EU fears Brexit delay, uncertainty after shock UK vote
BRUSSELS – European Union leaders fear Prime Minister Theresa May’s shock loss of her majority in the snap British election will delay Brexit talks due to start this month and…
Comey says Trump fired him to undermine FBI Russia investigation
WASHINGTON – Former FBI director James Comey has accused President Donald Trump of firing him to try to undermine the bureau’s investigation into possible collusion between his 2016 presidential campaign team…
Islamic State says it killed two Chinese teachers kidnapped in Pakistan
Islamic State has killed two Chinese teachers it kidnapped in Pakistan’s southwestern Baluchistan province last month, the militant group’s Amaq news agency said, in a blow to Islamabad’s efforts to…
China closes 60 celebrity gossip social media accounts
BEIJING – China’s cyberspace authorities have ordered internet companies to close 60 popular celebrity gossip social media accounts in the latest in a series of crackdowns on independent media. Website…
Violence engulfs Venezuelan capital, teenager protester dies
CARACAS – A 17-year-old Venezuelan protester has died in ferocious clashes between security forces and protesters in Caracas, taking the death toll from unrest since April to at least 66.…
France creates new counter-terrorism task force, Notre Dame attacker identified
PARIS – France has created a new counter-terrorism task force, bringing together all the intelligence services, to coordinate the response to attacks, a day after an Algerian student assaulted police…
Amal Clooney gives birth to twins, George Clooney publicist says
LOS ANGELES – Amal Clooney has given birth to twins, a boy and a girl, her husband George Clooney’s publicist said, the first children for the international human rights lawyer…
Notre Dame attacker shouted “this is for Syria” before being shot
PARIS – A man armed with a hammer shouted “this is for Syria” before attacking police officers on Tuesday afternoon outside France’s Notre Dame cathedral in Paris, the interior minister…
Nepali Congress leader Deuba elected PM for fourth time
KATHMANDU – Sher Bahadur Deuba, the head of the centrist Nepali Congress party, has won election as the Himalayan nation’s new prime minister, days after his Maoist predecessor quit under…
Death toll in Yemen cholera outbreak hits nearly 700: WHO
A cholera epidemic in Yemen has killed at least 681 people and the outbreak has yet to peak, according to World Health Organisation (WHO) figures showing an increase in the…
