Saudi Arabia allows women to travel without male consent
Friday, 2 August 2019, 09:44
Last update: about 7 years ago
Associated Press
Saudi Arabia published new laws early Friday that loosen restrictions on women by allowing any citizen to apply for a passport and travel freely, ending a long-standing guardianship policy that gave...
Boris Johnson's party suffers defeat in UK special election
Friday, 2 August 2019, 07:58
Last update: about 7 years ago
Associated Press
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson's governing Conservative Party lost a special election early Friday, leaving it with a one-vote working majority in Parliament as Brexit looms. In the...
Government launches scheme aiming to further assist urban areas
Tuesday, 30 July 2019, 12:51
Last update: about 7 years ago
Parliamentary Secretary for Local Government and Communities Silvio Parnis and Parliamentary Secretary for European Funds and Social Dialogue Aaron Farrugia launched a scheme co-funded by the...
Boy, 8, dies in Germany after being pushed onto train tracks
Monday, 29 July 2019, 20:19
Last update: about 7 years ago
Associated Press
An 8-year-old boy was run over by a train and killed at Frankfurt's main station on Monday after a man pushed him and his mother onto the tracks, German police said. The mother and then the boy...
Priests accused of sex abuse turned to under-the-radar group
Monday, 29 July 2019, 13:37
Last update: about 7 years ago
Associated Press
The visiting priests arrived discreetly, day and night. Stripped of their collars and cassocks, they went unnoticed in a series of tiny Midwestern towns as they were escorted into dingy...
Johnson trying to pressure EU to give ground on Brexit
Monday, 29 July 2019, 13:33
Last update: about 7 years ago
Associated Press
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is trying to pressure the European Union to give ground on Brexit by intensifying preparations for the U.K. to leave the bloc in three months without a divorce...
Shooting at California festival kills 3; 1 suspect dead
Monday, 29 July 2019, 07:50
Last update: about 7 years ago
Associated Press
Three people were killed and at least 15 others injured Sunday after a shooting that sent panicked people running at an annual food festival in Northern California. Also dead is the shooter, who used...