Paris shutters itself in fear of worsening protest violence
Saturday, 8 December 2018, 10:28
Last update: about 9 years ago
Associated Press
Prized Paris monuments and normally bustling shopping meccas locked down Saturday and tens of thousands of police took position around France, fearing worsening violence in a new round of...
Merkel ally elected leader of chancellor's party
Friday, 7 December 2018, 17:29
Last update: about 9 years ago
Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer, an ally of German Chancellor Angela Merkel, has been elected as the new leader of Merkel's center-right party. Kramp-Karrenbauer narrowly defeated Friedrich Merz, a...
Updated: China demands Canada release Huawei executive
Thursday, 6 December 2018, 06:26
Last update: about 9 years ago
Associated Press
Canadian authorities said Wednesday that they have arrested the chief financial officer of China's Huawei Technologies for possible extradition to the United States. China demanded her immediate...
UK Parliament and government face off in Brexit showdown
Wednesday, 5 December 2018, 14:25
Last update: about 9 years ago
Associated Press
Britain's House of Commons was opening round two Wednesday in a bruising battle between lawmakers and Prime Minister Theresa May's government over Brexit. Lawmakers were holding the second of...
Four men charged in Panama Papers investigation
Wednesday, 5 December 2018, 13:16
Last update: about 9 years ago
Federal authorities announced a raft of conspiracy and tax fraud charges Tuesday against four men in the first U.S. prosecution related to the so-called Panama Papers. The 11-count indictment...
Updated: UK Parliament delivers rebuke to government over Brexit
Tuesday, 4 December 2018, 18:13
Last update: about 9 years ago
Associated Press
In a U.K. parliamentary first, British lawmakers have found the government in contempt of Parliament for refusing to publish advice from the country's top law officer about Brexit. The House of...
Danes plan to banish unwanted migrants to remote island
Tuesday, 4 December 2018, 15:54
Last update: about 9 years ago
A pro-government lawmaker acknowledged Tuesday that Danish plans to banish rejected asylum-seekers or those with a criminal record to a remote island may breach international law — but added...