Kim commits to 'complete denuclearisation of Korean Peninsula' in joint text

6 years ago

SINGAPORE –North Korean leader Kim Jong Un reaffirmed his commitment to "complete denuclearisation of Korean Peninsula", in a joint agreement signed with President Donald Trump Tuesday.  The text...

Death toll rises to 99 in Guatemala's volcanic eruption

6 years ago

Guatemala City  – The death toll from a highly active volcano that erupted near Guatemala's capital on Sunday rose to 99.  According to the National Coordination for Disaster...

Singapore top diplomat to visit Pyongyang before Trump-Kim summit

6 years ago

SINGAPORE –Singapore's foreign minister will make a two-day trip to Pyongyang starting Thursday, as preparations for a summit in the city-state between Donald Trump and Kim Jong Un accelerate.  ...

Malawi VP attacks president, quits ruling party

6 years ago

LILONGWE, Malawi –Malawi's vice president Saulos Chilima publicly attacked the corruption of the president's government on Tuesday and announced his resignation from the ruling party, leaving the door open for...

Nigerian lawmakers warn Buhari over security, corruption

6 years ago

ABUJA –Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday faced a threat of impeachment after lawmakers issued a raft of demands over security and corruption in a deepening rift with the executive.  ...

Spain's ousted PM Rajoy says he plans to quit politics

6 years ago

MADRID –Spain's Mariano Rajoy, who is to stand down as head of the conservative Popular Party after being ousted as prime minister last week, said Wednesday he plans to quit...

'You are my voice': Kurdish leader campaigns from Turkish jail

6 years ago

ANKARA – Turkey's leading Kurdish politician Selahattin Demirtas is facing not only President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in this month's presidential elections but the seemingly insurmountable obstacle of having to campaign...

California in spotlight as US voters cast ballots in primaries

6 years ago

LOS ANGELES –Voters cast ballots in eight US states for key primary elections on Tuesday, with all eyes on California, where the outcome could swing the balance of power in...

Qatar says 'stronger' despite year-long Gulf dispute

6 years ago

DOHA –On the first anniversary of a bitter Gulf diplomatic rift, Qatar's foreign minister on Tuesday declared his country stronger than ever and said it was open to dialogue with...

Trump: No pardon is necessary, but I can pardon myself

6 years ago

Washington – President Donald Trump claimed he has an "absolute right" to pardon himself, part of an extraordinarily expansive vision of executive authority that is mostly untested in court and...

Nearly 200 missing, 75 dead from Guatemala volcano

6 years ago

ALOTENANGO, Guatemala –Nearly 200 people are missing and at least 75 have been killed since Guatemala's Fuego volcano began erupting over the weekend, officials said Tuesday.  Seven communities...

Italy PM takes aim at migrants, austerity in maiden speech

6 years ago

ROME –The leader of Italy's new populist government vowed Tuesday to redistribute migrants around the EU and review EU sanctions against Russia, in his first policy speech to lawmakers since...

Trump would prefer separate deals with Canada, Mexico: White House

6 years ago

WASHINGTON –President Donald Trump is "seriously contemplating" making separate trade deals with Canada and Mexico, in place of the two-decade-old North American Free Trade Agreement, a White House official said...

Jordan king calls for review of bill that sparked protests

6 years ago

AMMAN –Jordan's King Abdullah II called Tuesday for a review of a draft income tax law, after a week of anti-austerity protests and the resignation of the country's prime minister. ...

Toll rises in Guatemala volcano as more bodies recovered

6 years ago

ALOTENANGO, Guatemala –Rescue workers pulled more bodies Monday from under the dust and rubble left by an explosive eruption of Guatemala's Fuego volcano, bringing the death toll to at least...