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Migrants race through Italy to dodge EU asylum rules

Migrants race through Italy to dodge EU asylum rules

Last month, Dejen Asefaw was rescued with hundreds of other migrants in the Mediterranean Sea and brought to Sicily. The…
Amnesty: Ireland should change restrictive abortion law

Amnesty: Ireland should change restrictive abortion law

Restrictive abortion laws in Ireland are risking the lives of pregnant women, Amnesty International said Tuesday, as it launched a…
Hong Kong issues ‘red alert’ against South Korea travel due to MERS

Hong Kong issues ‘red alert’ against South Korea travel due to MERS

Hong Kong issued a "red alert" advisory on Tuesday against non-essential travel to South Korea, where eight new cases of…
Police kill 12 Maoist rebels in India’s troubled east

Police kill 12 Maoist rebels in India’s troubled east

Indian police killed 12 Maoist insurgents on Tuesday in a shootout with a group suspected of planning to extort money…
UK opposition Labour to run separate pro-EU campaign

UK opposition Labour to run separate pro-EU campaign

The opposition Labour Party will run a separate campaign to keep Britain inside the EU when the country holds a…
Under siege: Villagers in fear in Mali’s bandit country

Under siege: Villagers in fear in Mali’s bandit country

Only the poor, old and sick have stuck around, holed up at home, trembling at the slightest noise, in the…
Greek PM Tsipras says accord possible if pensions are not cut

Greek PM Tsipras says accord possible if pensions are not cut

Greece could reach a deal with its international creditors if they dropped demands including cuts to pensions, Prime Minister Alexis…
US top court backs Obama, invalidates Jerusalem passport law

US top court backs Obama, invalidates Jerusalem passport law

The US Supreme Court on Monday struck down a law that would let American citizens born in Jerusalem have Israel…
Ukraine says rebels have army of ‘mid-sized European state’

Ukraine says rebels have army of ‘mid-sized European state’

Ukraine's defense minister on Monday accused pro-Russian rebels backed up by Moscow's forces of assembling a 40,000-strong army sufficient for…
Hungary’s ruling party wants to close southern border to migrants

Hungary’s ruling party wants to close southern border to migrants

Hungary's ruling Fidesz party wants to draw up legislation to effectively close its southern borders to illegal migrants, a Fidesz…
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