Mexico's new president throws down gauntlet to oil majors

2018/12/05 22:50:13

Mexico's new president, Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, said on Wednesday he would not cancel contracts...

China hails 'mutual respect' as it loops Portugal into belt initiative

2018/12/05 21:43:25

China will always stick to "mutual respect" in its efforts to deal with global challenges, President...

Russia asks Italy to drop charges against envoy in Nigeria graft case

2018/12/05 21:32:46

Russia has asked Italy to drop charges against a former ambassador caught up in a Nigerian corruptio...

U.S. confirms its Iran envoy met Saudi energy minister in Vienna

2018/12/05 20:58:19

The U.S. government confirmed that Saudi Energy Minister Khalid al-Falih met with U.S. special repre...

PM suggests Serbia could intervene if Kosovo sets up full army

2018/12/05 20:36:56

Serbia's prime minister suggested on Wednesday that any creation of a standing army in Kosovo could ...

Brazil president-elect's aide faces campaign funding probe

2018/12/04 23:33:43

Brazil's right-wing President-elect Jair Bolsonaro, who was voted in on an anti-corruption platform,...

Trump is shaping new 'liberal' order to block Russia, China, Iran, says Pompeo

2018/12/04 23:11:03

U.S. President Donald Trump's top diplomat promised on Tuesday a new democratic world order in which...

British PM suffers setbacks as Brexit debate starts in parliament

2018/12/04 22:08:25

British Prime Minister Theresa May suffered embarrassing defeats on Tuesday at the start of five day...

Factbox: Britain's Brexit vote - How many lawmakers are backing PM May?

2018/12/05 22:17:13

Britain's parliament is debating whether to support Prime Minister Theresa May's Brexit deal, a deci...

France drops fuel tax hike as 'yellow vest' anger persists

2018/12/05 21:33:39

President Emmanuel Macron's government is dropping further fuel-tax hikes in next year's budget in t...

Mexico suggests work visas for Central Americans, wants U.S. to do same

2018/12/05 21:13:11

Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador proposed on Wednesday offering more work visas for Cen...

Turkish authorities seek arrest of journalist Dundar over 2013 protests

2018/12/05 20:46:29

Turkish authorities have issued an arrest warrant for journalist Can Dundar as part of an investigat...

Ex-Hong Kong official found guilty of U.S. corruption charges

2018/12/05 20:05:49

A former Hong Kong government official was found guilty on Wednesday of U.S. charges that he took pa...

Growing split in Seoul over North Korea threatens Korea detente, nuclear talks

2018/12/04 23:12:04

When Seoul was preparing to open a liaison office in the North Korean city of Kaesong this summer af...

Yemen's Houthis in Sweden for peace talks; U.N. warns of economic breakdown

2018/12/04 22:23:33

A Houthi delegation arrived in Sweden on Tuesday for U.N.-sponsored Yemen peace talks, the first sin...