How communism in Eastern Europe ended
The fall of the Berlin Wall on November 9, 1989 was the climax of a year of upheaval in Eastern Europe as Soviet-allied communist...
Labour faces infighting over deciding Brexit policy
Britain's main opposition Labour Party prepared to vote Monday on a new Brexit strategy that could unite its warring factions and avoid a potential...
What was the Berlin Wall? In five simple points
For nearly three decades the forbidding Berlin Wall separated communist East Germany from the West, becoming the emblem of the post-World War II split...
French police gear up for another showdown with yellow vests
More than 7,000 police officers are to be deployed for rallies in Paris on Saturday over fears that yellow vest protesters and their radical,...
Hong Kong freedoms must be guaranteed: Merkel tells China
AFP | German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Friday the rights and freedoms of people in Hong Kong "must be guaranteed", after meeting with Chinese Premier...
Arab migrants left on the streets in Spain
AFP | Spain is struggling to accommodate thousands of young migrants who over the years have arrived alone on rickety boats or hidden in trucks,...
DNA study details how Hindi-Urdu and Farsi came to the sub-continent
AFP | For decades, researchers have debated how Indo-European languages came to be spoken from the British Isles to South Asia. Now, the largest-ever study...
Iran will further accelerate its nuclear processes: Deal with EU unlikely
President Hassan Rouhani said Iran will announce a new step in scaling back its nuclear commitments by Thursday despite a diplomatic push for relief...
Iran will not hold any talks with US unless sanctions are lifted
Iran's President Hassan Rouhani on Tuesday ruled out holding any bilateral talks with the United States, saying the Islamic republic is opposed to such...
Britain mulls its options: No deal, Brexit delay or an election?
AFP | British lawmakers opposed to leaving the EU without a divorce deal on October 31 will seek this week to delay Brexit, in a...
Pope Francis rescued after getting in Vatican lift
AFP | Pope Francis said Sunday he was late to his weekly Angelus prayer because he had been stuck in a Vatican elevator and had...
Peaceful Resolution for Kashmir: Khan talks to French & Jordanian heads
News Desk | Prime Minister Imran Khan, as part of his diplomatic efforts to highlight the human rights violations in Indian occupied Jammu & Kashmir,...