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...
Times are a-changin’ in London where contactless is king
AFP | For centuries, London has sustained a street-level economy where performers and vendors make a living from the spare change of strangers but they...
Miss England contestant in hijab first
AFP | A Miss England contestant is set to wear a hijab in the finals on Tuesday, in a first for the organisation. Sara Iftekhar,...
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...
Britain’s may takes post-Brexit trade tour to Nigeria
AFP | Britain's Theresa May held talks with Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday on the second leg of her maiden Africa tour aimed at...
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...
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...
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...