• Renault scraps Ghosn’s 30 mln euro parachute with government backing1:30 pm, February 14, 2019
• China, U.S. start trade talks ahead of March tariff deadline12:55 pm, February 14, 2019
• Suicide bomber targeting Iran’s Revolutionary Guard kills 278:45 am, February 14, 2019TEHRAN (AP) — A suicide car bomber claimed by an al-Qaida-linked group attacked a bus carrying members of Iran’s elite Revolutionary Guard paramilitary force Wednesday, killing at least 27 people…
• Vale: Managers didn’t know of dam risk report8:00 am, February 14, 2019RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) — Senior management at Brazilian miner Vale SA were never shown internal security documents indicating that its dam at Brumadinho was at risk of collapse, the company’s c…
• Afghan govt fires election commission7:15 am, February 14, 2019KABUL (AP) — The Afghan government on Tuesday fired its election commission more than three months after chaotic parliamentary elections — the results of which have still not been announced — a…
• Italy PM calls for fairer Europe, faces EU anger6:30 am, February 14, 2019STRASBOURG, France (Reuters) — Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte called on Tuesday for a less austere European Union more in tune with popular demands for economic growth, but he faced a barrag…
• Hong Kong’s lawmakers warn China extradition plans are a ‘Trojan horse’6:00 am, February 14, 2019HONG KONG (AFP-Jiji) — Plans by Hong Kong to allow extraditions to Taiwan, Macau and mainland China following a high-profile murder case could become a “Trojan horse” for Beijing to pursue crit…
• Pompeo: Putin threatening democracies10:00 pm, February 13, 2019BRATISLAVA (AFP-Jiji) — U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Tuesday warned that Russian President Vladimir Putin posed a threat to democracies worldwide, as he arrived in Slovakia, the latest st…
• Pentagon official assures Iraqis of U.S. military role8:45 pm, February 13, 2019BAGHDAD (AP) — The top Pentagon official assured Iraqi leaders Tuesday that the U.S. will stick to its limited military role in Iraq, a message aimed at recent talk by some Iraqi politicians of forc…
• Trial of Catalan leaders begins8:00 pm, February 13, 2019MADRID (AP) — A politically charged trial of a dozen Catalan separatist leaders began Tuesday in Spain’s Supreme Court amid protests and the possibility of an early general election being called i…
• U.S. admiral: DPRK unlikely to give up all nuclear weapons7:35 pm, February 13, 2019WASHINGTON (Reuters) — Weeks before a second summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, the top U.S. military commander for Asia on Tuesday echoed an intelligenc…
• May seeks more time for Brexit deal7:34 pm, February 13, 2019LONDON (Reuters) — British Prime Minister Theresa May told lawmakers on Tuesday to hold their nerve over Brexit and give her more time to negotiate a deal acceptable to both the European Union and …
• Russian lawmakers back bill to isolate internet7:30 pm, February 13, 2019MOSCOW (AFP-Jiji) — Lawmakers on Tuesday backed a bill that could cut off Russia’s internet traffic from foreign servers, a move critics say is a step toward censorship and possibly an isolated n…
• Canadian veterans minister quits7:30 pm, February 13, 2019WINNIPEG, Manitoba/OTTAWA (Reuters) — Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, facing a political crisis, on Tuesday said he was surprised his veterans affairs minister quit amid allegations she had…
• S. Korea pushes back on U.S. deal7:00 pm, February 13, 2019SEOUL (Reuters) — South Korea’s presidential Blue House pushed back on Wednesday against comments by U.S. President Donald Trump that suggested Seoul had agreed to pay $500 million more toward ma…
• California governor scales back high-speed train2:00 pm, February 13, 2019SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom declared Tuesday there “isn’t a path” for completing the state’s plan for a high-speed rail line between San Francisco and Los Angeles…
• Australia to reopen island detention camp after refugee bill1:00 pm, February 13, 2019CANBERRA (AP) — The Australian government said Wednesday it would reopen a mothballed island detention camp in anticipation of a new wave of asylum seekers arriving by boat after Parliament passed …
• Trump not ‘thrilled’ with border deal but leaning toward it12:30 pm, February 13, 2019WASHINGTON (AP) — Under mounting pressure from his own party, President Donald Trump appeared to be grudgingly leaning toward accepting an agreement Tuesday that would head off a threatened second …
• Barnier says ‘something has to give’ on Brexit7:30 am, February 13, 2019LUXEMBOURG/BRUSSELS (Reuters) — European Union Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier said on Monday British Prime Minister Theresa May should endorse a permanent customs union with the bloc — as propo…
• Venezuela opposition chief announces new aid center7:00 am, February 13, 2019CARACAS (AFP-Jiji) — Venezuela’s opposition announced Monday a new collection center for desperately needed supplies as it prepares to “send a message” to the military that’s blocking human…
• Brazil miner Vale knew deadly dam had heightened risk of collapse6:00 am, February 13, 2019BELO HORIZONTE, Brazil (Reuters) — Vale SA, the world’s largest iron ore miner, knew last year that the dam in Brazil that collapsed in January and killed at least 165 people had a heightened ris…
• Thai panel disqualifies princess as PM candidate10:00 pm, February 12, 2019BANGKOK (Reuters) — Thailand’s election panel on Monday disqualified the sister of the king from running for prime minister, putting an end to a stunning, short-lived candidacy by echoing King Ma…
• ‘It’s about freedom’: Women are taking frontline positions in Sudan’s uprising9:44 pm, February 12, 2019
• Kurd fighters battle to capture ISIL stronghold9:30 pm, February 12, 2019BEIRUT (AP) — Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant militants cornered in their last foothold in eastern Syria fought back with suicide car bombs, snipers and booby traps Monday, slowing Kurdish fig…
• Study: N. Korea may have made more nuclear weapons9:00 pm, February 12, 2019WASHINGTON (Reuters) — North Korea has continued to produce bomb fuel while in denuclearization talks with the United States and may have produced enough in the past year to add as many as seven nu…
• China posts video of Uighur musician to prove he is alive8:45 pm, February 12, 2019BEIJING/ANKARA (Reuters) — Chinese state media has released a video it said proves Uighur poet and musician Abdurehim Heyit is alive, after Turkey cited reports of his death in custody in a strongly…
• Trump signs order to boost AI8:30 pm, February 12, 2019U.S. President Donald Trump has signed an executive order directing federal agencies to prioritize research and development in artificial intelligence. The plan, called the American AI Initiative, fo…
• U.S., China upbeat on fresh round of trade talks8:22 pm, February 12, 2019BEIJING/WASHINGTON (Reuters) — U.S. and Chinese officials expressed hopes on Monday that a new round of talks would bring them closer to easing their seven-month trade war, but a U.S. Navy mission …
• Iran taunts Western powers, Israel on Islamic Revolution’s 40th anniversary8:22 pm, February 12, 2019TEHRAN (AP) — Waving Iranian flags, chanting “Death to America” and burning U.S. and Israeli flags, hundreds of thousands of people poured out onto the streets across Iran on Monday, marking th…
• Pompeo denies Khashoggi cover-up8:00 pm, February 12, 2019WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration pushed back Monday against allegations that it was trying to cover up the killing of Saudi columnist Jamal Khashoggi when it failed to send Congress a rep…
• Acting Pentagon chief visits Afghanistan7:30 pm, February 12, 2019KABUL (AP) — The Pentagon’s top official made an unannounced visit to Afghanistan on Monday to meet with U.S. commanders and Afghan leaders amid a push for peace with the Taliban. Pat Shanahan, …
