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Ecuador's president strikes 'peace' deal, agrees to change fuel subsidy cuts
Ecuador’s President Lenin Moreno agreed to swap a law that ended decades-old fuel subsidies for new legislation that will direct ... -
Saudis take control of Yemen's Aden to end stand-off between allies
Saudi Arabian forces have taken over control of Yemen’s southern port of Aden as part of efforts to end a ... -
Catalan regional leader demands amnesty for convicted separatists
The leader of the Spanish region of Catalonia demanded amnesty for separatist leaders convicted by the Supreme Court on Monday ... -
Spain jails Catalan separatist leaders over failed independence bid
Spain’s Supreme Court on Monday sentenced nine separatist leaders from Catalonia to between nine and 13 years in prison for ... -
French Foreign Minister to snub France vs Turkey soccer match
French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian has decided not to attend Monday’s soccer match in Paris between France and Turkey ... -
Blizzard Entertainment cuts punishment for gamer in Hong Kong protests row
U.S. games publisher Blizzard Entertainment has reduced the punishment dealt out to a Hong Kong-based Hearthstone esports gamer for his ... -
Hong Kong violence is 'life-threatening', say police, citing crude bomb
Hong Kong police said on Monday that violence in the Asian financial hub had escalated to a “life-threatening level”, citing ... -
Still a lot of Brexit work to do, says UK PM Johnson's spokesman
Talks with the European Union to strike a divorce deal remain constructive but there is still a lot of work ... -
Brexit hangs in the balance as EU doubts a deal this week
A deal to smooth Britain’s departure from the European Union hung in the balance on Monday after diplomats indicated the ... -
Pioneers in fight against poverty win 2019 Nobel economics prize
Economists Abhijit Banerjee, Esther Duflo and Michael Kremer won the 2019 Nobel Economics Prize for their work in fighting global ...