EU dismisses Vespa’s ‘copycat’ claims and greenlights Chinese scooter

A European Court has struck out the copycat claims made by Italian motor giant Piaggio against a Chinese manufacturer that produces scooters remarkably reminiscent...

Murtino at the UN in New York

Zaev held one of his well known speeches, but this time in front of an empty hall at the UN. His wife Zorica was...

Vucic proposes ‘Small Schengen’ with Macedonia and Albania

Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic after visiting New York, speaking of the “Small Schengen” initiative and closer economic co-operation in the Western Balkans through the...

Indian Airline Passenger ‘Busted’ Smuggling Gold In His Man-Boobs

Are you ready for this week’s absurdity? Here’s our Friday roll-up of the most ridiculous stories from around the world that are threats...

Trump triples down on Venezuela regime change, even as he faces one himself

US President Donald Trump has one thing in common with his critics: both double or even triple down rather than admit failure,...

Putin’s cell phone is encrypted and then encrypted again

A conversation between the leaders of two countries is basically conducted in accordance with a protocol that stipulates the use of special diplomatic channels...

Kickboxer gets up thinking he won after KO

Spanish kickboxer José Maria Quevedo appeared to be left so dazed and confused by a KO in a recent bout that...

Jacque Chirac, the last independent French president dead at 86

The death of former French President Jacques Chirac should remind us how the architects of the Iraq War, who stress their ‘pro-European’ credentials today,...

ArcelorMittal faces a fine and temporary closure after Vardar spill

Environmental inspectors have ordered the temporary closure of a division of the ArcelorMittal steel mill in Skopje after it was revealed that it released...

SDS tweaks unemployment numbers…

Discrepancies between the size of the workforce reported by the State Statistics Bureau (DZS) and the Employment Agency (AVRM) have prompted allegations...