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Euroviews. The Mars landing could lead to human colonization, and the end of Martian life | View

If any of [human] missions [to Mars] finds more concrete evidence of life, even of the microscopic variety, we all will face a moral and ethical quandary. Do microscopic and presumably non-sentient beings on another planet have the right to be protected from us? Is Mars their planet?

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Ukraine declares martial law after Russian naval attack

The Ukrainian president said this is not "declaring war" against Russia.

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Why Brits are suddenly talking about the 2008 Wall Street bailout

Spooking the markets won't work if traders are already preparing for the worst, experts say.

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High-seas clash is straight out of Putin's playbook

"It is the first time the Russian military has openly fired on the Ukrainian military and claimed responsibility for it."

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Turkey cracks down on onion hoarders amid economic crisis

The country's finance minister has ordered inspectors to search agricultural areas to stop wholesalers from hoarding produce to force up prices.

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Border crossing closed after migrants try entering U.S.

"We're not running because we're criminals," one migrant said. "We're running from the crime in our country."

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Russia attacks and seizes three Ukrainian naval vessels off the coast of Crimea

Ukraine mobilized all of its naval personnel and ships after Russia seized three of its vessels off the coast of Crimea, which it annexed in 2014.

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Taiwanese reject legalizing same-sex unions in referendum

A third initiative, also approved, asked that schools avoid teaching LGBT "education."

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Plundered statue reignites debate about museum relics

"We are just a body. You, the British people, have our soul ... You have kept him for 150 years. Just give us some months."

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European leaders seal Brexit divorce deal, but hard work lies ahead

The agreement paves the way for Britain's smooth departure from the bloc from the E.U. side, though a bumpy ride still awaits in the U.K.

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He helped lead Africa's deadliest terror group. Now he's running for office.

"Thousands of people have died because of his ideology. How do his victims feel about him being a candidate?" a member of Somalia's parliament asks.

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Police disperse violent protesters in France amid anger over fuel taxes

At least 19 people, including four police officers, were slightly hurt and one person had more serious injuries in the day of unrest in Paris.

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American tourist rescued after spending night in adrift off coast of Australia

The tourist, who is from Hawaii and has been traveling along the Queensland coast and Great Barrier Reef for about three years, was not hurt.

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Why America's European allies are now calling out Russia's misdeeds

"There is a wider policy shift to call out Russia, because of the increased intensity of challenges," one expert said.

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U.S. service member killed in Afghanistan

More than 2,400 U.S. forces have died in the 17-year-old war, America's longest conflict.

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Migrant 'humanitarian crisis' declared in Tijuana, Mexico

The mayor says he's asking the UN for aid to handle the 5,000 Central Americans who have arrived in his border city.

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Novichok police officer 'lost everything' after contaminating his house

"Not only did we lose the house, we lost all of our possessions, including everything the kids owned" due to contamination, Det. Sgt. Nick Bailey said.

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Brexit deal is worse than staying in E.U., lawmaker who helped draft it says

"A painful week in European politics is starting."

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Suicide bomber on motorcycle kills 25 shoppers at market in Pakistan

The attack occurred in an area that was for decades a refuge for militants fighting across the border in Afghanistan.

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Hour-long shootout at Chinese Consulate in Pakistan ends with 7 dead

Pakistan's PM said such incidents would not undermine relations with China, which are "mightier than the Himalayas and deeper than the Arabian Sea."