The commissioner of Canada's national police force says the government has earmarked US$757 million (CA$100 million) in payouts related to the settlement of two class-action lawsuits The lawsuits stem from sexual harassment allegations filed by female employees, some of which date back to 1974.
Feuding in Britain's fractious, right-wing UK Independence Party erupted into violence Thursday that left a member of the European Parliament hospitalized with a head injury after an "altercation" with a colleague.
A British Muslim activist has failed in his bid to sue U.S. presidential candidate Donald Trump for claiming that London police are fearful about entering some neighborhoods because of radical Muslims.
Belgian prosecutors say a suspect has been charged with attempted murder in a terrorist context and participating in the activities of a terrorist group in connection with a stabbing attack that injured two Brussels police officers.
Sexual violence has been a significant problem in the country, with some 2,000 migrants sexually assaulting some 1,200 women in Cologne during New Year’s celebrations in 2016, and one town is trying a unique approach to the problem.
A German court says the trial of a former SS medic who served at the Auschwitz death camp has to be restarted because more time is needed to respond to complaints that the presiding judge and others are biased.
Spanish courts have opened cases against two more Catalan politicians for allegedly disobeying court orders related to the region's push to gain independence from Spain.
The Russian military on Thursday strongly warned the United States against striking the Syrian army, noting that its air defense weapons in Syria stand ready to fend off any attack.
Hungary's prime minister says Central European countries, the "motors of European growth," should establish a "strategic partnership" with China to expand economic ties.
Pakistani lawmakers have passed a law that stiffens the penalty for convicted "honor" killers and closes a loophole that often allowed them to go free.
Pakistani lawmakers have passed a law that stiffens the penalty for convicted "honor" killers and closes a loophole that often allowed them to go free.
The 81-year-old Palestinian president, Mahmoud Abbas, was given a clean bill of health on Thursday following an emergency heart procedure after suffering exhaustion and chest pains.
A spokesman for a former militia leader in Republic of Congo whose fighters have staged deadly attacks in recent days is calling for an immediate cease-fire.
Russian President Putin has accepted the resignation of a former bodyguard whom he appointed governor of Russia's westernmost region earlier this year.