Obama Praises Colombia’s Peace Efforts With Rebels and Seeks Big Aid Increase
WASHINGTON — President Obama welcomed President Juan Manuel Santos of Colombia to the White House on Thursday for a buoyant celebration of the $10 billion, 15-year American effort to help Colombia vanquish its violent drug cartels and end its festering guerrilla war. It was also a chance for tw...
Bafta: Queen director Singer suspended from nomination
Bohemian Rhapsody director Bryan Singer has been removed from his film's Bafta Awards nomi...
Officials could negotiate with terrorists to free kidnapped Nigerian s...
ABUJA, Nigeria – Nigeria's government still is open to negotiating with Boko Haram extrem...
Kremlin warns US plan to quit nuclear pact is ‘dangerous’
Independent The Kremlin said yesterday that a landmark nuclear arms treaty that Washin...
Iraqi lawmakers demand US withdraw troops after surprise Trump visit
Iraqi lawmakers have demanded US forces leave the country in the wake of a surprise visit by Donald Trump, which politicians denoun...
Gabon coup attempt: Government says situation under control
The political situation in Gabon is "under control" following an attempted military coup, a spokesman for the government has said....
Venezuela crisis: Maduro closing border with Brazil
Venezuela's embattled President Nicolás Maduro has ordered the closure of the border with Brazil amid a row over foreign humanita...
Ukraine-Russia sea clash: Merkel rules out military solution
On Sunday Russia fired on three Ukrainian ships sailing towards the strait between the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov, and seized thei...
China economy: Fourth quarter growth slips to 6.4%
China's economy continued to slow in the last quarter of 2018, official figures showed, stoking fears about the impact on the glob...
Brexit: Theresa May to urge MPs to back deal as delay agreed
Theresa May will return to the UK later to try to convince MPs to support her withdrawal deal after the EU agreed to postpone Brex...
