Russia's 2002 application to the U.N. to widen its control of the polar region was rejected, but now the Kremlin is trying again.
The Swedish government had dismissed a U.N. panel finding last Friday that the WikiLeaks founder was arbitrarily detained in the U.K.
Russia has been building up its military presence in the Arctic Circle region for several years.
EU officials said Turkey had a moral and legal duty to help Syrian refugees streaming into its territory to escape fighting in their home towns.
Assange says a U.N. working group's decision that he has been "arbitrarily detained' for more than five years is a “resounding victory.”
The case of the missing Hong Kong booksellers has raised concerns that their detention could be China’s attempt to clamp down on anti-Beijing sentiments.
The panel's findings stated that the WikiLeaks founder was subjected to “different forms of deprivation of liberty” and was entitled to compensation.
The WikiLeaks founder has been staying in the Ecuadorean Embassy in London to avoid extradition to Sweden on sex-crime charges.
The WikiLeaks founder said earlier he will accept arrest if the panel investigating his case does not say he is being illegally detained in the Ecuadorian embassy in London.
The overall unemployment rate in the eurozone fell to a five-year low in December, the EU’s statistics office Eurostat announced Tuesday.
France is keen to reboot peace talks in the Middle Eastern region after U.S.-led attempts came to naught in 2014, but says it will recognize Palestine in the event they fail again.
The refugee children face a host of dangers along the risky route to possible asylum in Germany.
The group handed out pamphlets telling people they should attack refugees.
Finland’s Nokia entered into binding arbitration with South Korea’s Samsung in 2013.
With an expanded Northern Fleet and four new bases completed last year, Russia is causing concerns among its neighbors in the Arctic.
"Counter-Strike: Global Offensive" will be the featured game during the first season.
Denmark was slammed for its policy to seize refugees’ valuables, but other countries are also doing it.
A top Swedish general warned at a military conference that war was on the horizon.
Many were reportedly not classified as rapes if there was doubt a rape occurred.
Swedish Interior Minister Anders Ygeman said the government asked police and authorities to arrange the expulsion of refugees.
The company has updated its app to allow for internet-free international calls.
A European Union investigation slammed Greece for "serious deficiencies" in its border controls.