Venezuela detains top aide to Guaido in move US calls ‘big mistake’
CARACAS – Venezuelan authorities have detained opposition leader Juan Guaido’s chief of staff in a pre-dawn raid, an escalating crackdown by President Nicolas Maduro against his opponents that the White…
EU sets April 12 Brexit date if Britain fails to back deal
BRUSSELS – Britain could leave the European Union without a Brexit deal on April 12 if lawmakers fail next week to back Prime Minister Theresa May’s agreement with Brussels, EU…
Little sun bear’s facial mimicry reveals complex social skills
Sun bears, the smallest of the world’s eight bear species, are generally solitary animals, content to spend most of their time alone outside mating season, foraging for fruit, rodents, birds…
S.Korea arrests two for spy cameras that livestreamed 1,600 motel guests
SEOUL – South Korean police have arrested two men for using illegal spy cameras at motels to film and livestream videos of about 1,600 guests, raking in about 7 million…
EU leaders to discuss ways to limit Chinese influence at summit dinner
BRUSSELS – The European Union will discuss a more defensive strategy on China, potentially signalling an end to the unfettered access that Chinese business has enjoyed in Europe but which…
Closing time? Japan convenience stores pressed to end 24-7 model amid labour crunch
TOKYO – Japan’s 24-hour convenience stores are struggling to stay open around the clock as an industry that has continually expanded now finds itself at the sharp end of a…
Chasing youth vote, Indian parties blitz smartphones with political cartoons
PUNE, India – Ganesh Bhalerao is a cartoonist hoping to go viral in the battle to secure Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s re-election when India votes over the next two months. Hired…
May urges parliament to back her on Brexit, tells Britons “I’m on your side”
LONDON – Prime Minister Theresa May has made an impassioned appeal to British lawmakers to support her after the European Union said it could only grant her request to delay…
In fresh blow to Canada PM Trudeau, lawmaker quits his caucus
OTTAWA – In a fresh blow to the embattled government of Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, a legislator has quit his ruling Liberal Party to sit as an independent after…
Indonesia crash revelations raise pressure on Ethiopia investigation
ADDIS ABABA/JAKARTA – The world’s biggest planemaker Boeing faced growing obstacles on Wednesday to returning its grounded 737 MAX fleet to the skies, while details emerged of an Indonesian crash…
