Queen urges Britain to find common ground as Brexit crisis deepens
LONDON – Queen Elizabeth II has urged Britain to seek out the common ground and grasp the big picture, a coded plea to the political class to resolve the Brexit…
‘Fifty Shades’ author announces steamy new ‘Cinderella romance’
LOS ANGELES – The author of the blockbuster “Fifty Shades of Grey” novels is returning with a new, erotic book that she calls a “Cinderella romance for the 21st century.”…
Brazil’s first openly gay congressman quits seat due to threats
BRASILIA – Jean Wyllys, Brazil’s first openly gay congressman, says he will not serve a new term for which he was re-elected due to death threats and he now plans…
Pope says fear of migrants can make people crazy
ABOARD THE PAPAL PLANE – Pope Francis suggested on Wednesday that hostility to immigrants was driven by irrational fear, as he headed to Central America, a staging area from where…
Police fire tear gas as Greeks rally over Macedonia name deal
ATHENS – Police have fired tear gas to disperse protesters outside parliament as tens of thousands of Greeks rallied in Athens to protest against a name deal with Macedonia. Central…
Death toll raised to 79 in Mexico pipeline blast; new focus on fuel theft
TLAHUELILPAN, Mexico – At least 73 people have been killed after a pipeline ruptured by suspected fuel thieves exploded in central Mexico, authorities said, as President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador…
More than 10,000 protest in Belgrade against Serbian president
BELGRADE – More than 10,000 people have marched through Belgrade to protest against the rule of President Aleksandar Vucic and his Serbian Progressive Party (SNS), demanding media freedom as a…
Indonesia to release suspected Bali bomb mastermind from prison
JAKARTA – Abu Bakar Bashir, the radical Muslim cleric and alleged mastermind of the 2002 Bali bombings, will be granted early release from jail on humanitarian grounds, Indonesia’s president said…
Canada dismisses China’s warning of repercussions over Huawei ban
SHERBROOKE, Quebec – Canada’s government has dismissed China’s warning of repercussions if Ottawa banned Huawei Technologies Co Ltd from supplying equipment to 5G networks, saying it would not compromise on…
New caravan of Honduran migrants crosses into Mexico
CIUDAD HIDALGO, Mexico – A group of Honduran migrants entered southern Mexico on Friday, joining more than 1,000 people who departed Central America in recent days headed to the United…
