LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and opposition Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn traded barbs over Brexit and public spending Wednesday as campaigning unofficially kicked off for the country’s crucial yet...
LONDON (AP) — Britons will be heading out to vote in the dark days of December after the House of Commons on Tuesday backed an early national vote that could break the country’s political impasse over Brexit — or turn out to be...
LONDON (AP) — British lawmakers have approved in principle a bill author zing an early election in December, clearing its first parliamentary hurdle - though it still faces a wrangle over the exact date. The House of Commons sent the bill...
CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australia’s consumer watchdog sued Google on Tuesday alleging the technology giant broke consumer law by misleading Android users about how their location data was collected and used. The Australian...
LONDON (AP) — Britain appeared on course Tuesday for an early general election that could break the country’s political deadlock over Brexit after the main opposition Labour Party said it would agree to the government’s request to...
BRUSSELS (AP): Hundreds of representatives from governments, international agencies and charity groups gathered in Brussels on Monday for a ‘solidarity conference’ to drum up support for millions of Venezuelans who have fled the political crisis...
BEIRUT (AP): Syrian Kurdish forces said Monday they are increasing security at prisons and detention facilities holding tens of thousands of Islamic State (IS)militants and supporters, including foreigners, following the death of the extremist...
LONDON (AP) : The European Union (EU) agreed Monday to delay Brexit by three months until January 31, acting to avert a chaotic United Kingdom (UK) departure just three days before Britain was due to become the first country ever to leave the 28-...
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South Africa’s government urged people to restrict water usage Monday as reservoir levels drop and rainfall is not expected until December. Many parts of the nation of over 58 million people are facing water...
HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — The United States has sanctioned Zimbabwe’s state security minister over alleged human rights abuses, just hours after Zimbabwe’s government defiantly marked its first Anti-Sanctions public holiday. State...
MIAMI (AP) — The Trump administration is banning United States flights to all Cuban cities except Havana in the latest move to roll back the Obama-era easing of relations, officials said Friday. Supporters of the ban said it would starve...
LONDON (AP) — The European Union agreed Monday to delay Brexit by three months until January 31, making the offer to avert a chaotic United Kingdom departure just three days before Britain was due to become the first country ever to...
United Nations (UN) Day 2019 was celebrated globally last Wednesday. Jamaica’s celebration was themed #iAmtheSDGs, meaning, ‘I am the sustainable development goals (SDGs)’. The UN recognised the global challenges countries face and outlined 17...
WASHINGTON (AP) — Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the shadowy leader of the Islamic State group who presided over its global jihad and became arguably the world's most wanted man, was killed in a U.S. military raid in Syria,...
GREENVILLE, Texas (AP) — A gunman opened fire at an off-campus party for a nearby Texas college, leaving two people dead and 14 injured before he escaped in the ensuing chaos, a sheriff said today. Authorities believe the shooter may have...
BARCELONA (AP): Hundreds of thousands in the restive region of Catalonia protested Saturday in Barcelona against the imprisonment of nine separatist leaders for their roles in an illegal 2017 secession bid. Barcelona’s police say 350,000 people...
FLORENCE, South Carolina (AP): Joe Biden said Saturday he is undeterred by the ascendancy of Democratic rival Elizabeth Warren, noting that some of his supporters are already treating the primary campaign as a general election contest between him...
SAN FRANCISCO (AP): New evacuations have been ordered for at least 50,000 people near a huge wildfire and millions of Californians prepared to live in the dark again as the state’s largest utility warned it might cut power for the third time in as...
TOKYO (AP): Torrential rain that caused flooding and mudslides in towns east of Tokyo left at least 10 people dead and added fresh damage in areas still recovering from recent typhoons, officials said yesterday. Rescue workers found the body of a...
BEIJING (AP) — The United States has rejected Chinese accusations of using the withholding of visas as a weapon following the reported inability of a top Chinese space programme official to obtain permission to travel to a major conference in...
LONDON (AP) — A fourth person was arrested in connection with the deaths of 39 people found in the back of a container truck in southeastern England, British police said Friday as the investigation into one of the country’s...
HAVANA (AP) — Cuba’s state airline Cubana says it is cancelling routes to seven international destinations because of Trump administration sanctions on companies that lease planes to the national carrier. The Trump administration said...
DETROIT (AP) — Few Americans are in favour of giving reparations to descendants of enslaved black people in the United States, a new poll shows, even as the idea has gained momentum among Democratic presidential contenders. Only 29% of...
LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson says he plans to ask Parliament to approve an early national election to be held on December 12. Johnson says it’s the only way to break Britain’s Brexit impasse. Britain...
WASHINGTON (AP) — United States health officials want women getting breast implants to receive stronger warnings about the possible risks and complications. The Food and Drug Administration said Wednesday that manufacturers should add a boxed...
