Catholic priests burn Harry Potter books in Poland
AFP | Catholic priests in Poland burned books they say are sacrilegious this weekend, including tomes from British author J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter series of...
Albania’s hidden MiGs for sale
AFP | On a barren hillside in northern Albania lies a portal to the country's communist past: a massive steel door creaks open to reveal...
How close is the UK to crashing out of the EU?
AFP | British MPs will attempt to chart a new Brexit path on Monday after rejecting Prime Minister Theresa May's deal for a third time,...
Poor hit hardest by air pollution in Europe
AFP | Coal, old cars, wood-burning stoves — Europe’s “serious problem” of air pollution affects its poorest inhabitants despite overall improvement, European Environment Agency chief...
Ready or not? Britain’s ‘no deal’ planning
AFP | If Britain's political system fails to break its Brexit logjam, the country is faced with the prospect of crashing out of the European...
Five EU nations reject Trump move to accept Golan as Israeli territory
AFP | Five European countries that sit on the UN Security Council on Tuesday rejected US President Donald Trump’s decision to recognise the Golan as...
Pakistan, EU agree to strategic partnership on trade, investment & more
News Desk | On Monday, Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi and the European Union Foreign Policy Chief Federica Mogherini addressed a press conference in Islamabad...
Serbian downed US stealth jet, then befriended pilot
AFP | Twenty years ago, Zoltan Dani achieved a miraculous military feat: wielding outdated missile equipment, his army unit shot down an American F117 "stealth...
Britain’s Prince Charles heads to Cuba amid US tensions
AFP | Britain's Prince Charles and his wife Camilla will make the first royal visit to communist-run Cuba on Sunday at a time when ally...
China’s new Silk Road gets bumpy as Xi visits Italy
AFP | Chinese President Xi Jinping kicks off a whistlestop European tour in Rome on Friday amid growing Western unease over Italy joining the ever-expanding...
Energy giants spent $1bn on climate lobbying, PR since Paris: watchdog
AFP | The five largest publicly listed oil and gas majors have spent $1 billion since the 2015 Paris climate deal on public relations or...
EU chief says Brexit delay possible if MPs approve deal
AFP | The EU could approve Britain's request for a short delay to Brexit but only if UK MPs next week vote through the withdrawal...