Canada suspends operations at embassy in Venezuela
OTTAWA, Canada (AFP) -- Canada announced Sunday it was temporarily shutting its embassy in Venezuela, blaming President Nicolas Maduro…
7 years ago
politics
Israel to hold election rerun after coalition deadlock
by Mike Smith JERUSALEM, Undefined (AFP) -- Israel's parliament voted early Thursday to hold new elections only months after April…
7 years ago
Australia pilots hit by lasers during South China Sea flights
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- Australia's military has confirmed that Navy pilots were targeted with lasers during flights in the hotly…
7 years ago
‘Mega-strike’ shutters half of New Zealand public schools
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AFP) -- More than half of New Zealand's public schools closed their doors on Wednesday amid a…
7 years ago
Merkel party’s battle with YouTubers escalates
by Ryland JAMES BERLIN, Germany (AFP) -- German Chancellor Angela Merkel's favored successor was swept into a new storm Tuesday,…
7 years ago
Austrian chancellor loses no-confidence showdown
by Jastinder KHERA and Julia ZAPPEI VIENNA, Austria (AFP) -- Austria's Chancellor Sebastian Kurz on Monday became the first chancellor…
7 years ago
UK leadership hopefuls vow to succeed where May failed on Brexit
by Dmitry ZAKS Agence France Presse LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) -- The race to become Britain's next premier opened…
7 years ago
US charges Julian Assange with violating Espionage Act
by Paul HANDLEY WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- The Justice Department on Thursday charged WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange with violating…
7 years ago
Indonesian police fire tear gas to break up election protest
JARATA, Indonesia (AFP) -- Indonesian police fired tear gas to disperse demonstrators in downtown Jakarta early Wednesday after a rally…
7 years ago
Fear of change: Negative politics wins Australia election
Australia's conservative government held on to power at national elections thanks to a highly effective negative campaign warning voters against…
7 years ago
Austrian president calls for September snap elections
Austrian President Alexander Van der Bellen said Sunday he wanted snap elections to take place in September after the government…
7 years ago
US issues warning to airlines flying over Gulf
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- The Federal Aviation Administration has warned US airlines flying over the Gulf to exercise…
7 years ago
This website uses cookies.