The opposition leader Juan Guaidó is challenging the country’s president, Nicolás Maduro, whose re-election last year was widely considered rigged.
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Italy Wrongly Deprived Amanda Knox of Legal Counsel, Court Rules
Europe’s human rights court found that police applied intense psychological pressure to Ms. Knox, an American accused of killing her roommate, Meredith Kercher.
Ukraine’s Ex-President Is Convicted of Treason, as He Watches From Russia
Viktor Yanukovych fled the country after being ousted in 2014. The case focused on his effort to hold onto power by asking Vladimir Putin to intervene militarily on his behalf.
After a Tarnished Election, Opposition Figure Takes Over in Congo
Felix Tshisekedi is thought to have lost to another opposition leader, Martin Fayulu, but the U.S. and others have accepted the outcome in the name of stability.
Many Canadians Lack Basic Knowledge About the Holocaust, Study Finds
Nearly half of the Canadians surveyed could not name a single concentration camp or ghetto. The groups behind the study said it showed the pressing need for better Holocaust education.
European Human Rights Court orders Italy to pay $20,000 in damages to Amanda Knox
Knox said in her complaint that the failure to provide her with a lawyer or interpreter during a long night of questioning on Nov. 6 violated her rights.
In Davos, Prince William Calls for Action on Mental Health
The second in line to the British throne said his generation should break with the British tradition to keep quiet about emotional struggles.
Alex Salmond, Scotland’s Former First Minister, Is Charged With Attempted Rapes
Mr. Salmond, 64, faces two charges of attempted rape and nine of sexual assault. Outside court, he said he rejected the accusations “absolutely.”
Prince William on Mental Health: ‘No One Wanted to Talk About It’
Mental health stigma must end, Prince William said on a panel at Davos. He also spoke of his own struggles with mental health and the British tradition of suppressing emotions.
Escaped alpaca was caught wandering into optical shop
This alpaca certainly made a spectacle of itself after wandering into an eyewear shop in France. Buzz60’s Mercer Morrison has the story.