Forty-four dead after bus tumbles from Peru mountain road
LIMA, Peru (AFP) -- A double-decker bus veered off a mountain road and plunged into a ravine in southern Peru Wednesday, killing…
6 years ago
International
Students turn up heat on Trump, lawmakers over gun control
by Gilles Clarenne with Chris Lefkow in Washington © Agence France-Presse TALLAHASSEE, United States (AFP) -- Angered by a shooting rampage that…
6 years ago
Maduro calls for snap legislative elections in Venezuela
CARACAS, Venezuela (AFP) -- President Nicolas Maduro called Wednesday for snap legislative elections in Venezuela, proposing to bring them forward by nearly…
6 years ago
Secret Pence, N. Korea meeting planned, then scrapped
by Olivia Hampton Agence France-Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- Mike Pence and North Korean officials had planned to meet…
6 years ago
UNICEF issues blank statement slamming ‘war on children in Syria’
AMMAN, Jordan (AFP) -- The UN children's fund on Tuesday expressed "outrage" over the killings of children in Syria by…
6 years ago
Trump backs ban on ‘bump stocks’ on semi-automatic weapons
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- US President Donald Trump said Tuesday he supported moves to ban "bump stocks" -- an…
6 years ago
Qatar and Chad restore diplomatic relations
DOHA, Qatar (AFP) -- Qatar and Chad are to restore diplomatic relations, severed in August soon after the start of a Saudi-led…
6 years ago
Two thirds of Americans support stricter gun laws: poll
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- Americans support stricter gun laws by a more-than two-to-one margin, one of the highest levels on record,…
6 years ago
US ‘deeply concerned’ about attacks on Syria rebel enclave
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- The United States said Tuesday it was "deeply concerned" about the escalating Syrian and Russian attacks on…
6 years ago
Turkey considers chemical castration for child abusers
ANKARA, Turkey (AFP) -- Turkey's government said on Tuesday it would consider introducing chemical castration for child abusers after several…
6 years ago
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