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Lebanese journalist goes on trial for covering migrant worker abuse…
(Global Voices) - Timour Azhari, a journalist at the Lebanese DailyStar newspaper, is facing trial for covering the alleged abuse of an Ethiopian migrant worker…
‘Gilets jaunes’: Five takeaways from Macron’s address
By Emma Beswick |Euronews |
French President Emmanuel Macron addressed the nation amid criticism that he has failed to act over the crisis sparked by his…
Nearly 85 percent of UN nations back migration deal; not US
MARRAKECH, Morocco – Defying fierce opposition from the United States and a few other nations, nearly 85 percent of the countries at the U.N. agreed Monday on…
“Yellow Vests”: Emmanuel Macron will speak on Monday
(RFI) -Two days after a new day of mobilization of "yellow vests", French President Emmanuel Macron will address the Nation this Monday, December 10. Before…
LATEST: Clashes mar latest Paris ‘yellow vest’ protest as…
UPDATED: Armoured vehicles rolled through central Paris on Saturday as riot police clashed with "yellow vest" demonstrators, who set fire to barricades and…
14-member Palestinian family left homeless in East Jerusalem
JERUSALEM (Ma'an) -- A Palestinian family was forced to demolish their two homes, which have been built since 20 years ago, in the Silwan town in occupied East…
Security high across France ahead of further ‘yellow vest’…
Paris is on high alert with major security measures in place ahead of fresh "yellow vest" protests which authorities fear could turn violent for a second…
China Puts Two Saudi Satellites into Orbit
Beijing, Dec 7 (Prensa Latina) China has successfully put into orbit two Saudi Arabia''s satellites from a center set up for this purpose in the northwestern…
Rwandan court acquits prominent opposition leader of forgery, incitement
By Kara Fox, CNN |
CNN -- Diane Rwigara, the 37-year-old human rights activist who had once hoped to run for the Rwandan presidency, has been acquitted of…
China furious at Huawei executive’s arrest in Canada
China reacted furiously Thursday after a top executive and daughter of the founder of Chinese telecom giant Huawei was arrested in Canada following a US…