Volkswagen faces German court showdown over ‘dieselgate’

AFP | Three years after the "dieselgate" scandal shook it to its foundations, Volkswagen next week faces a first major court case in Germany over...

Wasteland makeovers bring creative cool to Paris suburb

AFP | Music throbs from a bar set up on a patch of scrubland and artists toil in what was once a tyre factory. This...

Britain and EU face trade differences in Brexit talks

AFP | Britain's Brexit negotiator met his EU counterpart on Thursday as Brussels and London scramble to reconcile divorce demands ahead of next month's summit...

Criticism of Saudi leadership seeps through cracks as report questions kingdom’s utility for Britain – James Dorsey

James M. Dorsey | Signs of opposition to policies of Saudi King Salman and his son, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, and potentially increased domestic...

Sweden, land of emigrants turned safe haven

AFP | A poor country of emigrants more than a century ago, Sweden is now a land of immigrants, home to hundreds of thousands of...

Times are a-changin’ in London where contactless is king

AFP | For centuries, London has sustained a street-level economy where performers and vendors make a living from the spare change of strangers but they...

Miss England contestant in hijab first

AFP | A Miss England contestant is set to wear a hijab in the finals on Tuesday, in a first for the organisation. Sara Iftekhar,...

Iran rejects French call for wider talks

AFP | Iran rejected France's call for talks on issues beyond the nuclear dossier on Friday, saying it was impossible so long as Western powers...

Swedes enjoy world-class healthcare – when they get it

AFP | Asia Nader didn't know whether to worry more about being diagnosed with a hole in her heart at the age of 21, or...

Britain’s may takes post-Brexit trade tour to Nigeria

AFP | Britain's Theresa May held talks with Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday on the second leg of her maiden Africa tour aimed at...

Tensions rise in Catalonia over pro-independence yellow ribbons

APF | Catalan separatists decorate streets, monuments and even beaches with yellow ribbons to promote their cause -- but their opponents just as soon remove...

Activists held in Greece for illegally aiding Migrants

AFP | Police in Greece on Tuesday said they had arrested three members of a Greek NGO on suspicion of helping migrants illegally enter the...
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