Pakistan urges UN to intervene over Kashmir tension with India
ISLAMABAD – Pakistan’s foreign minister has appealed to the UN Secretary General to help ease tension with India that has escalated sharply following a suicide bomb attack in the Indian…
Seven lawmakers quit UK Labour Party citing Brexit “betrayal”, anti-Semitism
LONDON – Seven Labour lawmakers have quit Britain’s main opposition party over leader Jeremy Corbyn’s approach to Brexit and a row over anti-Semitism, saying Labour had been “hijacked by the…
Trump’s “relentless attack” on FBI prompted memoir by former official: NPR
Former top FBI official Andrew McCabe has decried the “relentless attack” he said US President Donald Trump has launched against the agency, according to released excerpts of an interview with…
Trump’s choice for UN ambassador withdraws: State Department
WASHINGTON – US President Donald Trump’s choice for ambassador to the United Nations, Heather Nauert, has withdrawn from consideration for the job for family reasons, the State Department said. Nauert…
Nigerian presidential election postponed, all sides appeal for calm
DAURA/YOLA, Nigeria – Nigeria’s president and the leading opposition candidate have urged people to remain calm after a national election scheduled for Saturday was postponed by a week just five…
Last Islamic State holdout on verge of defeat in east Syria
NEAR BAGHOUZ – The US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) will capture Islamic State’s last enclave in eastern Syria “in a very short time”, the battle commander said on Saturday. The…
Olympics: North, South Korea eye joint march, teams for Tokyo 2020
LAUSANNE, Switzerland – North Korea and South Korea want a joint march at the 2020 Tokyo Summer Olympics and have requested to have some unified teams in different sports, the…
Brazil police arrest eight people in Vale dam disaster
SAO PAULO – Brazilian police have arrested eight employees of mining company Vale SA as part of a criminal investigation into the causes of the deadly dam disaster in the…
Philippine journalist at odds with Duterte arrested for libel
MANILA – The award-winning head of a Philippine news website known for its tough scrutiny of President Rodrigo Duterte has been arrested on libel charges, the latest in a series…
‘El Chapo’ likely heading for Colorado prison where no one has escaped
Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman, the Mexican found guilty in a US court on Tuesday of running a criminal enterprise that smuggled drugs into the United States, is likely headed to…