• Lawmakers reach deal on border wall funding12:46 pm, February 12, 2019WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. congressional negotiators announced an agreement late Monday to prevent a government shutdown and finance construction of new barriers along the U.S.-Mexico border, overcomin…
• Top Pentagon official in Afghanistan amid push for peace4:34 pm, February 11, 2019KABUL (AP) — The Pentagon’s top official made an unannounced visit to Afghanistan on Monday to meet with U.S. commanders and Afghan leaders amid a push for peace with the Taliban. Pat Shanahan,…
• Music video by Tokyo-born filmmaker wins Grammy4:21 pm, February 11, 2019
• Madrid demonstrators reject government’s Catalonia policy1:04 pm, February 11, 2019MADRID (Reuters) — Tens of thousands of people waving Spain’s red-and-yellow flag demonstrated in Madrid on Sunday to oppose any concessions by the government to Catalan pro-independence parties …
• Italian unions lead mass demonstrations in Rome8:00 am, February 11, 2019ROME (AFP-Jiji) — Hundreds of thousands of people demonstrated in Rome on Saturday led by unions demanding pro-growth policies from the populist government, the biggest such protest in four years. …
• U.S.-backed Syria forces start ‘final battle’ against ISIL7:30 am, February 11, 2019QAMISHLI, Syria (AFP-Jiji) — The U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces said Saturday it had begun the “final battle” to oust Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant extremists from the last scrap of…
• Poroshenko: Ukraine must join EU, NATO7:00 am, February 11, 2019KIEV (AP) — Ukraine must join the European Union and NATO to protect itself from Russia’s expansionist actions, Ukraine’s president said Saturday as he officially launched his reelection campai…
• Virginia official wants probe of abuse claims6:30 am, February 11, 2019RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia’s embattled lieutenant governor on Saturday called for authorities, including the FBI, to investigate sexual assault allegations made against him while defying wides…
• S. Korea signs deal to pay more for U.S. troops6:00 am, February 11, 2019SEOUL (Reuters) — Officials signed a short-term agreement on Sunday to boost South Korea’s contribution toward the upkeep of U.S. troops on the peninsula, after a previous deal lapsed amid U.S. P…
• U.S., Russia push rival U.N. action on Venezuela9:37 pm, February 10, 2019WASHINGTON (Reuters) — The United States is pushing the U.N. Security Council to formally call for free, fair and credible presidential elections in Venezuela with international observers, diplomats…
• Indigenous Pemon vow to let aid in9:24 pm, February 10, 2019PUERTO ORDAZ, Venezuela (Reuters) — Venezuela’s Pemon, an indigenous people living along the border with Brazil, are determined to allow into the embattled country any foreign aid that may arrive…
• Prince Philip, 97, gives up license9:08 pm, February 10, 2019LONDON (AFP-Jiji) — Queen Elizabeth II’s 97-year-old husband Prince Philip on Saturday surrendered his driver’s license after causing a car crash that outraged the media and stirred a debate abo…
• Israel arrests Palestinian suspect in teen’s killing9:00 pm, February 10, 2019JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli police said Saturday they arrested a Palestinian suspect in the killing of an Israeli teenager, as thousands of people in Gaza buried two Palestinian teenagers killed by Is…
• Net neutrality faces legal fight in U.S. court8:54 pm, February 10, 2019WASHINGTON (AP) — Tech companies and nearly two dozen U.S. states clashed with the government in federal court on Feb. 1 over the repeal of net neutrality, a set of Obama-era rules aimed at preventi…
• EU: Google, FB must do more against fake news8:52 pm, February 10, 2019
• 783 fake pages removed8:51 pm, February 10, 2019NEW YORK (AP) — Facebook says it has removed 783 Iran-linked pages, accounts and groups from its service for what it calls “coordinated inauthentic behavior.” That’s the social network’s ter…
• Loss of newspapers leads to political polarization8:50 pm, February 10, 2019NEW YORK (AP) — The steady loss of local newspapers and journalists across the country contributes to the nation’s political polarization, a new study has found. With fewer opportunities to find …
• U.K. withdraws $17.9 million ferry contract from company with no ships in Brexit blunder8:30 pm, February 10, 2019
• Turkey: China’s treatment of Uygurs embarrassment for humanity8:25 pm, February 10, 2019ANKARA (AFP-Jiji) — Turkey on Saturday condemned China’s treatment of its Muslim ethnic Uygur people as “a great embarrassment for humanity,” adding to rights groups’ recent criticism over …
• Warren makes presidential bid official with call for change8:22 pm, February 10, 2019LAWRENCE, Mass. (AP) — Democratic Sen. Elizabeth Warren made her bid for the presidency official Saturday in this working-class city, grounding her 2020 campaign in a populist call to fight economi…
• Muslim lawmakers’ criticism of Israel pressures Democrats8:00 pm, February 10, 2019WASHINGTON (AFP-Jiji) — The support for a boycott of Israel by the first two Muslim women in the U.S. Congress has opened a breach in the Democratic Party and threatens to create a fissure in the ir…
• Pakistani journalist critical of govt seized outside home7:00 pm, February 10, 2019LAHORE, Pakistan (Reuters) — A Pakistani journalist under scrutiny for antigovernment social media posts was beaten and seized outside his home on Saturday, his son said, in the latest sign of pres…
• Latest ‘yellow vest’ protest turns violent6:45 pm, February 10, 2019PARIS (AP) — A French “yellow vest” protester’s hand was ripped apart Saturday during violent clashes in Paris as demonstrators tried to storm the French National Assembly in the 13th consecu…
• Merkel: ISIL far from being defeated7:15 am, February 10, 2019BERLIN (Reuters) — The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant militant group is far from defeated, and instead is morphing into an asymmetrical warfare force after the militant group lost almost all …
• China reports new outbreak of swine fever6:15 am, February 10, 2019BEIJING (AP) — China has reported a new outbreak of African swine fever that is threating the country’s vital pork industry. The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs reported Friday the dis…
• Trump says 2nd Kim talks to be in Hanoi9:52 pm, February 09, 2019WASHINGTON (Reuters) — U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday that U.S. diplomats had a “very productive meeting” with North Korean officials, and he announced his summit later this month wi…
• Turkey to request U.N. Khashoggi investigation8:15 pm, February 09, 2019ANKARA (AP) — Turkey and other countries will soon submit a formal request to establish a U.N. committee to investigate the killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, the Turkish foreign minister…
• U.S. urging Venezuela military to abandon president Maduro7:45 pm, February 09, 2019WASHINGTON (Reuters) — The United States is holding direct communications with members of Venezuela’s military, urging them to abandon President Nicolas Maduro, and is also preparing new sanctions…
• U.S. mulls withdrawing zero tariffs from India7:30 pm, February 09, 2019NEW DELHI (Reuters) — India could lose a vital U.S. trade concession, under which it enjoys zero tariffs on $5.6 billion of exports to the United States, amid a widening dispute over its trade and …
• Fast-food fan Trump in ‘very good health’7:20 pm, February 09, 2019WASHINGTON (AFP-Jiji) — U.S. President Donald Trump, who delights in confounding health experts with his junk food cravings and disinclination to exercise, is “in very good health,” his doctor …
• Greece OK’s Macedonia membership in NATO7:15 pm, February 09, 2019ATHENS (Reuters) — After holding up its admission for years, Greece became the first nation on Friday to ratify Macedonia’s membership of NATO after the two states resolved a decades-old name dis…
