Venezuela hit by major blackout, government blames 'sabotage'

2019/03/08 01:29:24

A major power outage hit crisis-stricken Venezuela on Thursday, according to Reuters witnesses, a pr...

Women bang pots and pans in Madrid to kick off International Women's Day

2019/03/08 00:53:08

Loudly banging pots and pans, a few hundred women protesters gathered in Madrid in the early hours o...

Explainer: Why Canada's Trudeau is under fire over SNC-Lavalin case

2019/03/08 00:43:17

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Thursday denied interfering in Canada's judicial system as he sough...

Two U.S. citizens deported from Russia, two others in custody

2019/03/07 23:48:07

Russia said on Thursday two U.S. citizens volunteering for the Mormon church had been deported for v...

Italy coalition chiefs clash as rail-link row escalates

2019/03/07 23:16:54

A dispute in Italy's coalition over the future of a high-speed rail link with France escalated sudde...

No pressure to withdraw from Syria by specific date: U.S. general

2019/03/07 22:52:49

The general overseeing U.S. forces in the Middle East said on Thursday that he was under no pressure...

U.S. says it erred in telling journalist she was finalist for women's award

2019/03/07 22:29:37

The U.S. State Department said on Thursday it erred in notifying a Finnish journalist she was a fina...

Holocaust survivor to meet California teens amid outrage over Nazi salute photos

2019/03/07 22:18:26

An Auschwitz survivor and stepsister of Holocaust diarist Anne Frank will meet on Thursday with some...

U.S. open to North Korea talks despite missile program activity

2019/03/08 01:02:31

U.S. President Donald Trump is open to additional talks with Pyongyang over denuclearization, his na...

Under pressure, Canada's Trudeau denies impropriety, offers no apology

2019/03/08 00:43:17

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Thursday denied interfering in Canada's judicial system as he sough...

'Don't speak in my name': Women's Day exposes Spain's social divisions

2019/03/07 23:54:29

Global campaigners are showcasing events to mark Women's Day on Friday with the slogan 'a balanced w...

Britain hands jailed British-Iranian aid worker diplomatic protection

2019/03/07 23:24:59

Britain will hand diplomatic protection to British-Iranian aid worker Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe to u...

U.S. urges U.N. to restore tough missile restrictions on Iran after tests

2019/03/07 22:55:11

The United States accused Iran on Thursday of defying a U.N. Security Council resolution with one ba...

UK PM May to EU: Agree to backstop changes or risk disorderly Brexit

2019/03/07 22:32:12

British Prime Minister Theresa May put the onus on the European Union to make concessions over the t...

Brussels court convicts Frenchman of murder in Jewish museum attack

2019/03/07 22:23:47

French citizen Mehdi Nemmouche was convicted of "terrorist murder" on Thursday for shooting dead fou...