British Prime Minister Theresa May (centre) speaks with Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte (right) and Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaite (left) during a round table meeting at an EU summit in Brussels.

March 23, 2019

EU leaders offer two options for short Brexit delay

AFP, Brussels :European leaders and Prime Minister Theresa May agreed Thursday on a short delay to Britain’s divorce from the European Union in the hope...

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March 23, 2019

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Iraqi ferry mishap death toll rises to 100AFP, BaghdadAlmost 100 people, mostly women and children, died Thursday as a ferry packed with families celebrating Kurdish...

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March 23, 2019

Prince Charles heads to Cuba amid US tensions

AFP, Havana :Britain’s Prince Charles and his wife Camilla will make the first royal visit to communist-run Cuba on Sunday at a time when ally...

Officials from both sides of the 38th Parallel attend an opening ceremony for the two Koreas' first liaison office in Kaesong, North Korea.

International

March 23, 2019

North Korea quits liaison office in setback for South after new US sanctions

Reuters, Seoul : North Korea on Friday (March 22) pulled out of a liaison office with the South, in a major setback for Seoul, just hours...

An aerial view part of damaged city in Beira on Thursday. Hundreds are dead, many more missing and thousands at risk from massive flooding in Mozambique, Malawi and Zimbabwe caused by Cyclone Idai.

International

March 23, 2019

Cyclone Idai deaths could exceed 1,000 as need for aid grows

AP, Beira, Mozambique :Even as flood waters began to recede in parts of Mozambique on Friday, fears rose that the death toll could soar as...

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March 22, 2019

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Afghan presidential election delayed to Sept 28AFP, Kabul: War-torn Afghanistan has delayed its presidential election until September 28, officials announced Wednesday, the second time the...

A nurse weighs Afaf Hussein, 10, who is malnourished, at the malnutrition treatment ward of al-Sabeen hospital in Sanaa, Yemen.

International

March 22, 2019

Hunger stalks Yemen’s remote villages after four years of war

Reuters, Yemen :As Yeman’s war grinds into its fifth year with peace efforts stalling, ten-year-old Afaf’s father sees little hope he will be able to...

"I believe a short extension will be possible but it will be conditional on a positive vote on the withdrawal agreement in the House of Commons," Tusk told reporters.

International

March 22, 2019

EU chief says Brexit delay possible if MPs approve deal

The EU could approve Britain’s request for a short delay to Brexit but only if UK MPs next week vote through the withdrawal deal they...

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March 22, 2019

Islamic State will be wiped off map imminently, says Trump

A bullish US President Donald Trump predicted Wednesday that the Islamic State group would be wiped off the map within hours, as he unfurled printouts...

International

March 22, 2019

India drops 7 spots in list of happiest nations, still behind Pak, China

PTI, United Nations :Indians are not as happy in 2019 as they were in 2018 and the country figures at 140th place, seven spots down...

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern speaking at Cashmere High School in Christchurch.

International

March 22, 2019

NZ bans sale of assault gun, semi-auto rifles

AFP, Wellington :New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced an immediate ban on the sale of assault rifles and semi-automatics Thursday in a muscular response...

British Prime Minister Theresa May will write to EU President Donald Tusk with a plan for delaying Brexit beyond March 29, her spokesman said, admitting the parliamentary deadlock had reached crisis levels.

International

March 21, 2019

May tries to save Brexit plan ahead of EU summit

British Prime Minister Theresa May will write to EU President Donald Tusk with a plan for delaying Brexit beyond March 29, her spokesman said Tuesday,...