Qatari envoy says Gaza airport was proposed, Israel unresponsive
A Qatari envoy overseeing the Gulf state’s humanitarian aid for the Gaza Strip said on Monday that he had proposed building an airport in the blockaded Palestinian enclave but had received no response from Israel.
Moscow residents turn to car-sharing after parking crackdown
Tens of thousands of Moscow residents have taken up car-sharing to combat soaring parking costs and a dwindling number of spaces, a trend that has made the Russian capital one of the world’s fastest growing markets for such schemes.
Nobel Peace Prize laureate Mukwege worried Congo vote could lead to war
Presidential elections in Democratic Republic of Congo this month could lead to conflict if they are not free, fair and peaceful, and evidence suggests they will not be, Nobel Peace Prize laureate Denis Mukwege said on Monday.
UK court orders Indian tycoon Mallya to be extradited on fraud charges
Indian tycoon Vijay Mallya should be extradited from Britain to India to face fraud charges resulting from the collapse of his defunct Kingfisher Airlines, a London court ruled on Monday.
After strike, German rail union seeks talks to end pay dispute
German rail workers staged a four-hour stoppage on Monday but their union said it would now pursue talks with operator Deutsche Bahn to resolve a dispute over pay.
Britain no longer has ‘a functioning government’: Labour Party
Britain’s main opposition Labour Party said on Monday the country no longer had “a functioning government” and its plans to leave the European Union should now take center stage in any future talks with the bloc.
Businessman Vijay Mallya should be extradited from UK to India
Indian tycoon Vijay Mallya should be extradited from Britain to India to face fraud charges resulting from the collapse of his defunct Kingfisher Airlines, a London court ruled on Monday.
Climate change creates mutant fugu, a deadly Japanese delicacy
The road, hemmed in on one side by empty warehouses and the other by a concrete seawall, ends abruptly in a desolate parking lot. Men step out of their cars and into the darkness, then slip behind the sliding doors of a warehouse. Inside, they huddle u…
UK PM May to withdraw parliamentary vote on her Brexit deal: BBC
British Prime Minister Theresa May is pulling a parliamentary vote set for Tuesday on her Brexit deal, the BBC reported, after repeated warnings from lawmakers that the scale of the expected defeat could sink her government.
EU renews Congo sanctions ahead of presidential election
The European Union renewed sanctions on Monday against the ruling coalition’s candidate for presidential elections in Democratic Republic of Congo, Emmanuel Ramazani Shadary, and 13 other senior officials.
