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EU top court rules Poland broke EU law with judicial reform

Tuesday, 5 November 2019, 11:52 Last update: about 7 years ago Associated Press

The European Union's top court has ruled that a Polish law lowering the retirement age for judges and setting different ages depending on their gender violates EU law. In a setback for Poland's...

McDonald's CEO dismissed after relationship with employee

Monday, 4 November 2019, 12:05 Last update: about 7 years ago Associated Press

McDonald's chief executive officer has been pushed out of the company after violating company policy by engaging in a consensual relationship with an employee, the corporation said Sunday. The...

Italian ship with 151 rescued migrants docks in Sicily

Monday, 4 November 2019, 08:57 Last update: about 7 years ago Associated Press

An Italian offshore supply vessel has brought 151 migrants to Sicily after rescuing them in waters off Libya a day earlier. The Asso Trenta docked Sunday at Pozzallo with the migrants. It wasn't...

UK's Boris Johnson apologizes for missing Brexit deadline

Sunday, 3 November 2019, 17:22 Last update: about 7 years ago Associated Press

Britain's election campaign heated up Sunday even before it officially started, with Prime Minister Boris Johnson saying he would apologize to Conservatives for failing to take the U.K. out of the...

Aid group says Italian supply ship rescues 200 migrants

Saturday, 2 November 2019, 17:38 Last update: about 7 years ago Associated Press

A private aid group says an Italian offshore supply ship has saved some 200 migrants in waters off Libya. Alarm Phone, a charity hotline for refugees in distress in the Mediterranean Sea, says...

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