World Dec 09 Too much of a Greta thing? 16-year-old activist urges focus on others “Our stories have been told over and over again,” Thunberg said, explaining why she and prominent German activist Luisa Neubauer would be handing over the stage at the U.N. climate meeting in Madrid to other young activists.
World Dec 02 U.N. chief urges countries not to surrender on climate fight U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres urged countries Monday not to lose hope in the fight against climate change, as representatives from nearly 200 countries gathered in Madrid for a two-week meeting on tackling global warming.
World Dec 01 UN chief warns of ‘point of no return’ on climate change U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said Sunday that the world’s efforts to stop climate change have been “utterly inadequate” so far and there is a danger global warming could pass the “point of no return.”…
World Nov 10 Spain’s national vote an epic struggle between left, right As Spaniards voted Sunday in the country's fourth election in as many years, a leading leftist party pledged to help the incumbent Socialists in hopes of staving off a possible right-wing coalition government that could include a far-right party.
World Nov 04 In Spain, thousands protest verdict in sex crime case The protests come after five men accused of gang-raping an intoxicated 14-year-old girl were sentenced to 10 to 12 years behind bars.
World Oct 18 Catalonia sees 5th day of massive separatist protests More than 200 people have been arrested and scores injured since separatist sentiment in Spain.
World Aug 20 Italy prosecutor orders evacuation of migrant rescue ship Italy's interior minister had refused to open Italian ports, even after six countries stepped forward to take the migrants and despite a fissure in Italy's imploding governing coalition.
World Aug 17 Iranian tanker to leave Gibraltar soon despite US pressure The shipping agent for an Iranian supertanker caught in a diplomatic standoff says the vessel is ready to depart Gibraltar on Sunday or Monday, as the U.S. made a last-minute effort to seize it again.
World Aug 15 Gibraltar frees Iranian oil tanker that U.S. sought to seize The tanker's release could potentially defuse tensions between London and Tehran as a British-flagged tanker remains held by the Islamic Republic.
World Jul 04 Gibraltar detains supertanker with Iranian oil, believed to be Syria-bound Authorities in Gibraltar said they intercepted an Iranian supertanker Thursday that was believed to be breaching European Union sanctions by carrying a shipment of Tehran's crude oil to war-ravaged Syria.