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February 20, 2019

Italy's checking if NKorean envoy's daughter was forced back

Italy is investigating if the daughter of a former North Korean diplomat posted to Italy had been forcibly returned to ...

February 20, 2019

Turkey seeks life terms for 16 activists over 2013 protests

Turkey's state-run news agency says prosecutors have charged a prominent philanthropist businessman and 15 other people with ...

February 15, 2019

Report: Far right tried to influence Bavarian election

Far-right groups engaged in concerted social media campaigns to influence last year's election in the German state of Bavaria ...

February 14, 2019

Autopsy finds Kenyan right activist died from bad abortion

An autopsy shows that a Kenyan rights activist, missing for six days before her body was discovered in a city morgue, died ...

February 13, 2019

Rights groups hail arrest of 3 Syrian torture suspects

Human rights groups on Wednesday hailed the arrests in Europe of three suspects in bloody secret police crackdowns on Syrian ...

February 13, 2019

Trial of Catalan separatists begins in Madrid amid protests

A politically charged trial of a dozen Catalan separatist leaders began Tuesday in Spain's Supreme Court amid protests and ...

February 12, 2019

Nigerian widows sue Shell for complicity in activist deaths

The widow of a Nigerian activist executed by their country's government more than two decades ago accused oil giant Shell of ...

February 11, 2019

Ukraine's prosecutor names suspect in attack on activist

Ukraine's top prosecutor says the chief of a regional council is suspected of ordering an acid attack on an activist.

February 10, 2019

Protesters rally in Russia in support of opposition activist

Protesters in several Russian cities have taken to the streets in solidarity with an opposition activist.

February 10, 2019

Ukraine detains dozens of far-right activists in Kiev

Several dozen far-right activists in Ukraine have been detained after clashes with police in the capital of Kiev.

February 10, 2019

Thailand puzzles over political surprises from royals

A Thai political party swore loyalty to the king after its stunning decision to nominate the monarch's sister as its ...

February 06, 2019

Macron claws back support amid focus on yellow vest movement

French President Emmanuel Macron appears to be clawing back support as he tries to quell the yellow vest protest movement ...

February 06, 2019

UAE says British-Sudanese man charged in Qatar jersey claim

A British-Sudanese man who activists say was detained for wearing a Qatari soccer jersey in the United Arab Emirates during ...

February 06, 2019

Australia ends residency of high-profile Chinese businessman

Australia has canceled the residency of a wealthy Chinese property developer and political donor, but the foreign minister ...

February 05, 2019

Costa Rica ex-leader Oscar Arias accused of sexual assault

Former President Oscar Arias, a Nobel Peace Prize laureate, was enveloped in scandal Tuesday after a sexual assault complaint ...

February 04, 2019

The Latest: Pope, senior Muslim cleric pledge hope for peace

The Latest on Pope Francis's visit to the United Arab Emirates (all times local): 8:25 p.m. Pope Francis and the grand imam ...

February 02, 2019

Thousands protest in Sudan's Kassala as death toll mounts

Thousands of residents poured out onto the streets of Sudan's eastern province of Kassala to denounce the death of a ...

February 02, 2019

Zimbabwe's president skips 1st rally since deadly unrest

Zimbabwe's president has skipped his first political rally since last month's deadly military crackdown on protests so he ...

February 01, 2019

The Latest: Catalan secession activists demand EU's support

The Latest on the trial of Catalan separatists in Spain (all times local): 7:15 p.m. Hundreds of Catalan independence ...