The European Union believes that the prison sentence of at least seven years imposed on the well-known Iranian human rights lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh should be reviewed immediately. EU foreign chief...
A 41-year-old man from the US state of Virginia was arrested after projecting porn on his garage door.
The European Parliament recognizes Juan Guaidó as the interim president of Venezuela. A large majority of MEPs (439 against 104) called on the EU and its Member States on Thursday to also...
The 45-year-old man who was found dead in a pit near Málaga on Monday was presumably killed by hypothermia. That report Spanish media.
A new caravan of about one thousand Hondurans, whose final destination is the US, crossed the border between Guatemala and Mexico on Friday. An immigration worker at the border said that...
The 51-year-old Simone de A. was arrested in Sorocaba (Brazil) for the murder of a 73-year-old Dutchman. The death of Hans van Denderen was probably concealed because the woman sent messages of his name to, among others, the man's relatives. This is what Jose Antonio Proença Martins de Melo, spokesman for the police in the Brazillian Votorantim, says in a conversation with the news site Globo.com. Simone denies having murdered Hans.
The authorities in Mexican coastal areas are preparing for the arrival of Hurricane Willa. The governor of the western state of Nayarit says that more than 10,000 people are being evacuated. Schools must close the doors.
Ethiopia and Eritrea signed a friendship treaty on Sunday two months after the conclusion of the peace. That happened in the Saudi city of Jeddah, in the presence of UN chief Antonio Guterres and crown prince Mohammed of Saudi Arabia.
The police in Texas have arrested a border police officer who is suspected of killing four women in the last two weeks and of kidnapping a fifth woman.
Princess Beatrix and Princess Mabel attended Thursday the funeral ceremony of former Secretary-General of the United Nations (UN) Kofi Annan. Also the Norwegian Crown Princess Mette-Marit, the current UN boss Antonio Guterres and the Heads of State of Ivory Coast, Liberia, Namibia and Niger were present at the ceremony in the Ghanaian capital Accra.
The former president of El Salvador, Elías Antonio Saca, was sentenced to 10 years in prison on Wednesday. According to the news site La Page, the judge found him guilty of misappropriating government money.
Princess Beatrix and Princess Mabel attend the state funeral of Kofi Annan, the former secretary general of the United Nations, in Ghana on Thursday. Annan died on August 18 after a brief illness at 80 years old in Switzerland.
In the Netherlands you can use it open and exposed without problems, but on party island Ibiza you are waiting for a mega fine.
The destructive forest fire that has been raging in the Algarve for a week is on its way. A spokesperson for the Portuguese population protection service said that the intensity has decreased and 'there are no more active fire fronts'. In addition to the efforts of more than 1400 firefighters, military personnel and volunteers, this is also due to a weather change. The temperature on the south coast dropped significantly, to around 25 degrees.
The Portuguese Prime Minister Antonio Costa has warned that it may take days before the huge natural fire that rages in the Algarve will have been extinguished. The authorities sent another 120 firefighters to the tourist region in the south on Wednesday.
In the Philippines two mayors were liquidated in two days. Mayor Ferdinand Bote died Tuesday after being attacked from a motorcycle, police say. A day earlier his colleague Antonio Halili died after being shot at a ceremony.
The left populist Andrés Manuel López Obrador has won the presidential elections in Mexico. According to exitpolls, he got between 43 and 59 percent of the votes on Sunday. Obrador's main rivals, Ricardo Anaya Cortés of the center-right conservative PAN and José Antonio Meade of the ruling center-left PRI, congratulated him on his victory.
While the main problems in Mexico seem to be getting bigger, about 89 million eligible voters can elect the president, parliament and thousands of other executives on Sunday.
Near the Texan city of Big Wells, a car crashed with immigrants on Sunday, followed by the American border police. Because the vehicle, a large SUV, rolled over the head, the packed passengers were thrown out. Four did not survive.
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg arrives at the European Parliament in Brussels on Tuesday at 6 pm to explain the misuse of personal data from some 2.7 million Facebook users in the EU. The American is received by President Antonio Tajani.
The conversation between Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and parliamentary leaders of the European Parliament can be seen on Tuesday for the public. Parliament President Antonio Tajani announced that on Twitter.
This weekend, the Five Star Movement and the Lega on squares throughout Italy will announce the content of the coalition agreement that they have established together. The people can then let them know by means of a vote whether or not they agree with the agreement.
The conversation between Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and parliamentary leaders of the European Parliament is still open to the public on Tuesday. Five of the eight political groups in parliament want the session to be followed via a livestream, reports Guy Verhofstadt, chairman of the Liberal Group.
The talk between Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and parliamentary leaders of the European Parliament will take place on Tuesday at 5.45 pm. The subject is the abuse of personal data from millions of users collected by the British company Cambridge Analytica to be used in election campaigns.
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has accepted the invitation from the European Parliament to explain the abuse of personal data from tens of millions of users. He does not, however, tell his story in public; only the party leaders and the rapporteur of the Civil Liberties Committee are present.
Belgian Prime Minister Charles Michel wants an independent international investigation into the violence in Gaza. He is going to plead there on Tuesday evening during a meeting in Brussels with the Secretary-General of the United Nations, Antonio Guterres, he said on the radio. Guterres also speaks EU President Donald Tusk.
Two-thirds of the United Nations Security Council has expressed its 'deep concern' on Monday that there has been no end to the Israeli settlements on land that the Palestinians want to have for an independent state. As early as 2016, the Security Council demanded this in a resolution.
Three merciful samaritans who thought they were saving a litter of Bengal kittens, were disappointed.
A senior UN official warned in the Security Council that in Gaza 'the situation may deteriorate in the coming days.' At the Friday protest of Palestinians, at least 16 people were killed. The number of wounded on the March of return, as the protest is called, has risen to 1100. According to Palestine, there are even 1400 wounded.
Social networks like Facebook must guarantee that the personal data of citizens and their privacy are fully protected. The government leaders of the EU countries put this demand on digital platforms Thursday at a summit in Brussels.
