Romanian police tear gas anti-government protesters
Tens of thousands of protesters rallied against the ruling Social Democrat (PSD) government on Friday in cities across Romania and the capital Bucharest where riot police fired…
Chile's first female president will rise to human rights mission
The United Nations General Assembly met on Friday and approved Michelle Bachelet’s appointment as the world body’s new human rights chief.
Turkish lira plunges as Erdogan speaks, Trump tweets
Turkey’s lira hit record lows Friday as President Recep Tayip Erdogan urged Turks to sell their foreign currency and US President Donald Trump said he was doubling aluminum and…
Zimbabwe’s opposition leader files poll challenge, inauguration deferred
Zimbabwe's main opposition leader, Nelson Chamisa, filed a Constitutional Court challenge on Friday against President Emmerson Mnangagwa's election victory, halting the…
A year in Paris is as bad as smoking 183 cigarettes
A study by the European Transport & Environment association published on Friday confirmed that spending a few days in various popular European capitals is equivalent to smoking…
Two Palestinians killed in Gaza, but Israel-Hamas truce holds
Two Palestinians including a medic were killed by Israeli fire on the Gaza border Friday, but away from protests the calm reached after a deadly flare-up between the enclave's…
In Mali run-off, Keïta's record meets Cissé's vow for change
Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta and Soumaïla Cissé are vying for Mali's presidency in Sunday's run-off vote, as they did in 2013. Incumbent Keïta is the frontrunner, but Cissé is hoping…
