Cameroon sets travel clamp in troubled anglophone region
YAOUNDE, Cameroon (AFP) -- Authorities in an English-speaking region in southwestern Cameroon on Thursday announced temporary curbs on travel and public meetings, adding…
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International
Tax cuts to help most in middle-class, not all: White House
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- President Donald Trump's top economic adviser on Thursday defended plans unveiled this week for sweeping…
8 years ago
Jon Huntsman confirmed as US ambassador to Russia
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- The US Senate on Thursday confirmed businessman, veteran diplomat and former presidential candidate Jon Huntsman…
8 years ago
Months after being shot, US lawmaker Scalise back in Congress
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- Republican US lawmaker Steve Scalise made a spirited return to Congress Thursday for the first time since being…
8 years ago
After long silence, IS says chief calls on jihadists to ‘resist’
by Rana Moussaoui Agence France Presse BEIRUT, Lebanon (AFP) -- The Islamic State group released a recording Thursday of what…
8 years ago
Myanmar’s conflict-hit Rakhine a magnet for Chinese cash
by Marion Thibaut with Julien Girault in Beijing Agence France-Presse BANGKOK, Thailand (AFP) - Battered by global outrage over an army crackdown…
8 years ago
Hanging cow at Australia restaurant sparks controversy
ADELAIDE, Australia (AFP) - An Australian pizzeria that hung a taxidermied dairy cow from its ceiling to call attention to…
8 years ago
Panel falls from plane in Japan, second case in a week
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) - A panel weighing three kilogrammes fell from a plane onto a factory near Tokyo, Japanese…
8 years ago
Japan’s Abe calls snap election; faces Koike challenge
by Hiroshi Hiyama and Richard Carter Agence France-Presse TOKYO, Japan (AFP) - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe officially dissolved parliament Thursday, effectively…
8 years ago
EU leaders to debate Macron’s grand plan
by Alex Pigman Agence France-Presse TALLINN, Estonia (AFP) -- European Union leaders will meet over dinner in Estonia on Thursday for a frank…
8 years ago
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