International

China suspends North Korean iron, seafood imports

BEIJING, China (AFP) -- China will halt iron, iron ore and seafood imports from North Korea starting Tuesday as it implements new United…

Thousands uprooted as floods kill 143 in India, Nepal

by Ashok Dahal KATHMANDU, Nepal (AFP) -- At least 143 people have died and thousands have fled their homes as monsoon floods swept…

Guam leader backs ‘punch on the nose’ for Pyongyang

HAGATNA, United States (AFP)--Guam's leader said Monday that "sometimes a bully can only be stopped with a punch in the nose," in…

Race drags Charlottesville into a fight it does not seek

  by Sébastien Blanc Agence France Presse CHARLOTTESVILLE, United States (AFP) -- A pretty university town imbued with American history,…

CIA chief says ‘nothing imminent’ in US-N.Korea standoff

  WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- CIA director Mike Pompeo offered assurances Sunday there was "nothing imminent" in the US…

17 dead in Burkina Faso restaurant attack: government

  OUGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso (AFP) -- Seventeen people have been killed in a suspected jihadist attack on a restaurant in Burkina Faso's…

US VP Pence stresses ‘peaceable’ solution for Venezuela

BOGOTA, Colombia (AFP) -- The United States "will not stand by as Venezuela crumbles," Vice President Mike Pence said Sunday, but he emphasized…

Death toll nears 50 after three days of torrential rain batters Nepal – officials

BIRATNAGAR, Nepal (Reuters) -- Torrential rain battered Nepal on Sunday (August 13), causing widespread flooding and landslides and raising the…

White House defends Trump’s response to Virginia violence

by Jerome Cartillier with Brian Knowlton in Washington Agence France-Presse BEDMINSTER, United States (AFP) - The White House on Sunday…

Egypt’s railway authority head resigns after fatal crash

CAIRO, Egypt (AFP) - The head of Egypt's railway authority resigned Sunday after 41 people were killed in a train…

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