Catalan leaders deny violence, call for dialogue as trial nears end
Jailed Catalan separatist leaders denied the prosecutors’ charge of inciting violence in the Spanish region’s failed bid for independence and used their final arguments in...
Yemen’s Houthis strike Saudi airport, coalition vows to retaliate
The Saudi-led military coalition vowed to respond firmly to a missile attack by Yemeni Houthi forces on a civilian airport in southern Saudi Arabia on...
France’s Le Pen faces trial over Twitter images of Islamic State atrocities
French far-right politician and former presidential candidate Marine Le Pen will face trial over publishing images of Islamic State atrocities on Twitter in December 2015,...
U.S. commodities regulator sees market risk from climate change, urges action
A top U.S. commodities regulator said on Wednesday climate change poses a major market risk and urged federal government action to address it, putting him...
Ghana says its forces rescued two kidnapped Canadian women
Ghana forces have rescued two Canadian women who were kidnapped last week outside their hostel in Ghana’s second city of Kumasi, the Ghanaian government said...
U.S. joins diplomatic push to salvage Sudan talks
The top U.S. diplomat for Africa was due in Khartoum on Wednesday to join an international push to salvage a deal between Sudan’s military rulers...
Sudan’s foreign ministry summons British ambassador: agency
Sudan’s foreign ministry summoned on Wednesday the British ambassador in Khartoum to protest his remarks on political developments in the country, Sudan’s state news agency...
Tensions simmer between Hong Kong riot police, protesters after day of violence
Hong Kong riot police and protesters braced early on Thursday for possible further clashes across the city’s financial district after a day of violence over...
With October 31 Brexit pledge, Boris Johnson bids for UK leadership
Boris Johnson kicked off his campaign to succeed Prime Minister Theresa May on Wednesday with a commitment to lead Britain out of the European Union...
Canada will move on new drug price rules in ‘very near future’: minister
Work on the Canadian government’s proposal to crack down on patented drug prices is underway and “movement” should come very soon, Minister of Health Ginette...