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LEILANI ESTATES, United States (AFP) — Volcanic activity from Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano paused on Tuesday, authorities said, while warning that more outbreaks should be anticipated. The US Geological Survey said two new fissures broke ground on Monday near Leilani Estates, spewing lava and hazardous fumes. It added that though the eruption had paused early Tuesday, gas continues to emanate from a fissure system that is now 2.5 miles (four kilometers) long — and more seismic […]
by Dave Clark Agence France Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — US President Donald Trump announced Tuesday that Washington’s chief diplomat Mike Pompeo was en route to North Korea to prepare for a landmark nuclear summit, as a flurry of diplomacy with Pyongyang at the center gathered pace. Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un are expected to meet later this month or early in June for talks that would have been nearly unthinkable […]
by Andrew BEATTY / and Dave CLARK Agence France Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — President Donald Trump pulled the United States out of a landmark deal curbing Iran’s nuclear program and reimposed crippling sanctions on Tuesday, defying European pleas and prompting international outcry. Trump poured scorn on the “disastrous” 2015 accord, describing it as an “embarrassment” to the United States that does nothing to contain Iran’s nuclear ambitions. “I am announcing today that the […]
JOHNSONVILLE, Connecticut (Eagle News) – One place, many faces, different races, age groups and abilities. From babies to the elderly, participants from the states of the Northeast region in the United States walk one mile around a 62-acre land the religious organization, Iglesia Ni Cristo own in the small Connecticut town of Johnsonville. Photo Credit: Jemily Dalistan, Jenny Delapaz, Abigail Marlow, Emil Valerio, and Abigail Vital, EBC New York Bureau
By Malou Franciso EBC Europe Bureau Eagle News Service (Eagle News)— In Greece, the cradle of Western civilization, Iglesia Ni Cristo members, both young and old, participated in the “Worldwide Walk to Fight Poverty” on Sunday, May 6. The event was held in Pikioni Square (Children’s Square) where most embassies are located in Athens, Greece. The 1.6 kilometer walk to help poor communities in Africa attracted the attention even of the locals […]
by Irakli Metreveli Agence France Presse YEREVAN, Armenia (AFP) — The Armenian parliament is due to elect a new prime minister Tuesday with opposition leader Nikol Pashinyan set to take the post after spearheading weeks of mass protests against the ruling party. The vote will be Pashinyan’s second attempt to get elected as premier after the ruling Republican Party narrowly blocked his first bid on May 1, despite initially promising not to stand in the […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — China’s top economic official will visit Washington next week to continue trade discussions, the White House said Monday, as threatened tariffs on billions of dollars of goods could be imposed this month. The visit by Vice Premier Liu He — considered President Xi Jinping’s right-hand man on economic issues — comes after he led talks in Beijing last week with a high-level US delegation that made little headway in resolving […]
LEILANI STATES, United States (AFP) — Red-hot lava is seeping from the Kilauea volcano, the most active in Hawaii. More than two dozen homes have been destroyed and dozens more are in threat.
BEIJING, China (AFP) — A former Chinese Communist Party official who was once tipped for a top leadership post was sentenced to life in prison for bribery on Tuesday, the latest senior cadre to fall in President Xi Jinping’s sweeping anti-corruption crusade. Sun Zhengcai, a former Politburo member and party chief of the southwestern mega-city of Chongqing, was found guilty of taking over 170 million yuan ($26.7 million) in bribes, the First Intermediate People’s Court of […]
PARIS, France (AFP) — News agencies welcomed Monday what they called a “major step” by the EU parliament’s legal committee asking internet giants to pay for press articles. Officials are hammering out an overhaul of EU copyright rules against the backdrop of free online news that has decimated earnings for traditional media companies. “Very profitable companies, like Facebook and Google, offer users qualified news reporting from publishers including news agencies, but they do not offer […]
by Paul Handley Agence France Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — President Donald Trump on Monday defended his nominee to lead the Central Intelligence Agency, who faces stiff opposition over her past role in the torture of suspected Al-Qaeda detainees. “My highly respected nominee for CIA Director, Gina Haspel, has come under fire because she was too tough on Terrorists,” Trump tweeted. “Think of that, in these very dangerous times, we have the most qualified […]
BERLIN, Germany (AFP) — At least two people were killed and several others were hurt when two trains collided late Monday in Germany, the national rail company said. The Deutsche Bahn network operator said that a commuter service hit a freight train between Ingolstadt and Augsburg in Germany’s southern Bavaria region. “There are some seriously injured and others only lightly,” a Deutsche Bahn spokesman told the German DPA press agency. German police said that a […]
