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  What French populists from the '50s can teach us about the 'yellow vests' roiling Paris today

  December 08, 2018 20:00 IST

  (The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Charles Hankla, Georgia State University(THE CONVERSATION) The populist protests roiling France remind me of a similar anti-tax revolt that occurred in Paris nearly 65 years ago. In January 1955, tens of thousands of French men and women gathered at the Porte de Versailles in Paris to express their disgust for the elites who had burdened their lives with crushing taxes. They had

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  GM plant closing not expected to stall Detroit's rebound

  December 08, 2018 19:30 IST

  General Motors' planned shutdown of its Detroit-Hamtramck plant would leave only one auto assembly factory in the city, but the closure and job losses are not expected to stall-out Detroit's remarkable comeback

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  Spain aids pregnant woman, kayakers in migrant rescue

  December 08, 2018 19:15 IST

  Spanish authorities say they have rescued 33 migrants crossing the Strait of Gibraltar, including a pregnant woman on a small boat and four people paddling two kayaks across the busy shipping lane

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  Court rejects Boca Juniors appeal to disqualify River Plate

  December 08, 2018 19:15 IST

  A legal attempt by Boca Juniors to be awarded the Copa Libertadores title has failed

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  IMF approves $3.7 billion loan for oil-rich Angola

  December 08, 2018 18:45 IST

  IMF approves $3.7 billion loan for oil-rich Angola as it seeks to diversify economy

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  Italy's migrants fear new law deprives them of protections

  December 08, 2018 18:45 IST

  Italy's migrants fear new law eliminating humanitarian protection status

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  Official: Roadside bomb kills 3 civilians in Afghanistan

  December 08, 2018 18:30 IST

  Afghan official says at least three civilians were killed when their vehicle hit a roadside bomb in western Herat province

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  Activists gather for climate march in Poland

  December 08, 2018 18:30 IST

  Several thousand people gathered Saturday amid a heavy police presence in southern Poland for a "March for Climate" to encourage negotiators at climate talks to set ambitious goals

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  Prosecutors: Illegal hush-money paid at Trump's 'direction'

  December 08, 2018 18:15 IST

  The Justice Department says President Donald Trump directed illegal payments to buy the silence of two women whose claims of extramarital affairs threatened his campaign

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  Hundreds join yellow vest rallies in Belgium, Netherlands

  December 08, 2018 18:15 IST

  Hundreds of yellow-vested protesters calling for the resignation of Belgian Prime Minister Charles Michel are marching on the European quarter of Brussels, as the movement that started in France made its mark in Belgium and the Netherlands

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  Hungarian unions protest plan to relax labor 'slave law'

  December 08, 2018 18:00 IST

  Hungarian trade unions are protesting a government plan to raise workers' allowable overtime from 250 to 400 hours a year and the relaxing of other labor rules to offset Hungary's growing labor shortage

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  SpaceX Christmas delivery delayed by communication problem

  December 08, 2018 17:30 IST

  A SpaceX delivery full of Christmas goodies has arrived at the International Space Station

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  Virginia city hopes to heal after man's murder conviction

  December 08, 2018 17:30 IST

  Civil rights activists in the city of Charlottesville, Virginia, are hoping the first-degree-murder conviction of a man who drove into counterprotesters at a white nationalist rally will help heal their scarred community

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  Prosecutors: Cohen's claims of reform 'self-serving'

  December 08, 2018 17:15 IST

  Federal prosecutors are assailing Michael Cohen's attempt to portray himself as a man who found his ethical compass after years of shady business dealings and unquestioning loyalty to President Donald Trump

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  Shiffrin wins World Cup super-G for back-to-back speed wins

  December 08, 2018 17:15 IST

  Mikaela Shiffrin won a World Cup super-G on Saturday, confirming the slalom great's arrival as a pure speed racer also

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  Police arrest 5 'terrorists' planning attacks in Pakistan

  December 08, 2018 17:15 IST

  Pakistani counter-terrorism police say they have arrested five "terrorists" who were planning attacks on security agencies and seized explosive vests and weapons in the country's east

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  Minister: 'Anything could happen' if Brexit deal rejected

  December 08, 2018 17:00 IST

  A senior British Cabinet minister has said that a second referendum or a so-called "Norway-plus" deal could be in the cards if Prime Minister Theresa May fails to win lawmakers' approval for her Brexit deal

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  New head of Merkel party seeks to build bridges with rivals

  December 08, 2018 16:15 IST

  Chancellor Angela Merkel's successor at the helm of Germany's main center-right party is moving quickly to consolidate her power after a narrow victory

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  Turkey displays ancient mosaics returned from US

  December 08, 2018 16:00 IST

  Turkey has put on display Roman-era mosaics that were part of a U.S. university's art collection and were returned to the country more than half a century after looters smuggled them out

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  Hirscher takes big lead in 1st run of World Cup giant slalom

  December 08, 2018 16:00 IST

  Marcel Hirscher has a dominating 0.71-second, first-run lead in a World Cup giant slalom in steady falling snow Saturday

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  New Zealand police: 22-year-old British tourist was murdered

  December 08, 2018 15:45 IST

  New Zealand police say they believe a 22-year-old British tourist who has been missing for a week was murdered, and they are questioning a man in relation to her disappearance.

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  US: Trump lawyer met Russian who offered 'political synergy'

  December 08, 2018 15:30 IST

  President Donald Trump's former lawyer, Michael Cohen, was in touch as far back as 2015 with a Russian who offered "political synergy" with the Trump election campaign, prosecutors say

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  12 killed as bus plunges into rocky gorge in Indian Kashmir

  December 08, 2018 15:15 IST

  Officials in Indian-controlled Kashmir say at least 12 people were killed and 18 others injured after a bus fell into a rocky gorge along a mountainous road

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  Africa's solid waste is growing, posing a climate threat

  December 08, 2018 15:15 IST

  Africa's solid waste is growing as population booms, posing a climate threat

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  Malaysian Muslims stage rally to uphold Malay privileges

  December 08, 2018 14:45 IST

  Thousands of Malaysian Muslims are rallying in Kuala Lumpur against any attempt to strip ethnic Malay majority of their privileges, in the first massive street gathering since Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad's alliance won a historic vote in May

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  India in strong position after 3 days of 1st test

  December 08, 2018 14:45 IST

  First-innings century maker Cheteshwar Pujara again blunted Australia's attack to put India in a strong position after a rain-interrupted third day of the first test on Saturday

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  Dwyane Wade set to reach 1,000 career games

  December 08, 2018 14:15 IST

  Dwyane Wade is about to play in his 1,000th career game, though he's unsure how big a deal that is

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  Rouhani warns weakened Iran less able to fight trafficking

  December 08, 2018 14:00 IST

  President Hassan Rouhani is warning Western countries that they will face a massive influx of drugs if Iran becomes weakened by U.S. sanctions