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Spain struggles to tackle violence against women
In Spain, the problem of violence against women continues to plague society. More than 400 women contact the police every day about a violent partner. But many more stay silent,…
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May’s DUP bribe alienates rest of UK
UK Prime Minister Theresa May's deal with Northern Ireland’s ultra-conservative Democratic Unionist Party gives her minority government backing on key votes - at the cost of…
Six charged over Hillsborough football stadium crush
Britain's state prosecution service on Wednesday announced criminal charges against six people over the 1989 Hillsborough soccer stadium crush in which 96 fans died, the…
Scottish leader to postpone new independence referendum
Scottish leader Nicola Sturgeon told lawmakers Tuesday she was postponing plans to seek a second independence referendum, saying she would revisit the issue when the terms of…
‘Historic’ cyber attack hits Ukraine govt and businesses
A massive cyber attack caused disruption across Europe on Tuesday, but hackers appeared to target Ukrainian government offices, infrastructure and key businesses in particular.
Dutch partially liable for Srebrenica massacre deaths
A Dutch appeals court ruled Tuesday that the government was partially liable in the deaths of more than 300 Muslim men killed by Bosnian Serb forces in the 1995 Srebrenica…
Court orders Calais officials to provide migrants with water
An administrative court in northern France on Monday rejected a request to set up a new emergency centre to shelter migrants in the port city of Calais, but also ruled they…
France’s Macron refuses to recognise Crimea ‘annexation’
President Emmanuel Macron said Monday France refuses to recognise Russia's "annexation" of the Ukrainian peninsula of Crimea.
Spain to exhume body of Salvador Dalí in wake of paternity claim
A Spanish court has ordered that the remains of Salvador Dalí be exhumed after a woman who claims to be the daughter of the world-famous artist filed a paternity claim.
Firefighters battle blaze in Spanish national park
Spanish authorities were hopeful Monday that dropping temperature and favorable winds would help firefighters battling to extinguish a forest fire on the fringes of the Donana…
N. Ireland to receive £1 billion in funding as part of DUP's deal with Conservatives
2017-06-26 14:02 N. Ireland to receive £1 billion in funding as part of DUP's deal with Conservatives
N. Ireland's DUP sign pact with UK's May government
British Prime Minister Theresa May's Conservatives struck a deal Monday with the Democratic Unionist Party that will allow them to govern despite losing their majority in a…
‘Ohh Jeremy!’: Labour leader storms UK’s Glastonbury Festival
If ever there were concerns that music festivals have forgotten their original 1960s' political roots, this year's Glastonbury laid that to rest with one of the most politically…
Turkish police clash with Gay Pride activists in Istanbul
Scuffles broke out ... as LGBT activists tried to hold Istanbul's annual gay pride paradeThey were met by protesters who had gathered to oppose the marchAs…
