Canada asks China clemency for convicted drug trafficker
MONTREAL, United States (AFP) -- Canada urged Beijing on Tuesday to grant clemency to a Canadian sentenced to death for…
7 years ago
International
UK parliament rejects Brexit deal in historic vote
by Alice Ritchie and Dmitry Zaks Agence France Presse LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) -- Britain's parliament on Tuesday resoundingly rejected…
7 years ago
American citizen killed in Nairobi attack: official
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- A US citizen was killed Tuesday in an attack by Islamist militants on an upmarket hotel…
7 years ago
Winter weather killed 15 displaced children in Syria: UN
BEIRUT, Lebanon (AFP) -- Freezing temperatures and the lack of medical care have killed at least 15 displaced Syrian children…
7 years ago
Extreme poverty rises again in Latin America
SANTIAGO, Chile (AFP) -- Extreme poverty in Latin America hit its highest level for nine years in 2017, according to…
7 years ago
China takes lead in some military tech: Pentagon
by Thomas WATKINS Agence France Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- China is on the cusp of fielding some of…
7 years ago
Turkey to set up Syria ‘security zone’ after Trump call
by Fulya OZERKAN Agence France-Presse ISTANBUL, Turkey - Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Tuesday that Ankara would set up…
7 years ago
Pro-EU protesters revel in parliament defeat of Brexit deal
by Antoine POLLEZ / Joe JACKSON Agence France-Presse LONDON, United Kingdom - Waving European Union flags, hundreds of anti-Brexit activists…
7 years ago
‘Hostage politics’: Death sentence heightens China, Canada tensions
by Laurent Thomet and Elizabeth Law Agence France-Presse BEIJING, China - China on Tuesday vociferously defended a court's decision to…
7 years ago
Six dead in attack on upmarket Nairobi hotel complex
by Fran BLANDY / Celine CLERY Agence France-Presse NAIROBI, Kenya - At least six people were killed Tuesday when an…
7 years ago
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