Independence Referendum

Catalan independence referendum: 91 injured as police cracks down on activist-held polling stations

Spanish riot police fired rubber bullets and forced their way into activist-held polling stations in Catalonia on Sunday as thousands turned out to vote in an independence referendum banned by Madrid.

Catalan independence referendum: Around 91 people, 11 police officers hurt in crackdown at polling stations

Catalonia's emergency services said Sunday they had treated 38 people injured in a police crackdown at polling stations for an independence referendum banned by Madrid.

All foreign flights from Iraq Kurdish capital of Arbil to be suspended on Baghdad's orders

All foreign flights to and from the Iraqi Kurdish regional capital Arbil will be suspended from Friday evening on Baghdad's orders, its airport director said, following a controversial independence referendum.

Nicola Sturgeon to push for new independence vote for Scotland

Sturgeon told the British government that "in 2014, you told us Scotland was an equal partner in the UK. Well, the moment has come to prove it."

Second independence referendum for Scotland highly likely, says First Minister Nicola Sturgeon

Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said on Friday that it is "highly likely" Scotland will hold a second independence referendum because of Britain's decision to withdraw from the European Union.

Scotland's independence referendum sees highest voter turnout in decades

From the Edinburgh to the Shetland Islands, Scotland embraced a historic moment after voters turned out in unprecedented numbers for an independence referendum