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This Week in Brexit: Two votes, but no path forward - 01/18/2019

Brussels (dpa) - The British parliament finally held its "meaningful vote" on Brexit, followed by another vote on a motion of no confidence in the government. The two votes - one decisively rejecting...

Ghosn's lawyers again request Japanese court to grant bail - 01/18/2019

Tokyo -By Takehiko Kambayashi, – The lawyers of former Nissan Motor chairman Carlos Ghosn on Friday filed a new request with the Tokyo District Court to end his prolonged detention following his...

Italy's Berlusconi to run in EU elections - 01/17/2019

Rome - Italy's scandal-prone former premier Silvio Berlusconi said Thursday that he will run in upcoming European Parliament elections to spark a debate about "the future of the world."   The...

German legislature passes Brexit bill, ponders Britain's next move - 01/17/2019

Berlin - Germany's legislature managed to get its Brexit bill through parliament on Thursday, even as leaders questioned whether Brexit will go as scheduled and whether negotiations have to be given...

German weapons exports saw sharp decline in 2018, ministry says - 01/17/2019

Berlin - By Michael Fischer, - German weapons exports declined by almost a quarter in 2018 when compared to the previous year, according to an Economics Ministry statement responding to a lawmaker's...

Backlash as US official says Muslim lawmaker may 'blow up' Congress - 01/16/2019

Washington (tca/dpa) - A rookie commissioner from a South Florida beach city is facing calls for her resignation after she called newly elected Michigan Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib a "danger" and...

Indonesian navy discovers crashed Lion Air cockpit voice recorder - 01/14/2019

Jakarta - By Ismira Lutfia Tisnadibrata, - The cockpit voice recorder from a Lion Air passenger jet that crashed into the Java Sea in October, killing all 189 people on board, has been found, an...

Italian jail awaiting leftist terrorist Battisti after Bolivia arrest - 01/13/2019

Rome - Cesare Battisti, a far-left militant who has been on the run for nearly 40 years, is being repatriated to serve a life sentence for murder, the Italian government said Sunday, hours after the...

Paris police arrest 24 in connection with Yellow Vest protests - 01/12/2019

Paris - Twenty-four arrests have been made in Paris linked to new protests by the so-called "Yellow Vest" movement.   Those involved had carried an illegal weapon or formed a group that possibly...

11,000 Syrian children face 'miserable' conditions due to heavy rains - 01/10/2019

Beirut - Harsh winter weather and torrential rains in Syria's north-western province of Idlib have left some 11,000 displaced Syrian children in difficulties, a charity group warned on Thursday....
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