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Rubio hails end of USAID as Bush, Obama deplore cost in lives
AFP, Published on 02/07/2025
» WASHINGTON - The US foreign aid agency formally closed down Tuesday, with President Donald Trump's administration trumpeting the end of the "charity-based model" despite predictions that millions of lives will be lost.
Brazil police foil Lady Gaga gig bomb plot
AFP, Published on 05/05/2025
» BRASíLIA - Brazilian police said Sunday they had arrested two people in connection with a foiled plot to attack Lady Gaga's packed mega-concert in Rio de Janeiro.
Chinese balloon's equipment 'clearly' for spying: US official
AFP, Published on 10/02/2023
» WASHINGTON - Images from U2 spy planes showed that the Chinese balloon that flew over the United States last week was unmistakably equipped for collecting intelligence and not weather data, a US official said Thursday.
Clooney, U2 among honorees at glitzy Washington gala
AFP, Published on 05/12/2022
» WASHINGTON: Film icon George Clooney and soul legend Gladys Knight are among an elite circle of stars receiving honors at Washington's Kennedy Center Sunday in the presence of President Joe Biden.
U2 frontman Bono releases memoir titled Surrender
Life, AFP, Published on 07/11/2022
» U2's Bono last week released his memoir Surrender, detailing the journey from his youth in Dublin to fronting one of the world's most prominent rock bands.
Biden signals US-Saudi thaw with prince meeting on Mideast trip
AFP, Published on 14/06/2022
» WASHINGTON - US President Joe Biden will meet with Saudi Arabian Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman next month, abandoning efforts to ostracize the kingdom's de facto leader over the horrific murder of a dissident.
Biden to visit Mideast, meet controversial Saudi leader
AFP, Published on 14/06/2022
» WASHINGTON - US President Joe Biden will make history next month with a direct flight between Israel and Saudi Arabia where he will meet Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, abandoning efforts to ostracize the oil kingdom's de facto leader over the murder of a dissident.
Court convicts Amnesty Turkey ex-leaders on terror charges
AFP, Published on 04/07/2020
» ISTANBUL - Amnesty International Turkey said two of its former leaders were convicted on "terrorist" charges by an Istanbul court on Friday in a case reflecting mounting official pressure on civil society.
Seven nations vying for five UN Security Council seats
AFP, Published on 17/06/2020
» UNITED NATIONS: The UN General Assembly on Wednesday will elect five new members of the Security Council for 2021 and 2022, with battles underway for the Western and African seats.
U2 announce first ever India concert
AFP, Published on 18/09/2019
» NEW DELHI - Irish rockers U2 have announced they are to play their first ever concert in India, wrapping up the band's Joshua Tree Tour 2019 in the coastal megacity of Mumbai on December 15.