiscal policy U-turn and considering ditching its long cherished balanced budget goal by issuing new debt to finance a costly climate...
Peace and love? Think AC, brands and working toilets 50 years on from Woodstock
Three chaotic days of peace, music, mud and free love helped immortalize the 1969 Woodstock festival as the touchstone of Sixties counterculture....
Italy’s Salvini yet to indicate plans for government’s future: source
The leader of Italy’s ruling League party, Matteo Salvini, has yet to inform his coalition partner or the nation’s president of his plans for the...
Turkey will not allow Syria safe zone agreement to be delayed: foreign minister
Turkey will not allow efforts to establish a safe zone with the United States in northeast Syria to stall in the same way that their...
Five French teenagers arrested in Spain over alleged gang rape
Five French tourists have been arrested on suspicion of gang-raping a 20-year-old Norwegian woman in the Costa Blanca resort of Benidorm, Spanish police said on...