Showing 1-10 of 24 results
-
US-Taliban talks stumble over troop withdrawal: Taliban
AFP, Published on 06/05/2019
» DOHA - Talks between the Taliban and the US have become bogged down over the key issue of when foreign forces might leave Afghanistan, a Taliban spokesman told AFP on Sunday.
-
North Macedonia's pro-West candidate claims presidential victory
AFP, Published on 06/05/2019
» SKOPJE (REPUBLIC OF NORTH MACEDONIA) - North Macedonia's pro-West candidate announced a victory over his nationalist-backed rival in a tight presidential run-off Sunday, giving a boost to a government that had divided the public by changing the country's name.
-
Asian markets plunge as Trump threatens to hike China tariffs
AFP, Published on 06/05/2019
» HONG KONG - President Donald Trump sent Asian markets plunging Monday after threatening to hike tariffs on $200 billion of Chinese goods at the end of the week in a bid to speed up stuttering trade talks between the economic superpowers.
-
US sends naval strike group to Middle East in 'message' to Iran
AFP, Published on 06/05/2019
» WASHINGTON: The United States is sending an aircraft carrier strike group and a bomber task force to the Middle East in a "clear and unmistakable" message to Iran, National Security Advisor John Bolton said Sunday.
-
France Telecom goes on trial over wave of suicides
AFP, Published on 06/05/2019
» PARIS - A decade after a wave of suicides at France Telecom in which 35 employees took their own lives, the telecoms giant and its former CEO go on trial Monday for "moral harassment".
-
Brunei won't enforce gay sex death penalty after backlash
AFP, Published on 06/05/2019
» BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN (BRUNEI) - Brunei's sultan has announced death by stoning for gay sex and adultery will not be enforced after a global backlash, but critics Monday called for harsh sharia laws to be abandoned entirely.
-
Dogs well positioned in 2020 US presidential race
AFP, Published on 06/05/2019
» WASHINGTON - It's impossible to say who will take on Donald Trump in the 2020 presidential election, but if he is defeated by a Democrat, it's likely that a dog will return to the White House after a multi-year absence.
-
Indonesia misses economic growth forecasts in Q1
AFP, Published on 06/05/2019
» JAKARTA: Indonesia's economy grew slower than expected in the first quarter, official data showed Monday, as exports contracted for the first time since 2016 owing to softer demand for key commodities.
-
Panama's Cortizo wins close presidential vote
AFP, Published on 06/05/2019
» PANAMA CITY - Social Democrat Laurentino Cortizo won Panama's presidential election Sunday in a close race that saw a large number of voters turn out amid concerns over corruption scandals and the country's image as a money-launderer's paradise.
-
Death toll in fiery Russian plane crash rises to 41
AFP, Published on 06/05/2019
» Forty-one people, including at least two children, were killed after a Russian passenger plane erupted in a huge ball of fire and black smoke following an emergency landing at Moscow's busiest airport.
Your recent history
-
Recently searched
-
Recently viewed links