• Thailand king moves to block sister’s surprise bid for PM6:49 pm, February 09, 2019BANGKOK (Reuters) — Thailand’s King Maha Vajiralongkorn on Friday moved to block his elder sister’s surprise bid to run for prime minister in March, calling her candidacy for a populist oppositi…
• Thai king moves to block sister’s “inappropriate” candidacy for PM9:51 am, February 09, 2019BANGKOK (Reuters) — Thailand’s King Maha Vajiralongkorn on Friday moved to block his his elder sister’s surprise bid to run for prime minister in March, calling her candidacy for a populist opp…
• Dems back New Deal to fight climate change6:00 am, February 09, 2019WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. Democrats launched a sweeping plan Thursday to transform the U.S. economy to combat climate change and create thousands of jobs in renewable energy, signaling its likely elev…
• Russian official: Other nuclear pact in danger5:10 am, February 09, 2019MOSCOW (AP) — Another U.S.-Russian nuclear pact is in danger following the U.S. move to withdraw from a Cold War-era arms control treaty, a senior Russian diplomat said Thursday. Deputy Foreign M…
• Kushner to visit Middle East over peace plan5:00 am, February 09, 2019WASHINGTON (Reuters) — White House senior adviser Jared Kushner will travel to at least five Arab countries in late February to brief diplomats on the economic portion of a long-awaited U.S. peace …
• TV drama stirs debate over South Korea’s education culture11:55 pm, February 08, 2019SEOUL (Reuters) — It was created as a biting satire of South Korea’s notoriously competitive education system, but the country’s most popular cable TV drama has inspired some fans to ignore its…
• U.N. inquiry says Saudis ordered Khashoggi murder11:36 pm, February 08, 2019GENEVA (Reuters) — A United Nations-led inquiry into the murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi said on Thursday that evidence pointed to a brutal crime “planned and perpetrated” by Saudi of…
• Iran Revolutionary Guards unveil ‘new ballistic missile’10:25 pm, February 08, 2019TEHRAN (AFP-Jiji) — Iran’s Revolutionary Guards on Thursday unveiled a new ballistic missile with a range of 1,000 kilometers, their official news agency Sepah News reported. The move was the l…
• Ukraine makes ‘historic’ constitutional changes10:22 pm, February 08, 2019KIEV (AFP-Jiji) — Ukraine on Thursday adopted “historic” changes to its Constitution, spelling out the ex-Soviet country’s aspirations to join the EU and NATO two months before a crucial pres…
• Australia Parliament hit by hacking bid10:15 pm, February 08, 2019SYDNEY (Reuters) — Australian authorities are investigating an attempt to hack into the national Parliament’s computer network, two senior lawmakers said on Friday, but there was no evidence yet …
• Thai Princess Ubolratana to run for PM in March election9:43 pm, February 08, 2019BANGKOK (AP) — A Thai political party on Friday named a princess as its nominee to be the next prime minister, upending tradition of the palace eschewing politics and upsetting all predictions abou…
• Warring Yemen parties agree on compromise9:35 pm, February 08, 2019UNITED NATIONS (AFP-Jiji) — Yemen’s government and Houthi rebels have agreed on a preliminary compromise for redeploying their forces from the port city of Hodeida, the United Nations said Thursd…
• Iran said to jail 1.7 million in Tehran over 30 years9:05 pm, February 08, 2019PARIS (AP) — Media advocacy group Reporters Without Borders said Thursday that Iranian authorities arrested, jailed and sometimes executed 1.7 million people around the capital Tehran alone in the …
• EU-backed group: Go slow on Venezuela8:36 pm, February 08, 2019MONTEVIDEO (Reuters) — European and Latin American leaders gathered on Thursday in the Uruguayan capital of Montevideo to discuss a plan to solve the deepening crisis in Venezuela, while urging the…
• U.S. State Dept calls summit venue symbolic8:26 pm, February 08, 2019WASHINGTON (Reuters) — The choice of Vietnam as the venue for a second U.S.-North Korea summit this month shows the possibility of moving beyond conflict and division toward a thriving partnership,…
• Top Russian diplomat meets Taliban7:55 pm, February 08, 2019MOSCOW (AP) — A top Russian diplomat on Thursday met with Taliban representatives and expressed Moscow’s support for the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan. The meeting came after two days of tal…
• France recalls ambassador to Italy as diplomatic row deepens7:41 pm, February 08, 2019PARIS (AP) — France recalled its ambassador to Italy on Thursday amid rising tensions after Italy’s deputy prime minister met with French anti-government protesters and Italian leaders made criti…
• Bezos: Enquirer threatened to publish revealing photos7:41 pm, February 08, 2019LOS ANGELES (AP) — Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos said Thursday he was the target of “extortion and blackmail” by the publisher of the National Enquirer, which he said threatened to publish revealing pe…
• Poland cyber facility proposed3:45 am, February 08, 2019WARSAW (Reuters) — China’s Huawei has offered to build a cybersecurity center in Poland where last month authorities arrested a Chinese employee of the telecommunications firm along with a former…
• Berlin considers 5G security steps amid Huawei concerns3:25 am, February 08, 2019BERLIN (Reuters) — German ministers discussed on Wednesday how to safeguard security in future 5G mobile networks, government sources said, amid intense debate over whether to shut China’s Huawei …
• France rejects telecom bill3:05 am, February 08, 2019PARIS (Reuters) — The French Senate rejected on Wednesday proposed legislation aimed at toughening checks on telecoms equipment, following a U.S. warning about Chinese telecoms giant Huawei. The …
• Brazilian state cancels Vale dam license2:35 am, February 08, 2019SAO PAULO (Reuters) — The Brazilian state of Minas Gerais canceled Vale SA’s license to operate a dam at one of its largest mines, the company said on Wednesday, following the collapse of another…
• Zimbabwe opposition party snubs Mnangagwa talks2:05 am, February 08, 2019HARARE (Reuters) — Zimbabwe’s main opposition on Wednesday snubbed talks with President Emmerson Mnangagwa meant to try resolve a political and economic crisis, saying any dialogue with the presi…
• Macron approval rating recovers from Dec. lows1:35 am, February 08, 2019PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron appears to be clawing back support as he tries to quell the yellow vest protest movement with a national political debate. Recent polls by Ifop, BVA a…
• Macedonia moves toward NATO membership, signs key text1:05 am, February 08, 2019BRUSSELS (AP) — The small Balkan country of Macedonia took a big step Wednesday toward becoming the 30th member of NATO, the world’s biggest military alliance. In a move that marked the end of a…
• New Polish progressive party rises in polls12:35 am, February 08, 2019WARSAW (Reuters) — A new progressive party in Poland run by an openly gay politician has vaulted into third place in a public opinion poll, potentially complicating the ruling conservatives’ pros…
• U.S. House Dems move forward on gun control12:05 am, February 08, 2019WASHINGTON (Reuters) — The U.S. House of Representatives began moving toward tighter gun regulations on Wednesday, holding the first congressional hearing in years on how to stem the epidemic of gu…
• Virginia political turmoil deepens as AG admits to past use of blackface11:35 pm, February 07, 2019RICHMOND, Va. (Reuters) — The political crisis in Virginia deepened on Wednesday when the attorney general admitted to wearing blackface in the 1980s at a college party, becoming the state’s thir…
• Taliban rejects Trump plan for lingering U.S. presence11:05 pm, February 07, 2019KABUL (Reuters) — The Taliban reiterated on Wednesday their long-held demand that all foreign troops get out of Afghanistan, rejecting a suggestion by U.S. President Donald Trump of a lingering U.S….
