Dick Gregory, a comedian who lambasted racism and played a prominent role in the 1960s civil rights movement after becoming one of the first black comics to perform for white audiences, died on Saturday at age 84, his son said.
"It is with enormous sadness that the Gregory family confirms that their father, comedic legend and civil rights activist Mr.Read more
Werner Faymann's abrupt resignation both as Austrian chancellor and head of the Social Democrats is only the end of the beginning of the political strife within his party over how to deal with the emerging right-wing populist Freedom Party.
In 1986, Social Democrat Chancellor Franz Vranitzky made a doctrine that the party should not enter into coalition with the FreedomRead more
Austria's presidential elections kicked off on Sunday as both candidates from the mainstream parties are under huge pressure due to migration concerns.
The latest poll showed that the leading runner are Norbert Hofer of the far-right anti-migrant Freedom Party and Alexander van der Bellen, backed by the Green party.
Since 1945, the Social Democrats and the center-right People's Party haveRead more