OTTAWA – The speaker of Canada’s House of Commons, Anthony Rota, stepped down from his post on Tuesday amid controversies over his invitation to a…
Germany will introduce temporary checks along its borders with Poland and the Czech Republic in a bid to stop asylum-seekers from outside the European Union…
Rejection of warrant gives opposition leader chance to contest next election A Seoul court on Wednesday rejected an arrest warrant for the leader of the…
Finding solutions to ease the refugee crisis in the Middle East is back on the international agenda, following regional rapprochements that have taken place in…
Microsoft’s proposed $69-billion takeover of Activision Blizzard — the company behind Call of Duty and other popular online games — has received provisional approval from…
Japan’s record-low births last year caused a global stir, pointing to the problem relevant to a host of countries that despite extensive efforts, it is…
Activities such as art classes could be recommended as an alternative to medication for patients in England, as part of a major initiative to reduce…
A LACK of decent roads and its towering, craggy mountains are leading Afghanistan to turn to an age-old mode of transport to ferry ballots to…
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said Brussels must respond to the challenge presented by US green subsidies and swiftly push through a law…
Winemakers in Spain are working to identify grape vines more suitable to coping with rising temperatures, which have laid bare a crop that is particularly…