Chinese military aircraft makes first public landing on disputed island
(Reuters) A Chinese military aircraft has for the first time publicly landed at a new airport on an island China…
9 years ago
In crushing defeat, Brazil’s Rousseff moves close to impeachment
(Reuters) Brazil's leftist President Dilma Rousseff suffered a humiliating loss in a crucial impeachment vote in the lower house…
9 years ago
Ecuador quake toll at 272, ‘certain to rise’
by Santiago Piedra Silva with Florence Panoussian in Manta Portoviejo, Ecuador (AFP) -- The biggest earthquake in Ecuador in decades…
9 years ago
Oil prices tumble after Saudi-Iran tensions sink output deal
(Reuters) Oil prices tumbled on Monday after a meeting by major producers in Qatar collapsed without an agreement to freeze…
9 years ago
Obama immigration action goes before Supreme Court
(Reuters) The U.S. Supreme Court will hear a case on Monday that tests the boundaries of presidential powers, confronting the…
9 years ago
South Korea’s Park confirms signs North Korea preparing fifth nuclear test
Seoul, South Korea (AFP)---South Korean President Park Geun-Hye on Monday confirmed a flurry of intelligence reports suggesting that North Korea…
9 years ago
Taiwanese children show off stacking skills
TAIPEI CITY, Taiwan (Reuters) - Athletes of the Taiwan branch of the World Sport Stacking Association took up training again…
9 years ago
Palace assures water sufficiency for Metro Manila
MANILA, April 18 - Malacañang assured Sunday that the water supply sourced from the Angat Dam is sufficient for Metro Manila's…
9 years ago
Trump, Clinton, Sanders: Who’s the most authentic New Yorker?
by Brigitte DUSSEAU NEW York, United States (AFP) -- Donald Trump, Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton have one thing in…
9 years ago
Colombia sends search and rescue workers and aid for quake
BOGOTA, Colombia (Reuters) - Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos bid farewell on Sunday (April 17) to 65 search and rescue…
9 years ago