• Warren hit over new reports on heritage claims10:35 pm, February 07, 2019WASHINGTON (AP) — Sen. Elizabeth Warren is on the verge of launching a presidential campaign that should be all about her vision for the future. But first she has to explain her past. For the seco…
• Netanyahu rival: Israeli control of Palestine wrong10:05 pm, February 07, 2019JERUSALEM (AP) — The leading challenger to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in a published interview Wednesday that Israel should “find a way” to end its control over the Palestin…
• U.S. trade deficit narrows in November as imports decline9:14 pm, February 07, 2019WASHINGTON (Reuters) — The U.S. trade deficit fell for the first time in six months in November as cheaper oil and higher domestic petroleum production helped to curb the country’s import bill, le…
• Camel milks supports Indian tribal lifestyle9:00 pm, February 07, 2019RANI, India (AFP-Jiji) — On the edge of the Indian desert, Lakshman Raika boils tea with fresh milk from one of his camels, gently stirring the brew his tribal herdsman have consumed for generations…
• Trump may declare ISIL’s defeat next week8:40 pm, February 07, 2019WASHINGTON (Reuters) — U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he expected a formal announcement as early as next week that the coalition fighting the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant mil…
• House Dems brush off Trump ‘ultimatum,’ steam ahead with probes8:00 pm, February 07, 2019WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. President Donald Trump warned Congress that investigations and legislation don’t mix. But Speaker Nancy Pelosi said such threats have no place in the House, as unbowed Democ…
• U.N. report: World sizzled in ’18, with more to come7:30 pm, February 07, 2019OSLO (Reuters) — Last year was the fourth-warmest on record and the outlook is for more sizzling heat approaching levels that most governments view as dangerous for the Earth, a U.N. report showed…
• Trump says may declare Islamic State defeated next week12:00 pm, February 07, 2019WASHINGTON (Reuters) — U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he expected a formal announcement as early as next week that the coalition fighting Islamic State militants has reclaimed all of…
• Venezuela military barricades bridge in attempt to block aid10:56 am, February 07, 2019CUCUTA, Colombia (AP) — The Venezuelan military barricaded a bridge at a key border crossing with Colombia, issuing a challenge Wednesday to a U.S.-backed effort by the opposition to bring humanita…
• Jolie urges Myanmar to end Rohingya violence11:35 pm, February 06, 2019COX’S BAZAR, Bangladesh (AP) — Angelina Jolie on Tuesday urged Myanmar to show a genuine commitment to ending violence and displacement in its Rakhine State, where hundreds of thousands of Rohing…
• Karl Marx’s grave memorial damaged in hammer attack10:55 pm, February 06, 2019LONDON (Reuters) — A memorial to Karl Marx at the cemetery in north London where the 19th century political philosopher is buried has been defaced, with marble hacked away apparently by a vandal ar…
• Afghan president: No peace deal without govt involvement10:25 pm, February 06, 2019KABUL (Reuters) — Afghanistan’s President Ashraf Ghani said Tuesday that no peace deal between the Taliban and the United States could be finalized without involving his government as “the deci…
• U.S. says foreign meddling didn’t affect 2018 elections9:35 pm, February 06, 2019WASHINGTON (Reuters) — Top U.S. officials said Tuesday that foreign actors did not have a significant impact on computer systems and other equipment underpinning the November 2018 congressional ele…
• Pope tamps down Maduro’s hopes for Vatican mediation in Venezuela9:05 pm, February 06, 2019ABOARD THE PAPAL PLANE (AP) — Pope Francis on Tuesday acknowledged receiving a request from embattled Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro to help relaunch talks to end the country’s political cri…
• May to meet EU leaders in Brussels8:55 pm, February 06, 2019LONDON/BRUSSELS (Reuters) — Prime Minister Theresa May will travel to Brussels on Thursday to tell European Union leaders they must accept legally binding changes to the Irish border arrangements o…
• Yemen govt, rebels meet over prisoner exchange8:55 pm, February 06, 2019SANAA (AP) — Yemen’s government and the Houthi rebels met in Jordan on Tuesday for talks on implementing a stalled prisoner exchange agreed upon in December. The U.N. envoy Martin Griffiths sai…
• Costa Rica ex-leader Arias accused in sex claim8:05 pm, February 06, 2019SAN JOSE (AP) — Former President Oscar Arias, a Nobel Peace Prize laureate, was enveloped in scandal Tuesday after a sexual assault complaint was brought against him by a nuclear disarmament activi…
• U.S. warns EU allies not to use Chinese 5G7:57 pm, February 06, 2019BRUSSELS (Reuters) — The United States sees the European Union as its top priority in a global effort to convince allies not to buy Huawei equipment for next-generation mobile networks, a U.S. Stat…
• Mnuchin, Lighthizer to hold trade talks in China next week7:56 pm, February 06, 2019WASHINGTON (Reuters) — Senior U.S. and Chinese officials are poised to start another round of trade talks in Beijing next week to push for a deal to protect American intellectual property and avert…
• U.S. general warns on ISIL threat in Syria7:55 pm, February 06, 2019WASHINGTON (Reuters) — A top U.S. general warned on Tuesday that the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) group would pose an enduring threat following a planned U.S. withdrawal from Syria, …
• Moscow eyeing new mid-range missiles7:49 pm, February 06, 2019MOSCOW (AP) — Russia will develop land-based intermediate range missiles within two years, the nation’s defense minister said Tuesday, a statement that comes in response to the U.S. decision to a…
• U.K. ministers ‘hold secret talks on delaying Brexit by 8 weeks’7:47 pm, February 06, 2019British Cabinet ministers have secretly held talks on plans to delay Brexit by eight weeks, the Telegraph newspaper reported late on Tuesday. The delay would postpone Brexit to May 24. Currently, Br…
• U.N. experts say North Korea’s nuclear program still intact7:38 pm, February 06, 2019UNITED NATIONS (AP) — North Korea’s nuclear and ballistic missile programs “remain intact” and its leaders are dispersing missile assembly and testing facilities to prevent “decapitation”…
• Trump to meet North Korean leader Feb. 27-28 in Vietnam12:30 pm, February 06, 2019WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. President Donald Trump said Tuesday that he will hold a two-day summit with North Korea leader Kim Jong Un Feb. 27-28 in Vietnam to continue his efforts to persuade Kim to gi…
• Trump claims ‘ridiculous partisan’ probes may upset progress11:55 am, February 06, 2019WASHINGTON (AP) — Facing a divided Congress for the first time, U.S. President Donald Trump warned emboldened Democrats in his State of the Union speech Tuesday that “ridiculous partisan investig…
• Russia to design new intermediate range missiles in 2 years10:00 am, February 06, 2019MOSCOW (AP) — Russia will develop land-based intermediate range missiles within two years, the nation’s defense minister said Tuesday, a statement that comes in response to the U.S. decision to …
• Museum says Facebook censored its nudes3:00 am, February 06, 2019GENEVA (AP) — A Geneva art museum says Facebook prohibited it from promoting an upcoming exhibit with images of two statues — a half-naked Venus and a nude, kneeling man. The Museum of Art and H…
• Bodies of 6 skiers found after Italian avalanches2:30 am, February 06, 2019ROME (AP) — Rescuers on Monday located the bodies of four skiers in Italy’s Alps, a day after they went missing, raising the death toll in recent avalanches in the country to six. The Valdostano…
• Senate breaks from Trump with Syria vote2:00 am, February 06, 2019WASHINGTON (Reuters) — The Republican-led U.S. Senate backed largely symbolic legislation on Monday that broke with President Donald Trump by opposing plans for any abrupt withdrawal of troops from …
