French garbage collectors overturn trash containers and ransack town hall in Paris in protest over civil service reforms (VIDEOS)
Garbage collectors and sewer workers in Paris have overturned trash containers and occupied a municipal…More
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Wildfires rage near Jerusalem, prompting evacuations & suspicions of arson (VIDEOS)
Scores of Israeli firefighters have been deployed to tackle two major forest fires that broke…More
Chinese H5N8 avian influenza outbreak kills thousands of wild birds in Shaanxi province – agriculture ministry
A new outbreak of the highly pathogenic avian flu, H5N8, has hit China’s northern Shaanxi…More
Prosecution of senior Vatican clerics needs Pope’s consent…which is not transparent, European financial watchdog says
The Council of Europe’s top financial watchdog has called on the Vatican to ensure transparency…More
Albanian parliament votes to impeach president, remove him from office for ‘violating constitution’ in election comments
The president of Albania, Ilir Meta, has been impeached by lawmakers who want him removed…More
Germany investigates 17 police commando unit officers over sharing of neo-Nazi content
A group of German police officers attached to a commando unit are in hot water…More
Alleged Spanish con man, said to have spent years impersonating the powerful, gets jail time for forging ID
A Madrid court has ruled that Francisco Nicolas Gomez Iglesias must spend a year and…More
Doctors Without Borders warns of ‘life-threatening’ consequences after Myanmar junta demands group cease work
Thousands of HIV and tuberculosis patients in southern Myanmar are facing serious health risks, the…More
Duterte says there’s ‘nobody deserving’ in line to be next Philippines president & dismisses rumors he’ll run as VP
President Rodrigo Duterte has said he doesn’t see any “deserving” candidates in line to be…More
Iran ready to ‘revive’ its oil production within a month once US sanctions are lifted
Iran is ready to revive its crude production as soon as possible should US sanctions…More