#divisions

10:47am, 12th April, 2019

Bitter divisions on death penalty in U.S. top court exposed in Alabama showdown

The U.S. Supreme Court exposed its bitter divisions over the death penalty yet again early Friday as the justices voted on ideological lines to reject an Alabama inmate's bid to delay his execution.

Sowing divisions, Franco exhumation plan looms over Spanish election

5:08am, 10th April, 2019

World

Sowing divisions, Franco exhumation plan looms over Spanish election

The Valley of the Fallen outside Madrid seems peaceful enough on a sunny spring day but, with national elections just around the corner, its distinction as the burial place of Francisco Franco has turned it into a political battleground.

Smileys and selfies: Europe's far-right tries to end divisions

5:01am, 7th April, 2019

World

Smileys and selfies: Europe's far-right tries to end divisions

Italian Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini sends texts with smileys to French far-right leader Marine Le Pen and posts selfies with Austrian far-right politician Heinz-Christian Strache.

'Don't speak in my name': Women's Day exposes Spain's social divisions

5:09pm, 7th March, 2019

World

'Don't speak in my name': Women's Day exposes Spain's social divisions

Global campaigners are showcasing events to mark Women's Day on Friday with the slogan 'a balanced world is a better world' - but in Spain the gender equality debate is sowing divisions that appear deeper than ever.

End divisions or put Brexit at risk, May tells party

8:40am, 3rd October, 2018

UK

End divisions or put Brexit at risk, May tells party

British Prime Minister Theresa May called on her Conservative Party on Wednesday to unite behind her plan to leave the European Union, warning critics their arguments could put Brexit in jeopardy.

7:41am, 14th September, 2018

World

Libya's divisions

Libya is set to miss a mid-September deadline to fix a framework for elections in December, part of a U.N.-led effort to reunify and stabilize a country that splintered after the Nato-backed uprising which overthrew Muammar Gaddafi in 2011.