Germany returns skulls from colonial-era massacre to Namibia
Skulls and other remains of massacred tribespeople used in the colonial era for experiments to push claims of European racial superiority were handed over by Germany to Namibia at a church ceremony in Berlin.
South African mall reopens after evacuation due to bomb threat
South African police found no explosive device at the Mall of Africa after the shopping center’s management received a bomb threat earlier, a spokesman said on Wednesday.
Aung San Suu Kyi won’t be stripped of Nobel Peace Prize: committee
The Nobel Peace Prize to Aung San Suu Kyi will not be withdrawn in the light of a United Nations report that said Myanmar’s military carried out mass killings of Muslim Rohingya, the Norwegian Nobel Committee said on Wednesday.
Italy will owe interest if it withholds EU budget payments, commissioner says
European Union Commissioner Guenther Oettinger warned Italy on Wednesday that it would face interest payments if it does not pay its budget contributions on time due to a row over migrant policy.
Russia’s Putin offers women a better pensions deal after popularity hit
President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday he was cutting a proposed retirement age for women from 63 to 60 years as he watered down draft legislation to reform the pensions system which has hurt his popularity and stirred protests.
Sweden needs ‘humble government’ after election: frontrunner
The center-right frontrunner to become Sweden’s next leader said future governments would have to be “humble” to survive, hinting that negotiations on a new ruling coalition would be the hardest in modern times amid a rise in the far right.
Dutch arrest suspect in threat over Prophet Mohammad cartoon contest
Dutch police have arrested a 26-year-old man suspected of threatening to attack far-right politician Geert Wilders over his plan to hold a contest of cartoons depicting Islam’s Prophet Mohammad, a police spokesman said on Wednesday.
UK sees several possible causes of no-deal Brexit
A British departure from the European Union without an agreed exit deal could be triggered by several different events, Brexit minister Dominic Raab said on Wednesday, adding that Britain was prepared for the risks.
UK minister: If EU punishes City of London, non-EU financial centers will benefit
Financial centers outside the European Union would be the benefactors if the European Union sought to punish the City of London as Britain leaves the bloc, Brexit minister Dominic Raab said on Wednesday.
UK could hold back EU payments without Brexit deal: UK’s Raab
Britain could choose to withhold some payments to the European Union if a deal to ease its exit from the bloc is not reached before it leaves in March, Brexit minister Dominic Raab told legislators on Wednesday.
