Number of missing people in Mexico hits 37,485

5 years ago

MEXICO CITY –Mexico said more than 37,000 people are missing in the country, adding the official number is likely higher.  Interior Minister Alfonso Navarrete said the number...

9 killed in Indian steel plant explosion

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NEW DELHI –At least nine people have been killed and 14 others injured in a blast at a steel plant in the central Indian state of Chhattisgarh on Tuesday, officials...

UN calls for probe into death of Venezuela opposition member

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GENEVA –The United Nations called Tuesday for a "transparent investigation" into the death of Venezuelan opposition member Fernando Alban after Caracas said he killed himself in custody.  Alban...

Nikki Haley resigns as Trump's UN ambassador: US media

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WASHINGTON –Nikki Haley has resigned as US ambassador to the United Nations, US media reported Tuesday, in the latest departure from Donald Trump's national security team.  White House...

PM-designate asks Iraqis to apply online for cabinet

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BAGHDAD – Iraq's prime minister designate Adel Abdel Mahdi launched a website on Tuesday to allow candidates to apply for a ministerial position online as he struggles to form a...

Interpol's missing Chinese chief resigns amid Beijing probe

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BEIJING – The Chinese head of Interpol resigned as Beijing announced Monday he was under investigation for allegedly breaking domestic law, while his wife voiced concern for his life following...

Libyan PM appoints new ministers in sudden mini-reshuffle

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TRIPOLI –Libya's UN-backed Prime Minister Fayez Serraj on Sunday appointed three new ministers and a new head of the General Authority of Sports and Youth.  The reason for the...

China tells Pompeo US must stop 'misguided actions'

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BEIJING –China's chief diplomat told his US counterpart that Washington must stop its "misguided actions" in a tense exchange on Monday, days after a blistering US denunciation of the Asian...

The Latest: Nordhaus, Romer share Nobel for economics

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STOCKHOLM  – The Latest on the Nobel prize in economics (all times local):  11:55 a.m.  Two researchers at American universities have been awarded the Nobel Prize for economics.  ...

Afghan president meets U.S. special envoy on peace process

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KABUL – Afghan President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani has met with visiting U.S. special envoy for Afghanistan's peace and reconciliation, Zalmay Khalilzad, on ways of reaching a lasting peace in the...

Latvia votes as Russians, populists eye power

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RIGA –Latvians vote Saturday in a general election that could propel a populist, pro-Kremlin coalition to power as the Baltic state celebrates the centenary of its birth as an independent...

Kim, Pompeo agree to 2nd US-North Korea summit 'at earliest date'

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SEOUL –Kim Jong Un has agreed to hold a second summit with US President Donald Trump as soon as possible, Seoul said Sunday, after Washington's top diplomat held "productive" talks...

Sudan sharply devalues currency as economic crisis bites

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KHARTOUM – Sudan slashed the official value of its currency against the US dollar by more than half on Sunday, the third devaluation this year in the face of a...

Cameroon economy hard hit by anglophone unrest, jihadist attacks

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YAOUNDÉ – In theory Cameroon's economy has a lot to recommend it: a wealth of commodities such as oil, diamonds and gold, and good agricultural conditions.  But as...

More than 1,000 may still be missing in Indonesia disaster: official

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PALU, Indonesia – More than a thousand people could still be missing after Indonesia's devastating quake-tsunami, officials said Friday, drastically upping the total number of people unaccounted for a week...