Folks in the small town of Moissac in southern France are on edge. The ethnic composition of the medieval town has changed dramatically in the past decade. Around 2,000 Bulgarians – mostly Roma – have settled in Moissac. Last year, concern over the newcomers led Moissac...
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Exiled Yemeni President Abd Rabbu Mansour Hadi transferred his powers to a presidential council Thursday, a major step aimed at ending the years-long civil war in Yemen, the BBC reported. Hadi announced that the new leadership council will be led by former Interior Minister Rashad al-Alimi...
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Spain approved a law this week that would criminalize the harassment or intimidation of women going for an abortion, legislation aimed at deterring anti-abortion activists who attempt to dissuade women from having the procedure, CBS News reported Thursday. The bill states that anyone trying "to impede...
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Qatar World Cup organizers admitted this week that migrant employees were exploited while working for FIFA’s preparation tournaments in the Gulf State, following a scathing report by Amnesty International, the Associated Press reported. The organizers' admission followed a 73-page report by the human rights organization detailing...
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Hundreds of volunteers from Belarus have joined a dedicated Belarusian battalion and other formations of Ukrainian armed forces fighting the Russian army, with more than 1,000 others still awaiting vetting and training, the Wall Street Journal reported. Meanwhile, Freedom for Russia, a second force...
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Archaeologists recently discovered that a 2,500-year-old artificial lake off the west coast of Sicily was actually one of the Mediterranean’s largest sacred pools, CNN reported. The huge body of water – longer and wider than an Olympic-sized swimming pool – is located on the island of...
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