Wasteland makeovers bring creative cool to Paris suburb
AFP | Music throbs from a bar set up on a patch of scrubland and artists toil in what was once a tyre factory. This...
Britain and EU face trade differences in Brexit talks
AFP | Britain's Brexit negotiator met his EU counterpart on Thursday as Brussels and London scramble to reconcile divorce demands ahead of next month's summit...
Sweden, land of emigrants turned safe haven
AFP | A poor country of emigrants more than a century ago, Sweden is now a land of immigrants, home to hundreds of thousands of...
Iran rejects French call for wider talks
AFP | Iran rejected France's call for talks on issues beyond the nuclear dossier on Friday, saying it was impossible so long as Western powers...
Swedes enjoy world-class healthcare – when they get it
AFP | Asia Nader didn't know whether to worry more about being diagnosed with a hole in her heart at the age of 21, or...
Tensions rise in Catalonia over pro-independence yellow ribbons
APF | Catalan separatists decorate streets, monuments and even beaches with yellow ribbons to promote their cause -- but their opponents just as soon remove...
Activists held in Greece for illegally aiding Migrants
AFP | Police in Greece on Tuesday said they had arrested three members of a Greek NGO on suspicion of helping migrants illegally enter the...
Hate in the streets has no place in Germany: Merkel
AFP | Chancellor Angela Merkel on Tuesday condemned violent far-right protests that degenerated into attacks against foreign-looking people, saying "hate in the streets" has no...
Pope ‘begs for God’s forgiveness’ for sexual abuse scandal
AFP | Pope Francis "begged for God's forgiveness" on Sunday for multiple abuse scandals within the Irish church but faced accusations by a former Vatican...
Sweden launches ‘feminist foreign policy’ manual
AFP | Sweden released a handbook of its "feminist foreign policy" Thursday for rights groups and foreign governments, showcasing lessons from the Scandinavian nation's flagship...
When Czechoslovaks cracked jokes in the face of Soviet tanks
AFP | Even when Soviet tanks invaded their country on August 21, 1968, to wipe out a pro-democracy movement, Czechoslovaks managed to maintain their unique...
European countries reach deal to share Aquarius migrants
AFP| Five European countries on Tuesday offered to take in the 141 migrants marooned on board the Aquarius rescue vessel after it was given permission...