Colombia tensions rise with 3 rebels killed in military bombing
BOGOTA, Colombia (AFP) -- Tensions between Colombia's government and a hold-out rebel group, the ELN, rose Thursday when officials said…
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International
Two students wounded in LA school shooting
by Frankie Taggart Agence France-Presse LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) -- Two 15-year-old students in Los Angeles were shot and…
7 years ago
Myanmar turns down UN Security Council visit
UNITED NATIONS, United States (AFP) -- Myanmar's government has told the Security Council that this month was "not the right time" for…
7 years ago
Arabs seek ‘multilateral’ process to revive Mideast peace talks
CAIRO, Egypt (AFP) -- Arab foreign ministers on Thursday called for the creation of a UN-backed "multilateral mechanism" to help revive the…
7 years ago
Polish PM defends Holocaust bill that upset Israel, Ukraine
by Anna Maria Jakubek Agence France-Presse WARSAW, Poland (AFP) -- Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki on Thursday defended a controversial Holocaust bill…
7 years ago
Trump backs release of memo alleging FBI abuses
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- US President Donald Trump is set to approve the release of an explosive memo alleging abuse of power…
7 years ago
Aerial search for Pacific ferry survivors suspended
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AFP) -- The aerial search for survivors from a ferry that sank in the remote Pacific was suspended Friday…
7 years ago
WWII bomb defused in Hong Kong after thousands evacuated
HONG KONG, China (AFP) - A wartime bomb was defused in Hong Kong on Thursday after forcing a busy commercial district into…
7 years ago
Government appeals to rural India in last budget before election
NEW DELHI, India (AFP) - India's government promised hundreds of billions of dollars to develop poor rural areas and help struggling farmers…
7 years ago
Abdeslam: from pot-smoking delinquent to key terror suspect
by Mehdi Cherifia and Clare Byrne Agence France-Presse PARIS, France (AFP) - In the Brussels neighborhood where he lived until his capture,…
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