Germany steps up warnings about right-wing Identitarian Movement
Germany’s domestic intelligence agency (BfV) classified the Identitarian Movement as an extreme right-wing group on Thursday, a sign that authorities are increasingly worried about radicals...
American Eagle to start selling cannabis-based products this year
American Eagle Outfitters Inc will start selling cannabidiol (CBD)-infused personal care products in the United States later this year, entering a fast-growing market for daily...
Russian police detain Crimean Tatar protesters outside supreme court: monitor
Russian police on Thursday detained over 40 Crimean Tatars who were protesting outside the Supreme Court in Moscow over what they said was the wrongful...
U.N. launches investigation into Philippines drug war deaths
The United Nations Human Rights Council agreed on Thursday to set up a preliminary U.N. investigation into thousands of killings in the Philippines so-called ‘war...
UK parliament’s “Big Ben” bell marks 160 years with silence amid restoration work
Britain’s parliament marks 160 years on Thursday since its “Big Ben” bell first chimed. But the familiar bongs will not ring out to celebrate the...
Britain to order ships with zero emission technology from 2025
Britain’s government on Thursday said all new ships ordered from 2025 and aimed for its waters must be equipped with zero emission technology, as part...
Follow our model for ‘happy’ Xinjiang, China tells West
China said on Thursday its treatment of ethnic Muslims in “happy” and “secure” Xinjiang region was a model for other nations to follow despite a...
Wife-carrying contest ‘makes us closer’, say world champions
Vytautas Kirkliauskas and his wife Neringa Kirkliauskiene share the secrets of their success after they won the wife-carrying championship for a second time in a...
Merkels sits down to welcome Danish PM after shaking episodes
German Chancellor Angela Merkel sat down at a ceremony to welcome Denmark’s prime minister on Thursday, a day after she shook visibly when standing to...
Police fire teargas at Shi’ite protesters in Nigerian capital: Reuters witness
Police fired teargas at a protesting Shi’ite group in Nigeria’s capital city Abuja, a Reuters witness saw on Thursday....