150 trapped in French Alps ski lifts
LYON, France (AFP) -- Around 150 skiers in the French Alps were rescued after being trapped for several hours when their ski…
7 years ago
International
Peru’s ailing ex-president Fujimori pardoned
LIMA, Peru (AFP) -- Peru's jailed ex-president Alberto Fujimori, who was serving a 25-year sentence for corruption and rights…
7 years ago
N. Korea slams new UN sanctions as an ‘act of war’
SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- North Korea slammed fresh UN sanctions imposed over its missile tests as an "act of…
7 years ago
Spain’s king urges Catalan lawmakers to avoid ‘confrontation’
by Serene ASSIR Agence France Presse MADRID, Spain (AFP) -- Spain's King Felipe VI in a Christmas speech on Sunday…
7 years ago
2017 Mexico’s most violent year in two decades: officials
MEXICO CITY, Mexico (AFP) -- 2017 was Mexico's most violent year in two decades, with 23,101 murders carried out between January and…
7 years ago
Aardvark missing after fire at London Zoo
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) -- A fire broke out at London Zoo early on Saturday morning, engulfing a cafe and shop near…
7 years ago
10,000 killed in China’s 1989 Tiananmen crackdown: British archive
BEIJING, China (AFP) - At least 10,000 people were killed in the Chinese army's crackdown on pro-democracy protesters in Tiananmen Square in…
7 years ago
South Korea blaze evokes Grenfell Tower fire: experts
by Park Chan-Kyong Agence France-Presse SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- Flammable materials on the outside of a South Korean building…
7 years ago
Nine foreigners among Melbourne car attack injured
MELBOURNE, Australia (AFP) -- A man who mowed down pedestrians with his car in Melbourne attributed his actions to "perceived…
7 years ago
Britain’s May dubbed ‘Madam Brexit’ by translator
WARSAW, Poland (AFP) -- British Prime Minister Theresa May was left smirking at a press conference with her Polish counterpart…
7 years ago
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