• Trump camp moves to block possible GOP rivals for 20201:30 am, February 06, 2019WASHINGTON (AP) — Worried about a potential Republican primary challenge, U.S. President Donald Trump’s campaign has launched a state-by-state effort to prevent an intraparty fight that could spil…
• Arson suspect held after Paris apartment fire kills 71:00 am, February 06, 2019PARIS (AP) — A fire in a Paris apartment building early Tuesday that authorities suspect was an arson attack killed seven people and sent residents fleeing to the roof or climbing out their windows…
• Emergency declaration urged over Ebola crisis12:31 am, February 06, 2019DAKAR (AP) — An international group of public health experts on Monday called on the World Health Organization to convene an emergency committee to consider declaring Congo’s Ebola outbreak an in…
• Pope decries weapons, war on UAE trip12:03 am, February 06, 2019ABU DHABI (Reuters) — Pope Francis denounced the “logic of armed power” in Yemen, Syria and other Middle East wars on Monday on a landmark visit to the Arabian Peninsula where Islam emerged, tel…
• Ambulance app helped Kenya attack victims11:00 pm, February 05, 2019NAIROBI (Reuters) — Just minutes after militants attacked a luxury hotel complex in Nairobi last month, the first ambulances roared up to collect wounded survivors. Speedy medical help is taken for…
• Port exec gunned down10:30 pm, February 05, 2019GAROWE, Somalia (Reuters) — Gunmen posing as fishermen killed an executive of Dubai government-owned P&O Ports’ operations in Somalia’s semi-autonomous region of Puntland on Monday in an attack …
• Bomb kills 11 at Somali mall10:00 pm, February 05, 2019MOGADISHU (Reuters) — A car bomb exploded at a shopping mall in Somalia’s capital on Monday, killing 11 people and wounding 10 in an attack that police said was probably carried out by Islamist gr…
• Meng extradition fight hinges on U.S. motives8:39 pm, February 05, 2019Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou, who was arrested in Canada and faces possible extradition to the United States, is exploring a defense that claims U.S. charges against her are politically motivated, th…
• Trump to nominate ex-energy lobbyist to head Interior Dept8:27 pm, February 05, 2019WASHINGTON (Reuters) — U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday he would nominate David Bernhardt, a former energy lobbyist, to be secretary of the interior, the department that oversees U.S. pub…
• U.N.: N. Korea protecting arsenal before summit talks8:27 pm, February 05, 2019UNITED NATIONS/WASHINGTON (Reuters) — North Korea is working to ensure its nuclear and ballistic missile capabilities cannot be destroyed by military strikes, U.N. monitors said ahead of a meeting …
• EU nations, regional bloc back Guaido over Maduro8:26 pm, February 05, 2019MADRID/OTTAWA (Reuters) — Major European nations joined the United States on Monday in recognizing opposition leader Juan Guaido as Venezuela’s legitimate head of state, while members of a separat…
• Obesity-linked cancers on rise in young adults7:02 pm, February 05, 2019PARIS (AFP-Jiji) — A sharp increase in obesity-linked cancers among young adults in the United States could foreshadow a reversal in the overall decline in cancer mortality, researchers warned Monda…
• Salvadorans hope for change as outsider wins presidency7:01 pm, February 05, 2019SAN SALVADOR (Reuters) — Salvadorans voiced hope for a changed country on Monday after political outsider Nayib Bukele won a sweeping victory in the presidential election with a pledge to tackle the…
• Pentagon: U.S. to send 3,750 more troops to Mexico border6:00 am, February 05, 2019WASHINGTON (AFP-Jiji) — The United States will send an additional 3,750 troops to its frontier with Mexico, the Pentagon said Sunday, as U.S. President Donald Trump doubled down on his call for a wa…
• El Chapo trial highlights official graft in Mexico5:50 am, February 05, 2019NEW YORK (AP) — In the same Brooklyn courthouse where jurors have heard testimony about Mexican politicians protecting Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman’s drug empire, a former Mexican state attorney…
• Gang-weary Salvadorans elect Bukele as president5:40 am, February 05, 2019SAN SALVADOR (AFP-Jiji) — Salvadorans on Sunday elected Nayib Bukele, the popular former mayor of San Salvador, as the Central American country’s new president — a result that ends the near 30-…
• Macron considering referendum in late May5:13 am, February 05, 2019PARIS (AFP-Jiji) — French President Emmanuel Macron is considering organizing what would be the first referendum in France in 14 years in May as part of his response to “yellow vest” protests, …
• Egypt to mull longer term for president2:09 am, February 05, 2019CAIRO (Reuters) — Egypt will consider extending the presidential term to six years from four, a senior lawmaker said Sunday, which could allow Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi to stay in pow…
• Yemen’s warring parties meet on ship to discuss withdrawal12:38 am, February 05, 2019DUBAI/ADEN (Reuters) — Representatives from both sides in the Yemen conflict met on a ship on the Red Sea on Sunday in a U.N.-led push to implement a stalled troop withdrawal from Yemen’s main po…
• Egypt to host talks for Palestinian groups to save unity, urges calm with Israel11:03 pm, February 04, 2019GAZA (Reuters) — Egypt will hold talks with leaders of two major Palestinian factions to try to salvage faltering unity efforts and to restore calm with Israel, officials said Sunday. The head of …
• Netanyahu, Trump appear in giant election poster10:02 pm, February 04, 2019JERUSALEM (AFP-Jiji) — A giant billboard advert in Tel Aviv features Benjamin Netanyahu and U.S. President Donald Trump grinning and shaking hands, as Israel’s prime minister cranks up his campai…
• Trump: No plans to leave S. Korea10:01 pm, February 04, 2019WASHINGTON (Jiji Press) — The United States has no plans at the moment to withdraw its troops from South Korea, President Donald Trump has indicated in an interview with U.S. television network CBS…
• U.S., ROK diplomats meet again ahead of Trump-Kim summit9:54 pm, February 04, 2019SEOUL (AP) — Senior U.S. and South Korean officials met Sunday to discuss an expected second summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. Trump’s special envoy…
• Pope lands in UAE for historic visit9:25 pm, February 04, 2019ABU GHABI (AFP-Jiji) — Pope Francis landed in the United Arab Emirates on Sunday for the first ever visit by a pontiff to the Arabian Peninsula — the birthplace of Islam. The pope touched down in…
• May will seek ‘pragmatic’ solution to Brexit deal9:25 pm, February 04, 2019LONDON (Reuters) — British Prime Minister Theresa May said on Sunday she would seek a “pragmatic solution” to a parliamentary impasse over the terms on which Britain leaves the European Union w…
• Democratic candidate trusts Americans ready for gay leader8:32 pm, February 04, 2019WASHINGTON (AFP-Jiji) — Pete Buttigieg, an openly gay mayor who is running for U.S. president, said Sunday he believes America will judge him based on the quality of his ideas and experience. Butt…
• Military steps in as ‘once-in-a-century’ floods bring crocs to streets in Australia8:18 pm, February 04, 2019CAIRNS, Australia (AFP-Jiji) — Australia’s military has been deployed to tackle devastating “once-in-a-century” floods that have inundated homes, schools and airports in the country’s north…
• Goodbye, again: Vietnam’s reburials send souls on final journey8:16 pm, February 04, 2019HANOI (AFP-Jiji) — In the dead of night in a Hanoi cemetery, Nguyen Van Thang’s casket is unearthed; his bones carefully cleaned, wrapped in silk and then reburied, so he can finally segue into th…
• Queen to be ‘evacuated in case of Brexit unrest’7:52 pm, February 04, 2019LONDON (Reuters) — British officials have revived Cold War emergency plans to relocate the royal family should there be riots in London if Britain suffers a disruptive departure from the European U…
• EU OK’s compensation for Irish farmers / No-deal Brexit scheme may cover Belgians, Dutch, Danes7:50 pm, February 04, 2019DUBLIN (Reuters) — The European Commission has agreed to compensate Irish farmers for a collapse in beef and dairy prices in the event of a no-deal Brexit, the Irish edition of the Sunday Times news…
