Lazio facing racism probe as Italian Euro hopes end
Lazio could face a UEFA racism probe after Sparta Prague's Ivory Coast midfielder Tiemoke Konate was targeted with monkey chants during a 3-0 Stadio...
After lifejacket art and border piano recitel, artist Ai Weiwei gets migrant haircut
Chinese dissident artist Ai Weiwei on Thursday sat for a haircut and trim from a migrant barber at the Greek border camp of Idomeni...
Dutch anti-Islam MP in court on hate speech charges
Far-right anti-immigrant Dutch MP Geert Wilders appeared before a top security court Friday for a hearing ahead of his trial later this year on...
UN concerned as Morocco cuts mission in row over Western Sahara
The UN Security Council expressed concern Thursday over an escalating row with Morocco over Western Sahara, but did not ask Rabat to drop plans...
Militants fire rockets at Algerian BP/Statoil gas plant, no casualties
Militants attacked an Algerian gas plant operated by Norway's Statoil and BP with rocket-propelled grenades on Friday, causing no casualties or damage but forcing...
US welcomes Saudi comment on Yemen combat nearing 'end'
A Saudi announcement that major combat is nearing an end in Yemen was welcomed by Washington Thursday, as the death toll from alliance air...
Global watchdog flags slow "too big to fail" bank rule adoption
Many countries have not yet introduced laws allowing regulators to write down bank's debts to avoid taxpayer bailouts and prevent them being "too big...
University of California board weighs statement on anti-Semitism
The governing board of California's flagship public university system is to vote next week on a statement condemning anti-Zionism as a form of anti-Jewish...
Major fighting in Yemen coming to an end, says Saudi General al-Asseri
The spokesman for the Saudi-led coalition battling the Iran-allied Houthis in Yemen has been quoted as saying major fighting in the country is drawing...
Russia to supply 40 Mi-28 attack helicopters to Algeria
Russia will deliver 40 Mi-28NE attack helicopters to Algeria in line with a bilateral contract, Interfax news agency said on Friday, quoting a source...
