International

Beauty pageants ‘devastated’ by suicide of Miss USA 2019

NEW YORK, United States (AFP) - Organizers of the Miss USA and Miss Universe pageants said Monday they were "devastated"…

Rescuers dig desperately in mud for Brazil flood survivors

by Florence GOISNARD FRANCO DA ROCHA, Brazil (AFP) -- Knee-deep in the mud left by a horrific landslide in southeastern…

Search after Japan F15 jet disappears from radar

  TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Japan's military said Monday it was searching for a fighter jet that disappeared from radar…

Blinken to speak with Russian counterpart Lavrov Tuesday

MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) -- Russia said Monday that Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov would hold a telephone conversation with US Secretary…

Algeria accuses Morocco of ‘assassinating’ civilians in W.Sahara

ALGIERS, Algeria (AFP) - Algeria's special envoy for the Western Sahara on Sunday accused Morocco of "assassinations targeting civilians" outside…

Beijing reports highest Covid cases since June 2020 as Olympics loom

BEIJING, China (AFP) -- Beijing recorded its highest number of new Covid-19 cases for a year and a half on…

Top oil producers to meet amid record crude prices

by Emeline BURCKEL Agence France-Presse LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) - The world's top oil-producing countries will meet on Wednesday to…

Taliban killed 100 ex-Afghan govt officials, others: UN report

UNITED NATIONS, United States (AFP) - A United Nations report seen Sunday says the Taliban and its allies allegedly killed…

Deadly storm Ana strands tens of thousands in southern Africa

by Jack McBrams with Aunicio DA SILVA in Nampula Agence France-Presse LILONGWE, Malawi (AFP) - Torrential rains from deadly Tropical…

Torrential rains leave at least 18 dead in Brazil

SAO PAULO, Brazil (AFP) -- Torrential rains in Brazil's Sao Paulo state between Friday and Sunday left at least 18…

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