• Erdogan: Turkey maintaining contacts with Syria7:46 pm, February 04, 2019ISTANBUL (Reuters) — Turkey has maintained low-level contact with the Syrian government, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Sunday, even though Ankara has supported rebels who fought for years to …
• U.K. minister warns over no-deal Brexit3:05 am, February 04, 2019LONDON (Reuters) — Britain would permanently regret leaving the European Union without a deal, and Parliament needs to reach a decision to stop this in the next two weeks, business minister Greg Cl…
• French yellow vest protesters condemn injuries, blame police2:35 am, February 04, 2019PARIS (AP) — France’s yellow vest protesters were back on the streets Saturday to keep up the pressure on French President Emmanuel Macron’s government and to decry the number of people being i…
• Thousands protest in eastern Sudan as death toll mounts2:05 am, February 04, 2019CAIRO (AP) — Thousands of residents poured out onto the streets of Sudan’s eastern province of Kassala to denounce the death of a protester last week following demonstrations calling for the pres…
• Poland’s political divide grows wider after mayor is slain1:35 am, February 04, 2019WARSAW (AP) — Krzysztof Strzemeski watched with unease as a high school friend voiced support for Poland’s nationalist government on social media, followed by hate-filled extremist posts. But whe…
• Iran unveils long-range missile on anniversary of revolution1:05 am, February 04, 2019DUBAI (Reuters) — Iran displayed a new cruise missile with a range of 1,300 kilometers on Saturday during celebrations marking the anniversary of the 1979 Islamic Revolution, state television report…
• 8 dead as Philippine troops battle militants12:35 am, February 04, 2019MANILA (AP) — Philippine troops clashed with Abu Sayyaf gunmen in fierce jungle fighting that left five soldiers and three militants dead, as the military pushed forward with a fresh offensive foll…
• U.S.: Limits in reuniting migrant families12:05 am, February 04, 2019SAN DIEGO (AP) — The administration of U.S. President Donald Trump says it would require extraordinary effort to reunite what may be thousands of migrant children who have been separated from their…
• Brazil justice official warns Vale over practices11:35 pm, February 03, 2019BRUMADINHO, Brazil (Reuters) — Brazilian miner Vale needs to change its behavior, cooperate more with authorities and be more transparent after a deadly dam collapse at one of its mines that likely…
• Hawaii Rep. Gabbard enters presidential race11:05 pm, February 03, 2019WASHINGTON (Reuters) — U.S. Rep. Tulsi Gabbard, an Iraq War veteran who at times has had a spiky relationship with the Democratic Party, on Saturday added another liberal voice to a burgeoning field…
• Powerful storm batters S. Calif., floods highways10:35 pm, February 03, 2019LOS ANGELES (AP) — The second in a string of powerful storms battered California on Saturday, shutting key highways after water and mud rushed into lanes from bare hillsides in wildfire burn areas …
• Maduro bid to move $850 mil. in gold overseas thwarted10:05 pm, February 03, 2019CARACAS (Bloomberg) — The embattled Venezuelan regime of Nicolas Maduro halted plans to ship 20 tons of gold overseas as a growing international push to ring-fence the country’s dwindling hard ass…
• Russia to also pull plug on N-arms treaty8:20 pm, February 03, 2019MOSCOW (AP) — Following in the footsteps of the United States, Russia will abandon a centerpiece nuclear arms treaty, but will only deploy intermediate-range nuclear missiles if Washington does so,…
• Virginia gov. rejects calls to resign over racist photo7:36 pm, February 03, 2019RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Resisting widespread calls for his resignation, Virginia’s embattled governor on Saturday pledged to remain in office after disavowing a blatantly racist photograph that appe…
• Nissan to cancel U.K. X-SUV plans7:17 pm, February 03, 2019
• Venezuela’s Guaido urges military defections amid protests8:12 am, February 03, 2019CARACAS (AP) — Venezuela’s opposition leader called on more members of the military to abandon the country’s socialist government following Saturday’s defection of a high-ranking general, as …
• Deadly Brazil dam burst had echoes of ’15 disaster1:28 am, February 03, 2019BELO HORIZONTE, Brazil (Reuters) — The collapse of a Brazilian dam controlled by miner Vale SA a week ago likely happened because parts of the sand and dried-mud structure dissolved into liquid, a s…
• U.S. job gains surge despite cautious Fed11:00 pm, February 02, 2019
• U.S. starts counting down INF treaty exit9:00 pm, February 02, 2019WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration is pulling the plug on a decades-old nuclear arms treaty with Russia, lifting what it sees as unreasonable constraints on competing with a resurgent Russi…
• U.S. Sen. Cory Booker launches bid for ’20 presidential nomination7:28 pm, February 02, 2019WASHINGTON (Reuters) — U.S. Sen. Cory Booker, who gained national prominence in the fight over Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh, announced on Friday that he would seek the Democratic Party’s …
• Ex-ROK pres. hopeful jailed in #MeToo case7:25 pm, February 02, 2019SEOUL (AFP-Jiji) — A former South Korean presidential contender was jailed for three and a half years on Friday in an appeal trial stemming from allegations he raped his female aide — overturning …
• Amnesty: Boko Haram killed at least 60 in Nigeria7:24 pm, February 02, 2019LAGOS (AFP-Jiji) — Boko Haram killed at least 60 civilians in an attack on the remote town of Rann in northeast Nigeria last week, Amnesty International said on Friday. The human rights group’s …
• To exiles, Pence vows more heat on Maduro7:20 pm, February 02, 2019DORAL, Fla. (Reuters) — U.S. Vice President Mike Pence on Friday listened to harrowing stories of deprivation, torture and escape from Venezuelans who fled their homeland, and pledged to ramp up pr…
• Trump’s State of the Union to focus on ‘choosing greatness’7:16 pm, February 02, 2019WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. President Donald Trump heads into his State of the Union address dogged by bruising midterm losses and sinking poll numbers, wounded by a blistering standoff with Democrats. B…
• 20 charged in birth tourism crackdown9:00 am, February 02, 2019SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) — Dongyuan Li’s business was called “You Win USA,” and authorities say she coached pregnant Chinese women on how to get into the United States to deliver babies who wou…
• Conservation work on Tutankhamun tomb unveiled8:00 am, February 02, 2019LUXOR, Egypt (AFP-Jiji) — After almost a decade, a team of international experts on Thursday revealed the results of their painstaking work to preserve the tomb of Egypt’s legendary Pharaoh Tutan…
• European nations sidestep U.S. Iran sanctions6:30 am, February 02, 2019BERLIN (AP) — Three European countries that have been working to preserve a deal limiting Iran’s nuclear capability have established a new system so their companies can continue trading with the …
• Report: Gaps in security growing in Afghanistan6:00 am, February 02, 2019WASHINGTON (AP) — As the Trump administration pushes for peace in Afghanistan, a new U.S. watchdog report says Afghan security forces are shrinking, gaps in security are growing, and the Taliban ar…
• Palestinian, Israeli ties uncertain9:30 pm, February 01, 2019JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli and Palestinian officials on Thursday signaled that security coordination between them will continue, despite a looming midnight deadline that will cut off all U.S. assista…
• Guaido tells Venezuela police to stay away from his family9:00 pm, February 01, 2019CARACAS (AP) — The Venezuelan opposition leader challenging Nicolas Maduro’s claim to the presidency warned officers from a feared state security unit Thursday to stay away from his family after h…
• Trump-Kim summit details to be unveiled8:31 pm, February 01, 2019WASHINGTON (AFP-Jiji) — U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday said the details of his upcoming summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un will be announced next week — and that a date and plac…
