As migrants continue to flock to Europe with thousands dying in the process, European Union leaders are pressed to agree on how best to handle a crisis that many fear may come to define their time in power.
From pink taxis and train carriages reserved for female commuters to a village that effectively bans the presence of men, not all spaces designated for women fearing or fleeing sexual violence are created equal — or especially effective.
Although the suspect who was subdued on an Amsterdam-to-Paris train before he could carry out his plans denies having links to terrorism, the fact remains that he is but the latest to expose the lax security on European trains.
In the face of massive migration from a Puerto Rico in the grips of an economic disaster, members of the creative class have chosen to stay and build a movement to sustain area businesses and preserve local culture.
With an insurgency to the south and increasing pushback against military rule, Thailand officials ponder who exactly is responsible and the reasoning behind attacks carried out in the heart of Bangkok’s tourism center.
Tens of thousands of migrants, many of them fleeing unrest in Syria, have inundated Greek islands in the South Aegean Sea, leaving officials there and on the cash-strapped mainland feeling overwhelmed.
The Hermit Kingdom will change its time zone to celebrate the 70th anniversary of its independence from Japan.
Precisely what kind of crisis could affect the Panama Canal is worth discussing.
Customer demand for that yeasty, salty, quintessentially Australian snack paste known as Vegemite is said to be suddenly at an all-time high for use as an ingredient in illicit homebrews in dry areas.
Despite insisting it wishes the Olympics to be devoid of the cost overruns that has dogged recent host cities, the International Olympic Committee’s choice of Beijing to host the 2022 Winter Games almost ensures a showy, expensive spectacle.
