International

EU to lay out trillion-euro ‘Green Deal’

STRASBOURG, France (AFP) - Marine LAOUCHEZ Going green can be a costly business, as the EU's executive body will make…

Huge sinkhole swallows bus, kills six in China

BEIJING, China (AFP) -- An enormous sinkhole swallowed a bus and pedestrians in China, sparking an explosion, killing six people…

France, Sahel nations vow to step up anti-jihadist fight

  PAU, France (AFP) - Laurence Benhamou and Marie Wolfrom France and its five partner nations in the Sahel region…

China defends barring Human Rights Watch head from Hong Kong

by Jing Xuan TENG BEIJING, China (AFP) -- China on Monday defended barring the head of Human Rights Watch from…

Iran denies ‘cover-up’ as anger mounts over downed airliner

by David Vujanovic TEHRAN, Iran (AFP) -- Iran denied a "cover-up" Monday after taking days to reveal an airliner was…

Queen agrees ‘period of transition’ for Harry and Meghan

  SANDRINGHAM, United Kingdom (AFP) -- Queen Elizabeth II on Monday said Prince Harry and his wife Meghan would be…

Queen gathers royals for crisis meeting with Prince Harry

LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) -- Queen Elizabeth II and other senior British royals were gathering for a meeting Monday with…

Before Taal Volcano eruption, Japan’s Mt. Shintake and Mexico’s Popocatepetl volcano also spew ash, rocks

  Before Taal volcano in the Philippines erupted with steam and huge columns of ash on Sunday, Jan. 12, Japan's…

Iran agrees de-escalation ‘only solution’ to solve crisis with US

  by David Vujanovic Agence France-Presse TEHRAN, Iran  (AFP) -- Iran has signaled it favors a de-escalation after 10 days…

Libyan rivals to sign ceasefire deal in Moscow Monday: official

TRIPOLI, Libya (AFP) - The head of Libya's UN-recognised Government of National Accord (GNA) Fayez al-Sarraj and his rival, strongman…

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