• 3,000 in China punished in crackdown8:30 pm, February 01, 2019SHANGHAI (Reuters) — China has punished 3,021 people in a crackdown on organized crime and the local “protective umbrellas” that allow it to operate, state news agency Xinhua reported on Friday…
• Senate raps Trump on Syria, Afghanistan8:23 pm, February 01, 2019WASHINGTON (AP) — In a bipartisan rebuke to U.S. President Donald Trump, the Senate voted 68-23 Thursday to advance an amendment that would oppose withdrawal of U.S. troops from Syria and Afghanist…
• U.S. lifts U.N. freeze on North Korea aid8:19 pm, February 01, 2019UNITED NATIONS (AFP-Jiji) — The United States is moving quickly to lift a freeze at the United Nations on humanitarian aid to North Korea, just weeks before a planned second U.S.-North Korean summi…
• Lebanon factions end deadlock, form govt8:00 pm, February 01, 2019BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanese political factions agreed Thursday to form a new government, breaking a nine-month deadlock that only deepened the country’s economic woes. Rival political groups had been…
• Foreign Secretary: Brexit may have to be delayed7:30 pm, February 01, 2019LONDON (AP) — A key member of Prime Minister Theresa May’s government acknowledged Thursday that Britain’s exit from the European Union may have to be delayed if negotiations on a divorce deal d…
• Beyonce, Jay-Z offer tickets for going vegan7:10 pm, February 01, 2019NEW YORK (AFP-Jiji) — Music’s first couple Beyonce and Jay-Z are encouraging fans to go vegan for a month with a contest to give one lucky winner a lifetime of free tickets to their shows. Queen…
• Saudi Arabia, UAE, Yemen seek U.N. help7:00 pm, February 01, 2019UNITED NATIONS (AFP-Jiji) — Yemen’s government and its allies Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates asked the U.N. Security Council on Thursday to turn up the pressure on Houthi rebels to uph…
• U.S. expected to announce INF treaty withdrawal as soon as Friday11:59 am, February 01, 2019WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration is poised to announce Friday that it is withdrawing from a treaty that has been a centerpiece of superpower arms control since the Cold War and whose demi…
• Lawmakers seek Trump decision on Yemen war8:00 am, February 01, 2019WASHINGTON (Reuters) — U.S. lawmakers said on Wednesday they expect Congress will pass a resolution ending U.S. involvement in the Yemen war, which would force U.S. President Donald Trump to issue …
• Trump administration reveals govt secretly sent Cold War-era plutonium to Nevada7:30 am, February 01, 2019WASHINGTON (Reuters) — The U.S. government secretly shipped a large amount of deadly plutonium from a South Carolina site that produced the radioactive metal for nuclear bombs during the Cold War t…
• Study: E-cigarettes help more smokers to quit7:00 am, February 01, 2019LONDON (Reuters) — E-cigarettes are almost twice as effective at helping smokers quit as nicotine replacement treatments like patches, lozenges and gum, according to the results of a major clinical…
• Saudi prince’s anti-graft probe ends, nets $107 bil.6:30 am, February 01, 2019RIYADH (AP) — Saudi Arabia’s unprecedented anti-corruption sweep that saw top princes, businessmen, military officers and officials detained at the Ritz-Carlton hotel has ended after netting the …
• Taliban: Not looking to rule Afghanistan alone6:00 am, February 01, 2019ISLAMABAD (AP) — The Taliban said Wednesday it is not seeking a “monopoly on power” in a future administration in Afghanistan but is looking for ways to coexist with Afghan institutions — the…
• Venezuela detains 3 foreign journalists10:00 pm, January 31, 2019CARACAS (Reuters) — Venezuelan authorities detained three foreign journalists and a driver working for the Spanish news agency EFE on Wednesday, the company said, in the latest arrests of reporters…
• Canada reduces staff at embassy in Cuba9:15 pm, January 31, 2019TORONTO (AP) — Canada announced Wednesday it is removing up to half of the Canadians at its embassy in Cuba after another diplomat fell mysteriously ill. Canada has confirmed 14 cases of unexplain…
• EU: No renegotiation of Brexit deal7:31 pm, January 31, 2019LONDON/BRUSSELS (Reuters) — The EU’s chief Brexit negotiator told Britain on Wednesday that time was too short to find an alternative to the Irish border arrangement agreed in their divorce deal, …
• Sudan opposition leader’s daughter detained7:30 pm, January 31, 2019KHARTOUM (Reuters) — Security forces detained the daughter of Sudanese opposition leader Sadiq al-Mahdi on Wednesday, her family said, as antigovernment protests spread to the capital’s main univ…
• Trump: U.S. intelligence chiefs naive on Iran7:29 pm, January 31, 2019WASHINGTON (Reuters) — U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday called U.S. intelligence chiefs “extremely passive and naive” on Iran and dismissed their assessments of the threat posed by North…
• Venezuela’s Guaido urges military to reject Maduro7:27 pm, January 31, 2019CARACAS (AFP-Jiji) — Thousands of opposition protesters, led by Venezuela’s self-proclaimed acting president Juan Guaido, on Wednesday called on the armed forces to abandon President Nicolas Madur…
• Singer lambasted for Japanese tattoo7:20 pm, January 31, 2019NEW YORK (AFP-Jiji) — Too bad pop star Ariana Grande is vegan — she just tattooed an accidental homage to a Japanese barbeque grill on her palm. The American singer’s attempt to ink an ode to …
• EU mulls proposals to exclude China firms from 5G network7:00 pm, January 31, 2019BRUSSELS/WARSAW (Reuters) — The European Union is considering proposals that would effectively amount to a de-facto ban on Huawei Technologies Co. equipment for next-generation mobile networks, four…
• For U.S.-China trade talks, hopes are high, expectations low3:00 pm, January 31, 2019WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. and Chinese negotiators are holding high-level talks aimed at settling a six-month trade war that has weakened both sides, shaken financial markets and clouded the outlook fo…
• U.S. intelligence heads differ with Trump on security risks2:28 am, January 31, 2019
• May instructed to change Brexit deal; EU says no11:48 pm, January 30, 2019
• Boko Haram fears send 30,000 Nigerians fleeing to Cameroon8:22 pm, January 30, 2019
• U.N. finds 15 mass graves in DR Congo amid violence8:19 pm, January 30, 2019
• Italy PM: 5 nations to help end Sea Watch standoff8:18 pm, January 30, 2019
• French police clear Paris migrant camp8:15 pm, January 30, 2019
• Pakistan upholds acquittal in blasphemy case8:13 pm, January 30, 2019
• Guaido barred from leaving Venezuela8:06 pm, January 30, 2019
• Trump foe used campaign funds on #MeToo lawyers8:00 pm, January 30, 2019
• U.S. cities scramble to save homeless from dangerous cold7:58 pm, January 30, 2019
• Ally of Moon convicted over opinion rigging7:55 pm, January 30, 2019
• N. Korea selling fishing rights to China in violation of U.N. sanctions7:42 pm, January 30, 2019
• Apple opens new chapter as iPhone sales fall11:32 am, January 30, 2019
• British lawmakers instruct May to change Brexit deal8:38 am, January 30, 2019
• U.N. envoy urges fighters to withdraw from Hodeida port4:00 am, January 30, 2019
• N. Korea’s push to use more coal clouds future3:50 am, January 30, 2019
• EU team gets rare access to China’s restive Xinjiang region12:10 am, January 30, 2019
• Researchers find ‘food shocks’ increasing over last 5 decades11:55 pm, January 29, 2019
• Cohen, worried about Trump threats, to testify at closed hearing11:35 pm, January 29, 2019
• U.S. sanctions Venezuelan state oil company9:55 pm, January 29, 2019
• China brings dispute over U.S. tariffs to WTO9:16 pm, January 29, 2019
• Mitsubishi fires back at Bombardier9:06 pm, January 29, 2019
• U.S. govt shutdown costs economy $3 billion9:05 pm, January 29, 2019
• Australia: China has raised ‘anxiety’ in disputed waters8:55 pm, January 29, 2019
• Mnuchin expects progress in ‘complicated’ trade talks8:36 pm, January 29, 2019
• U.S. agrees ‘in principle’ with Taliban for Afghan peace deal8:25 pm, January 29, 2019
