Pro-separatist Catalan parties back ex-leader for top job
BARCELONA, Spain (AFP) -- The two largest pro-independence parties in Catalonia said Tuesday they had agreed to nominate sacked regional leader Carles…
7 years ago
International
US withholds $65 million from UN agency for Palestinians
by Dave Clark Agence France-Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- The United States held back $65 million meant for the United Nations…
7 years ago
Kosovo Serb politician killed in drive-by shooting
by Tanja Vujisic Agence France-PresseKOSOVSKA MITROVICA, Kosovo - Prominent Kosovo Serb politician Oliver Ivanovic was shot dead in a brazen drive-by shooting on…
7 years ago
Macron gets tough on migrants, vowing ‘no more Jungles’
by Clare Byrne with Katy Lee in Paris Agence France-Presse CALAIS, France -President Emmanuel Macron vowed Tuesday that France would no longer…
7 years ago
Pope in Chile seeks forgiveness for Catholic Church’s sex abuse scandals
by Catherine Marciano Agence France Presse SANTIAGO, Chile (AFP) -- Pope Francis on Tuesday opened his visit to Chile…
7 years ago
South Korean soldiers’ wages almost doubled
(AFP) -- South Korea nearly doubled wages for its rank-and-file conscripted soldiers on Tuesday but their pay will remain just…
7 years ago
Australia offers cash for Great Barrier Reef rescue ideas
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- Australia is calling on the world's top scientific minds to help save the Great Barrier Reef,…
7 years ago
Eight bodies found as ‘North Korean’ boat washes up in Japan
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Eight bodies have been recovered from a wrecked boat that washed ashore in central Japan,…
7 years ago
Scandals overshadow pope’s meetings in Chile
by Catherine MARCIANO Agence France-Presse SANTIAGO, Chile (AFP) -- Catholic Pope Francis will hold a closely watched meeting with members…
7 years ago
US, allies meet to find diplomatic way out of N. Korea crisis
by Michel Comte © Agence France-Presse VANCOUVER, Canada (AFP) -- Foreign ministers from 20 nations began crisis talks Monday on North Korea's…
7 years ago
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