Johnson refuses to rule out asking EU to veto Brexit delay
Sunday, 29 September 2019, 19:00
Last update: about 7 years ago
Associated Press
Prime Minister Boris Johnson has refused to be drawn on whether he had asked one of his fellow European Union leaders to veto an extension to the scheduled Brexit departure date on Oct....
Pope decries world's indifference to migrants and refugees
Sunday, 29 September 2019, 17:00
Last update: about 7 years ago
Associated Press
Pope Francis on Sunday decried "the culture of comfort" that leads to indifference in the face of a global migration and refugee crisis. The pope who has made caring for migrants a hallmark of...
UK's Johnson denies any wrongdoing in ties with US tech exec
Sunday, 29 September 2019, 16:58
Last update: about 7 years ago
Associated Press
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson denied wrongdoing Sunday over his links to an American businesswoman who allegedly received money and favorable treatment because of their friendship during his...
Man attempts to rape woman in Rome church
Saturday, 28 September 2019, 09:19
Last update: about 7 years ago
An Italian man was arrested after he attempted to rape a woman in a church in the periphery of Rome, Italian media report. The incident took place in a church in Villanova di Guidonia, just...
Updated: Ex-French President Chirac, who stood up to US, dies at 86
Thursday, 26 September 2019, 12:29
Last update: about 7 years ago
Associated Press
Jacques Chirac, a two-term French president who was the first leader to acknowledge France's role in the Holocaust and defiantly opposed the U.S. invasion of Iraq in 2003, has died at age 86....
Updated (2): UK leader Johnson faces backlash over confrontational tone
Thursday, 26 September 2019, 11:40
Last update: about 7 years ago
Associated Press
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson faced a backlash from furious lawmakers on Thursday over his use of confrontational language in Parliament about opponents of his Brexit plan, as the Speaker of...
EU watches Brexit saga in Britain with bewilderment
Thursday, 26 September 2019, 08:03
Last update: about 7 years ago
Associated Press
Three years later, and it looks like the Brexit tables have turned. Boris Johnson and fellow Brexiteers expected to negotiate the European Union ragged for a deal that gave the U.K. as many...
An unrepentant Boris Johnson faces raucous Parliament
Thursday, 26 September 2019, 07:59
Last update: about 7 years ago
Associated Press
An unrepentant Prime Minister Boris Johnson brushed off cries of "Resign!" and dared his foes to try to topple him Wednesday at a raucous session of Parliament, a day after Britain's highest court...
Fast-moving glacier threatens valley in Mont Blanc massif
Wednesday, 25 September 2019, 15:59
Last update: about 7 years ago
Associated Press
A fast-moving Italian glacier is melting quickly, threatening a picturesque valley near the Alpine town of Courmayeur and prompting the mayor to close down a mountain road. Mayor Stefano...