A woman who gave birth alone in her jail cell is suing US authorities after her pleas for help during five hours of labour were allegedly ignored.
Heightened global tensions, currency wars, and the course of de-dollarization have been pushing central banks to boost their gold purchases. The trend is likely to continue in the coming years, experts say. Data from the World Gold Council shows that in the first half of this year, the banks bought a record 374 metric tons...
Warsaw and Washington have agreed on six locations for new US troops to be stationed on Polish soil, the country's Defense Minister Mariusz Blaszczak said on Friday. In June, Poland signed a deal to increase the American military presence on its soil to counter what Warsaw describes as “Russia's growing assertiveness,” Reuters said. Blaszczak's statement...
A nine-year-old child from the Democratic Republic of Congo who tested positive for Ebola in neighbouring Uganda has died.
Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong has vowed not to give up after he was charged with inciting others to join a protest outside a police station in June.
Berlin expects Britain to crash out of the European Union on October 31, German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas said on Friday. “We cannot imagine reopening the Withdrawal Agreement,” Maas said in Helsinki, Finland. “We assume that Brexit will happen on October 31. We will do everything to avoid a no-deal Brexit.” “The British government has...
The Dutch port city of Rotterdam has been selected to host next year's Eurovision Song Contest.
