Dozens of Hong Kong pro-democracy protesters dramatically escaped a two-day police siege at a university campus late Monday by shimmying down ropes from a bridge to waiting motorbikes, after Beijing again warned it could intervene to end the crisis engulfing the city. Clashes rumbled into ...
Czech protesters pressure Babis on anniversary of 1989 Velvet Revolution
About a quarter of a million Czechs gathered Saturday on the 30th anniversary of the Velvet Revolution, which brought an end to decades of communist rule, to give Prime Minister Andrej Babis an ultimatum: Sell your business or quit your job. Protesters from across the ...
Overwhelmed Bosnian officials plan to block migrant camps in bid to force their relocation
Authorities in northwestern Bosnia are threatening a curfew in two large local migrant camps to press the central government to relocate people to other parts of the country. The local government in the region bordering Croatia says a "full blockade" of the badly congested Bira ...
Google restricts data-sharing for ads under EU privacy pressure
Google said it would make changes to its advertising technology to better protect people's privacy following scrutiny by European Union watchdogs. Starting in February, Google will no longer divulge information to participants in its ad auction about the type of content on a website or ...
European concerns could spell end of Iran nuclear deal and new U.N. sanctions
Europe's threat to trigger a mechanism that could reimpose United Nations sanctions on Iran marks a significant breakdown in diplomacy to try to save the 2015 nuclear deal and could presage its death knell, diplomats say. Britain, France and Germany have sought to salvage the ...
U.K.'s Johnson to declare Britain can 'end the groundhoggery of Brexit' if he wins election
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will on Wednesday declare that the U.K. can "end the groundhoggery of Brexit" if he wins next month's election, saying the rest of the world was wondering why so much time has been spent agonizing over whether to leave ...
Bosnian border police sound alarm over migration pressure as thousands flood in from Serbia
The chief of Bosnia's border police warned Tuesday that his guards cannot contain the migratory pressure along the country's eastern border with Serbia and that the situation could easily escalate and put in danger the overall stability of the politically fragile nation. Zoran Galic told ...
Bolivia in power void with exit of Morales and would-be successors
Crowds of jubilant foes of former President Evo Morales celebrated in the streets Monday after the embattled Bolivian leader stepped down following weeks of massive protests, but the resignation of every constitutionally designated successor left unclear who will take his place and how. Angry supporters ...
650 seats, 46 million voters: The U.K. election is a month away
There's just over a month to go until Britain's Dec. 12 election, and the country's political parties are battling over funding promises, policy priorities and Brexit plans. Here is a look at some key numbers in an election that could determine not only who governs ...
Tech firms scramble to fight misinformation ahead of December's U.K. election
Facebook is opening up a war room to quickly respond to election hoaxes. Twitter is banning political ads. Google plans to crack down on bogus videos on YouTube. Social media platforms say they are mounting a vigorous campaign against misinformation in the lead up to ...
Japanese defense report highlights China's growing energy ties with Central Asia
China is strengthening its energy ties with Central Asian countries through its Belt and Road regional development initiative, a Japanese Defense Ministry think tank has said. Beijing is expected to continue such moves in order to ensure its international status at a time of intensifying ...
'Liberated' ex-Speaker John Bercow speaks out on Trump and dubs Brexit 'historic mistake'
John Bercow is not a man of few words. And now that he has been freed from the enforced neutrality of his job as speaker of Britain's House of Commons, he has quite a few things to say. Brexit? A historic mistake. Donald Trump? A ...
