At least 6 foreigners injured in drive-by shootings in central Italy

6 years ago

ROME,  At least six people were wounded by an Italian man who repeatedly opened fire in the streets of Macerata, central Italy, on Saturday.  All of those injured were foreigners,...

Venezuelan gov't condemns U.S. meddling, says Maduro to run again

6 years ago

CARACAS,  Venezuela's government on Friday condemned U.S. meddling in its national affairs, and endorsed President Nicolas Maduro's reelection bid.  Top lawmaker and President of the National Constituent Assembly (ANC), D...

Ex-FBI director upset over release of Russian probe memo

6 years ago

Washington D.C [U.S.A]  Former Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) director James Comey has expressed his displeasure on the release of a controversial Nunes memo, containing alleged surveillance abuses of the...

Brazilian court returns passport to ex-President Lula

6 years ago

BRASILIA, A Brazilian court on Friday canceled a decision last week to confiscate the passport of former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, to stop him from travelling abroad.  Judge...

790 Kurdish militia killed in Turkey's Afrin operation: Turkish military

6 years ago

ANKARA,  A total of 790 members of Kurdish Democratic Union Party (PYD), People's Protection Units (YPG) and Islamic State (IS) have been killed since the beginning of Turkey's operation into...

6.1 magnitude earthquake jolts Afghanistan

6 years ago

Kabul [Afghanistan], A 6.1-magnitude earthquake jolted Hindukush region of Afghanistan on Wednesday afternoon.  The United States Geological Survey (USGS) said the quake's epicenter was in Jarm in Badakhshan province and...

'Budget'18 will cement India's position as global economic power'

6 years ago

New Delhi [India], Terming Budget">Union Budget 2018 proposals as 'historic', Union Ministers Rajnath Singh and Nitin Gadkari on Thursday said it would help bridge the gap between rural and urban...

China urges U.S. not to "politicize" trade issues

6 years ago

BEIJING,  China's Ministry of Commerce Thursday urged the United States not to "politicize" economic and trade issues between the two countries after U.S. President Donald Trump singled out China and Russia...

Tourism to Spain hits new record despite Catalonia uncertainty

6 years ago

MADRID, Spain welcomed a record number of foreign visitors for a fifth straight year in 2017, despite a double-digit drop in arrivals at the end of the year in crisis-hit...

Colombian rebels call for resumption of peace talks with gov't

6 years ago

QUITO,  Colombia's National Liberation Army (ELN) guerrillas on Tuesday called for the resumption of frozen peace talks with the government, despite fallout from renewed fighting.  In a statement on Twitter,...

Myanmar official murdered weeks after Rakhine riots

6 years ago

YANGON, An official in a Myanmar town hit by deadly riots about a fortnight ago has been murdered, the government said Wednesday, as tensions remain high in restive Rakhine state.  ...

Putin sorry for not 'shielding' Russia athletes from doping scandal

6 years ago

MOSCOW, President Vladimir Putin told Russian Olympic athletes Wednesday that he was sorry his government had not protected them from the fallout of a doping scandal.  Speaking to athletes set...

Kenya opposition inauguration a bid to 'overthrow govt': minister

6 years ago

NAIROBI,  Kenya's interior minister said Wednesday that opposition leader Raila Odinga's mock inauguration as "people's president" was an effort to overthrow the government, with media outlets shut down for their...

30th AU summit concludes with call for African unity, eradicating corruption

6 years ago

ADDIS ABABA,  The 30th African Union (AU) summit concluded on Monday with a call for strengthening the African unity and the fight against corruption.  The summit, which was held at...

Moscow lashes at Washington for potential sanction list

6 years ago

MOSCOW,  Russian lawmakers and officials Tuesday slammed the United States for publishing the so-called "Kremlin report" listing 210 Russian politicians and businessmen which might become targets of possible new sanctions. ...