International

Thursday, November 14th 2019 - 09:50 UTC
Nobel Laureate and Myanmar generals accused of crimes against Rohingya Muslims, under universal jurisdiction in Argentine court

Former democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi is among several top Myanmar officials named on Wednesday in a case filed in Argentina for crimes against Rohingya Muslims, the first time the Nobel Laureate has been legally targeted over the crisis.
Thursday, November 14th 2019 - 09:30 UTC
Migration and “Promoting the European Way of Life”, at the heart of EC controversy

The incoming European Commission chief has changed the title of her migration commissioner from “Protecting our European Way of Life” following criticism it had far-right connotations, an EU official said on Wednesday.
Thursday, November 14th 2019 - 09:15 UTC
Exceptional high tide and sewage causing untold damage in Venice

Dirty water swirls around marble tombs inside the 12th-century crypt of St Mark's Basilica in Venice, which suffered untold damage when an unprecedented high tide swept through the city. Pumps work overtime to clear the seawater from around the altar and under the pink and white stone arches, as the historic monument's custodians look on in sadness and anger.
Thursday, November 14th 2019 - 08:50 UTC
Tusk forecasts UK will become “a second-rate player” after it leaves the EU

Britain will lose influence in international affairs and become a “second-rate player” after it leaves the European Union, European Council President Donald Tusk said on Wednesday.
Thursday, November 14th 2019 - 08:43 UTC
Venezuela ex intelligence chief missing after Spanish court agrees to his extradition to the US

Venezuela's former military intelligence chief has gone missing in Spain just days after a court-approved a request for his extradition to the United States on drug trafficking charges, police said on Wednesday
Wednesday, November 13th 2019 - 09:48 UTC
Bolsonaro hosts BRICS summit: his heart with Trump but Brazil's economy in need of Beijing

Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro will walk a diplomatic tightrope on Wednesday when he hosts his Chinese counterpart, as he seeks to boost ties with Beijing and avoid upsetting key ally Donald Trump.
Wednesday, November 13th 2019 - 09:45 UTC
Amazon native peoples call on EU parliament to protect their communities in Brazil

The European Union should consider sanctions for companies that source materials from protected Brazilian forest reservations and native lands, an indigenous community representative said.
Wednesday, November 13th 2019 - 09:40 UTC
Spanish coalition government in the making between Socialists and Podemos

Spain's Socialists and far-left Unidas Podemos party agreed on the basis of a coalition government on Tuesday, just two days after a parliamentary election delivered a highly fragmented parliament.
Wednesday, November 13th 2019 - 09:26 UTC
UK election: Labour pledges extra funding of 26bn pounds for health service

Britain's opposition Labour Party will pledge on Wednesday to spend an extra 26 billion pounds on healthcare if it wins the Dec. 12 election, including recruiting thousands more staff, rebuilding facilities and providing new equipment.
Wednesday, November 13th 2019 - 09:21 UTC
Curable Pneumonia kills one child every 39 seconds, UNICEF report

Pneumonia killed more than 800,000 babies and young children last year: or one child every 39 seconds: despite being curable and mostly preventable, global health agencies said on Tuesday.