North America

White House knew in advance about Huawei arrest

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- The White House said Thursday it knew in advance that Canada planned to arrest an…

Politics played no role in Huawei exec’s arrest: Trudeau

OTTAWA, Canada (AFP) -- Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Thursday that politics played no part in the arrest of…

OPEC meets as Trump calls for oil taps to be kept on

by Joseph SOTINEL and Simon MORGAN Agence France Presse VIENNA, Austria (AFP) -- OPEC members and other oil-producing countries gather…

Two US Marine planes crash while refueling off Japan: official

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- Two US Marine Corps aircraft crashed during a refueling operation off the coast of Japan,…

First woman elected mayor of Mexico City takes office

by Yussel GONZALEZ Agence France Presse MEXICO CITY, Mexico (AFP) -- The first woman elected mayor of Mexico City was…

Canada desperately looking to fill 430,000 vacant jobs

MONTREAL, Canada (AFP) -- A business group warned on Tuesday that a labor shortage in Canada is deepening, with more…

Washington sets aside divisions for Bush funeral

by Michael Mathes Agence France Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- A divided Washington led by the nation's five living…

Panama awards $1.4 bn bridge project to Chinese group

PANAMA CITY, Panama (AFP) -- The government of Panama awarded Tuesday a Chinese consortium a $1.4 billion contract to build…

US indicts four tied to money laundering at ‘Panama Papers’ firm

  WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- The US government announced charges Tuesday against four men it said laundered money and…

‘Zero’ doubt Saudi crown prince complicit in Khashoggi murder: GOP senators

WASHINGTON D.C. (AFP) -- Two key US Republican senators said Tuesday that they have "zero" doubt that Saudi Arabia's crown…

This website uses cookies.