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...
France to set penalties on non-recycled plastic
AFP | France plans to introduce a penalty system next year that would increase the costs of consumer goods with packaging made of non-recycled plastic,...
Cows help rehabilitate prisoners in Sweden
AFP | It's barely 6:00 am and Alfred is already busy milking cows. But when his chores on the farm are done, he won't be...
Soviet occupation of Czechoslovakia claimed over 400 lives
AFP | The day that Soviet-led armies rolled into communist Czechoslovakia to put an end to a pro-democracy movement changed Milan Tesar's life. "I saw...
Ten ways climate change can make wildfires worse
AFP | As out-of-control wildfires ravage large swathes of Portugal, Spain and northern California, AFP talked to scientists about the ways in which global warming...
Theresa May, Prince William commemorate ‘Entente Cordiale’ in Amiens
FP | Britain's Prince William and Prime Minister Theresa May took part in commemorations Wednesday marking the centenary of the Battle of Amiens, which heralded...