Raging fire tears through prized Rio museum
AFP :A massive fire on Sunday ripped through Rio de Janeiro’s treasured National Museum, one of Brazil’s oldest, in what the nation’s president said was...
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Barnier open to brief extension of Brexit talksAFP, Berlin The EU’s chief Brexit negotiator Sunday opened the door to a brief extension of talks to...
Japan PM says relations with China back on ‘normal track’
Reuters, Tokyo :Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe expressed confidence in improving ties with China and said the countries’ relationship had returned to a “normal track”,...
Two presidents honor McCain at funeral as Trump goes to golf club
Two ex-presidents from opposingparties united Saturday to honor US senator John McCain, in a momentousfuneral that championed his aspirations of political comity but also rebukedthe...
PM May vows no compromise on Brexit plan
British Prime Minister Theresa May vowed Sunday to stand by her blueprint for future trade ties with the European Union, amid fierce opposition from Brexiteers...
Migrant crisis haunts EU three years after Merkel’s fateful call
AFP, Berlin :German Chancellor Angela Merkel won accolades for her stunning call on September 4, 2015 to keep open Germany’s doors to hundreds of thousands...
Pentagon moves to scrap $300m in aid to Pakistan
Reuters, Washington :The U.S. military said it has made a final decision to cancel $300 million in aid to Pakistan that had been suspended over...
Trump declares mission accomplished in his bid to make America great again
AP, Evansville :To hear Donald Trump tell it this week, things have never been better in America, thanks to him.At a rally in Evansville, Ind.,...
US halts funding to UN agency helping Palestinian refugees
AFP, Washington :The United States announced it was halting funding for the United Nations’ agency for Palestinian refugees Friday after declaring the organization was “irredeemably...
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Nicaragua to expel UN team AP, ManaguaThe government of Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega is expelling a United Nations human rights team two days after the...
India to help Nepal to build rail link to Kathmandu
Reuters, Kathmandu :India will help Nepal construct a rail link between capital Kathmandu and an Indian border town for smoother movement of passengers and cargo...
Brazil electoral court bars Lula from presidential race
AFP, Brasilia :A majority of Brazil’s top electoral court shot down Friday the candidacy of popular leftist Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva in the country’s...