Pay, time, respect: nearly three decades on, Swiss women strike again
Women from across Swiss society plan to take to the streets this Friday for a nationwide strike aimed at highlighting the country’s poor record on...
Panama ex-President Martinelli granted pre-trial house arrest
A Panamanian court granted house arrest to the country’s former leader Ricardo Martinelli on Wednesday, allowing him to leave prison while he awaits trial for...
Canada panel calls for universal healthcare system that includes drug coverage
A Canadian advisory council studying prescription drug coverage said on Wednesday the federal government should create a universal, single-payer public pharmacare system, and warned that...
Austria moves toward Sept. 29 election as parliament draws toward close
Austria on Wednesday took a step toward setting Sept. 29 as the date of its next parliamentary election as lawmakers passed a bill ending the...
Kosovo Albanians welcome Clinton, Albright 20 years after NATO intervention
Thousands of Kosovo Albanians turned out on Wednesday to welcome back former U.S. president Bill Clinton and his ex-top diplomat Madeleine Albright 20 years after...
Don’t kiss your pet hedgehog, CDC warns as Salmonella hits 17 states
(Reuters Health) – U.S. health officials warned pet-owners against kissing and snuggling their hedgehogs as a Salmonella outbreak linked to contact with the animals spread...
Catalyst Pharma sues FDA over approval of cheaper rival drug
Catalyst Pharmaceuticals Inc, which has come under fire for the high price tag on its rare disease drug, on Wednesday sued the U.S. Food and...
Scores more Kazakh protesters arrested despite dialogue call
Kazakh police rounded up about 150 people on Wednesday as protests continued against President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev despite his call for dialogue after a disputed election....
Algeria’s former transport minister appears in supreme court: state TV
Algeria’s former transport and public works minister Abdelghani Zaalane appeared before the supreme court on Wednesday as part of an investigation over corruption, state TV...
Hong Kong extradition bill protests turn to chaos
Hong Kong police fired rubber bullets and tear gas at demonstrators who threw plastic bottles on Wednesday as protests against an extradition bill that would...