Italy to punish ‘synthetic’ food purveyors, protect farmers
ROME — Italy’s government has endorsed legislation that would outlaw laboratory-grown food and allow stiff fines for those who make…
Dinosaur Attraction to Open at New Horseshoe Las Vegas
Dinosaur Attraction to Open at New Horseshoe Las Vegas An animatronic dinosaur experience is set to open April 10 at…
Spanish judge releases fugitive Catalan Euro MP
Madrid — A Spanish Supreme Court judge on Wednesday ordered the release of Clara Ponsatí, a Euro MP and a…
‘History would not forgive us’: Pak PM Shehbaz Sharif urges Parliament to curtail powers of Chief Justice
Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday said that “history would not forgive us” if parliament did not enact laws…
Britain losing the global race for green jobs, says Labour’s Miliband
Labour would end the onshore wind ban, stop all new oil and gas development and invest £1.8 billion in developing…
How Netanyahu judicial plan sparked massive unrest in Israel
JERUSALEM — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s proposed judicial overhaul unleashed the most intense social unrest in Israel in decades before…
Lebanon changes unpopular move to delay daylight saving time
BEIRUT — Lebanon’s caretaker prime minister reversed an unpopular decision made by his office to delay the start of daylight…
Govt hikes DA, DR for central govt employees to 42% of basic pay
The Union Cabinet on Wednesday hiked dearness allowance (DA) and dearness relief (DR) for the central government employees by 4…
Protesters in Suriname demand president resign
PARAMARIBO, Suriname — A few hundred protesters gathered in Suriname’s capital on Friday to demand that the president of the…
Former rebel leader is named Congo’s new Defense Minister
KINSHASA, Congo — Congo’s former rebel leader jailed by the International Criminal Court, Jean-Pierre Bemba, has been appointed Congo’s Defense…
Australia sets wording of Indigenous Voice referendum
CANBERRA, Australia — The Australian government on Thursday released the wording of a referendum question that promises the nation’s Indigenous…
Netanyahu seeks to soothe US concerns over settlement repeal
JERUSALEM — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu appeared to back down on Wednesday, saying his government has no intention of returning…