'Bolsonaro is Hitler!' Venezuela's Maduro exclaims amid Brazil spat

2019/01/14 21:17:08

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on Monday called Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro a modern Ado...

Gabon's president returns home after extended medical leave

2019/01/14 20:50:35

President Ali Bongo returned to Gabon on Monday after a three-month medical leave during which a cou...

Venezuela's Maduro hikes minimum wage 300 percent

2019/01/14 20:25:45

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on Monday raised the minimum wage by 300 percent to 18,000 boliv...

Spanish NGO says rescue boat blocked from operating in Mediterranean

2019/01/14 19:55:22

A Spanish charity boat which rescues migrants at sea has been blocked by authorities from operating ...

From Tibet to the 'Nine Dragons', Vietnam's Mekong Delta is losing sand

2019/01/14 02:42:31

In the dead of night, the entire front half of shopkeeper Ta Thi Kim Anh's house collapsed. Perched ...

Congo should recount presidential election vote - Southern African bloc

2019/01/14 01:27:03

An influential African bloc urged Democratic Republic of Congo on Sunday to recount votes cast in it...

White House asked for options to strike Iran: source

2019/01/14 00:30:06

The White House's national security team last fall asked the Pentagon to provide it with options for...

Britain launches task force to tackle dirty money

2019/01/14 00:23:59

Britain will work with the financial industry to crack down on fraud, corruption and dirty money by ...

Fuel price protests in Zimbabwe turn deadly

2019/01/14 20:58:01

Several people were killed and some 200 arrested during protests in Zimbabwe on Monday, the governme...

Explainer: What happens if PM May loses vote on her Brexit deal?

2019/01/14 20:36:16

British Prime Minister Theresa May is facing likely defeat in parliament on Tuesday when she asks la...

Syrian jihadists deny they plan to crush rivals and take over Idlib region

2019/01/14 20:00:29

The main jihadist group in northwest Syria said on Monday it did not seek to dominate the Idlib regi...

Wife says ex-Nissan boss Ghosn suffers 'harsh' treatment in jail

2019/01/14 03:27:32

The wife of ousted Nissan Motor Co Ltd chairman Carlos Ghosn has urged New York-based Human Rights ...

Iran says it is taking initial steps to design reactor fuel

2019/01/14 01:27:52

Iran is taking preliminary steps to design uranium fuel with a purity of 20 percent for reactors ins...

Chinese police begin new probe into expired vaccines

2019/01/14 00:52:04

Police in China's eastern province of Jiangsu have begun an investigation after at least 145 childre...

U.S.-backed Syrian force: Islamic State in its 'final moments'

2019/01/14 00:26:03

Islamic State militants are "living their final moments" in the last enclave they hold near the Iraq...