Despite mass protests from the Left, unions, and well-positioned workers, the reforms were passed into law and seemed to ...

Madagascar's new head of state has named a civilian prime minister, following a military takeover last week that sent ex-president Andry Rajoelina into exile. Army colonel Michael Randrianirina, who ...

Europe’s much-vaunted welfare states are in trouble. One United Nations expert thinks they should double down on welfare programs.

Financial markets cheered last week's defeat of no-confidence votes in the French government but any reprieve in weeks of ...

Hampton Court Palace in England was the home of Henry VIII, and today it runs family-friendly events including arts and food ...

The country’s attachment to an early pension, seen as a fundamental right, forced a major concession by the government, ...

Army colonel Michael Randrianirina was sworn in as Madagascar's president Friday vowing sweeping reforms, just days after the ...

S&P Global Ratings downgraded France, dealing another blow to the country’s credibility as a weakened minority government ...

The new French government has survived two parliamentary votes of no confidence, but the battle for approval of next year's ...

A political deadlock in parliament has left President Emmanuel Macron struggling to reduce an out-of-control deficit.

Nearly 80 percent of the world’s poorest, or about 900 million people, are directly exposed to climate hazards exacerbated by global warming, bearing a “double and deeply unequal burden,” the United ...