US Chief Justice alarmed at Trump administration immigration case stance
Reuters, Washington :US Chief Justice John Roberts took issue on Wednesday with the Trump administration’s stance in an immigration case, saying it could make it...
International
Pope to boost Muslim ties on high security Egypt trip
AFP, Vatican City :Pope Francis heads to Egypt Friday to bolster relations with Muslims and show solidarity with the largest Christian community in the Middle...
Anger and hope: Voters reflect on Trump`s first 100 days in office
AFP, Los Angeles :As Donald Trump approaches his 100th day in office, AFP sought out two voters-one a supporter and another an opponent of the...
Meningitis outbreak kills 813 in Nigeria
Reuters, Abuja :A meningitis outbreak in Nigeria has killed 813 people so far this year, the country’s health minister said, as Africa’s most populous country...
Russia may put troops in Belarus to challenge NATO: Estonia
Reuters, Valetta :Estonia’s defense minister said on Thursday that Russia may use large-scale military exercises to move thousands of troops permanently into Belarus later this...
Top Mexican official calls US border wall a ‘hostile’ act
AP, Mexico City :Mexico’s foreign relations secretary called U.S. President Donald Trump’s plan to build a border wall an “unfriendly, hostile” act, adding Tuesday that...
US judge blocks Trump order on sanctuary cities
AFP, San Francisco :A US judge on Tuesday blocked President Donald Trump’s executive order that sought to withhold federal funds from so-called sanctuary cities, dealing...
News in brief
Israel names its first woman judge for Sharia courtAFP, Tel AvivIsrael appointed its first woman judge in its sharia court system on Tuesday, a move...
French intelligence says Assad forces carried out sarin attack
Reuters, Paris :French intelligence has concluded that forces loyal to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad carried out a sarin nerve gas attack on April 4 in...
Humans threaten crucial ‘fossil’ groundwater: Study
AFP, Vienna :Human activity risks contaminating pristine water locked underground for millennia and long thought impervious to pollution, said a study Tuesday that warned of...
China launches first home-built aircraft carrier amid South China Sea tension
Reuters, Beijing :China launched its first domestically built aircraft carrier on Wednesday amid rising tension over North Korea and worries about Beijing’s assertiveness in the...
Le Pen’s father criticizes her presidential campaign as she steps back from party
Reuters, Paris :French far-right veteran Jean-Marie Le Pen said on Tuesday his daughter Marine, who faces centrist Emmanuel Macron in a May 7 presidential runoff,...