• State of the Union address set for Feb. 58:15 pm, January 29, 2019
• Soccer activists campaign for release of Bahraini refugee7:55 pm, January 29, 2019
• Ukraine stages cybercrime raids in international probe7:52 pm, January 29, 2019
• EU agency says Iran likely to increase cyber-espionage7:51 pm, January 29, 2019
• Iran rejects talks on missiles7:49 pm, January 29, 2019
• Khashoggi investigator to meet prosecutor7:47 pm, January 29, 2019
• Pakistan’s top court to rule on Asia Bibi appeal request7:25 pm, January 29, 2019
• Mueller’s Russia probe ‘close to being completed’7:20 pm, January 29, 2019
• U.S. charges Chinese tech giant Huawei, top executive8:45 am, January 29, 2019
• Israel Cabinet OK’s law to allow medical cannabis exports6:10 am, January 29, 2019
• As hopes rise for U.S.-Taliban deal, what comes next?5:12 am, January 29, 2019
• Polish nationalists protest during event marking liberation of Auschwitz camp12:24 am, January 29, 2019
• ‘Red scarf’ protesters march against ‘yellow vest’ violence11:59 pm, January 28, 2019
• Hezbollah chief warns Israel against continuing strikes in Syria11:35 pm, January 28, 2019
• 30 Nigerian soldiers killed in ISIL attack10:54 pm, January 28, 2019
• Leaders OK technology board at Shanghai Stock bourse10:46 pm, January 28, 2019
• 8 killed, 30 injured in attack on Yemen camp9:53 pm, January 28, 2019
• Lack of jobs forced Indian migrants on boat to N.Z.8:00 pm, January 28, 2019
• Aussies complain Google sending outback tourists off the maptourists off the map7:51 pm, January 28, 2019
• Banksy homage to Bataclan stolen from Paris theater7:51 pm, January 28, 2019
• Harris launches ’20 White House campaign7:49 pm, January 28, 2019
• Death toll from Brazil dam burst rises to 587:46 pm, January 28, 2019
• Starbucks ex-CEO Schultz mulling independent White House bid7:43 pm, January 28, 2019
• China jails human rights lawyer for subversion7:41 pm, January 28, 2019
• Trump casts doubt on seeing a budget deal that he’d accept7:36 pm, January 28, 2019
• EU may tighten rules against China’s Huawei due to feared intel4:49 pm, January 28, 2019
• Trump golf course fires 12 undocumented immigrant workers after years on payroll3:45 am, January 28, 2019
• Pope challenged in Panama over sex abuse scandals3:25 am, January 28, 2019
• Top Venezuelan military envoy to U.S. defects3:05 am, January 28, 2019
• Venezuela allows U.S. diplomats to remain2:45 am, January 28, 2019
• 40 dead in Brazil dam collapse as hope gives way to anguish2:25 am, January 28, 2019
• Twin church bombings kill 27 in south Philippines2:05 am, January 28, 2019
• U.S. conservatives slam ‘surrender’ on border wall1:35 am, January 28, 2019
• Mass graves discovered in DR Congo1:05 am, January 28, 2019
• 600 DR Congo rebels lay down weapons12:35 am, January 28, 2019
• France open to Brexit postponement12:05 am, January 28, 2019
• Protesters defy Macron again at tense rallies11:05 pm, January 27, 2019
• Amid violence in Yemen, children soothed by music10:35 pm, January 27, 2019
• Tory lawmaker: Brexit date could be delayed by weeks10:05 pm, January 27, 2019
• Business, national leaders uneasy as Davos forum ends7:56 pm, January 27, 2019
• U.S. envoy claims ‘significant progress’ in talks with Taliban11:43 am, January 27, 2019
• Erdogan: Turkey can create Syria safe zone7:00 am, January 27, 2019
• U.N. envoy: Myanmar Army head must be prosecuted for genocide6:00 am, January 27, 2019
• 76 WTO members push for new e-commerce rules8:30 pm, January 26, 2019
• U.S. delays returning asylum seekers to Mexico8:15 pm, January 26, 2019
• Trump agrees to end shutdown temporarily / 3-week deal reached, but without any funds for wall8:00 pm, January 26, 2019
• WHO: Ebola has spread to high-risk area of DR Congo7:45 pm, January 26, 2019
• Study: Greenland ice melting four-fold faster than decade ago7:30 pm, January 26, 2019
• NATO, Russia talks fail to save arms treaty7:15 pm, January 26, 2019
• Trump confidant Stone charged with lying about hacked emails6:14 pm, January 26, 2019
• Court hears of El Chapo’s grisly tactics5:13 am, January 26, 2019
• Ex-Scottish leader Salmond charged with attempted rape4:59 am, January 26, 2019
• Head of U.N. truce mission in Yemen to step down4:16 am, January 26, 2019
• S. Korea expects nuclear pledge from Kim at next Trump summit4:00 am, January 26, 2019
• ‘Doomsday Clock’ stays at 2 mins to midnight3:14 am, January 26, 2019
• U.N. rights expert to visit Turkey over Khashoggi murder2:31 am, January 26, 2019
• U.S. slaps new sanctions on 4 groups linked to Iran1:26 am, January 26, 2019
• U.S. warships pass through Taiwan Strait12:35 am, January 26, 2019
• Brazil’s 1st openly gay congressman quits12:13 am, January 26, 2019
• ‘1 in 50’ U.S. teen students transgender12:11 am, January 26, 2019
• Freedoms being ‘eroded’ in Egypt / 8 years after uprising, movement leaders in jail, in exile or sidelined11:59 pm, January 25, 2019
• Taliban appoints new political leader11:55 pm, January 25, 2019
• Modi’s ruling group likely to fall short of Parliament majority10:43 pm, January 25, 2019
• Hamas rejects $15 million in Qatari funds over Israel actions10:32 pm, January 25, 2019
• Trump associate Stone arrested, faces obstruction charge10:00 pm, January 25, 2019
• Pope urges that murders of women be addressed9:42 pm, January 25, 2019
• Senate seeks solution to open U.S. govt9:35 pm, January 25, 2019
• Washington offers to hold talks on arms control with Moscow9:07 pm, January 25, 2019
• U.S. seeks to deprive Maduro of funds8:56 pm, January 25, 2019
• DR Congo ushers in new president in historic transition7:55 pm, January 25, 2019
• Ross tells federal workers to ‘get loans’7:53 pm, January 25, 2019
• U.S. govt to begin returning asylum seekers to Mexico7:31 pm, January 25, 2019
• Renault names new leaders to replace Ghosn8:50 am, January 25, 2019
• Trump postpones State of Union8:54 pm, January 24, 2019
• Australia demands China treat detained man ‘fairly’8:44 pm, January 24, 2019
• Trump’s approval hits yearlong low amid turmoil8:25 pm, January 24, 2019
• Cohen delays testimony to Congress8:19 pm, January 24, 2019
• Iranian TV anchor released from jail8:19 pm, January 24, 2019
• Amid wall debate, pope decries fear of migration8:09 pm, January 24, 2019
• Erdogan, Putin united on Syria8:08 pm, January 24, 2019
• In a month, Guaido emerges from obscurity7:55 pm, January 24, 2019
• Malaysian royals pick new king7:55 pm, January 24, 2019
• Los Angeles teachers return to work after 6-day strike7:46 pm, January 24, 2019
• Parade marking wartime siege draws ire in St. Petersburg7:43 pm, January 24, 2019
• Ex-top ROK judge held in power abuse probe7:34 pm, January 24, 2019
• Seoul claims another ‘threatening’ flight7:26 pm, January 24, 2019
• Kim expresses satisfaction over Trump letter6:57 pm, January 24, 2019
• U.K. to press trade ministers over replicating EU agreements6:57 pm, January 24, 2019
• Trump says will wait till shutdown over to make state of union address2:05 pm, January 24, 2019
• Australia urges China to treat detained dual citizen fairly2:00 pm, January 24, 2019
• Maduro foe claims Venezuela presidency amid protests12:35 pm, January 24, 2019
• U.S. intelligence report warns of ‘ever more diverse’ threats11:55 pm, January 23, 2019
• U.S. aid cuts dim hopes for Mideast peace11:35 pm, January 23, 2019
• U.S. Senate sets up dueling votes on plans to end shutdown11:00 pm, January 23, 2019
• Zimbabwe president vows to launch probe into brutal crackdown10:25 pm, January 23, 2019
• Thai king signs decree on 1st election since coup10:05 pm, January 23, 2019
• U.S. top court allows transgender troop limits9:55 pm, January 23, 2019
• Trump to ask top court to decide on census row9:35 pm, January 23, 2019
• Opposition leader pushes for vote on new Brexit referendum9:15 pm, January 23, 2019
• Morales marks 13 years, seeks new term9:05 pm, January 23, 2019
• France, Germany sign new friendship treaty8:25 pm, January 23, 2019
• China agrees on $600 mil. in grant aid to Cambodia7:55 pm, January 23, 2019
• Afghanistan suffers heavy toll in Taliban attack7:35 pm, January 23, 2019
• Pompeo expects ‘good marker’ with N. Korea by end of Feb.6:56 pm, January 23, 2019
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