Macron makes U-turn on fuel-tax increases in face of 'yellow vest' protests

2018/12/04 21:22:49

France's prime minister on Tuesday suspended planned increases to fuel taxes for at least six months...

Ecuador vice president resigns amid investigation over payments

2018/12/04 21:00:52

Ecuador's Vice President Maria Vicuna announced her resignation on Tuesday, one day after President ...

U.S. gives Russia 60 days to comply with nuclear treaty

2018/12/04 20:25:10

The United States delivered Russia a 60-day ultimatum on Tuesday to come clean about what Washington...

Bahrain appoints cabinet with new finance minister after parliament vote

2018/12/04 19:58:47

Bahrain's king on Tuesday reappointed Sheikh Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa as prime minister who the...

If Iran can't export oil from Gulf, no other country can, Iran's president says

2018/12/04 19:52:46

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani made an apparent threat on Tuesday to disrupt other countries' oil ...

Pakistan assures U.S. envoy of support for Afghan peace talks

2018/12/04 19:41:50

Pakistan assured visiting U.S. special representative Zalmay Khalilzad on Tuesday that it would back...

Brexit campaigner Nigel Farage quits UK Independence Party

2018/12/04 19:28:27

Brexit campaigner Nigel Farage said on Tuesday he was leaving the United Kingdom Independence Party ...

Russian threat highest since 2014: Ukraine military chief

2018/12/04 19:18:26

Russia has been ramping up its forces near the border with Ukraine since August and now poses the gr...

Cyber threats, spying bigger threat to Canada than terrorism: spy chief

2018/12/04 21:15:00

Foreign interference including cyber threats and espionage poses greater strategic challenges to Can...

Israel targets 'Hezbollah attack tunnels' from Lebanon

2018/12/04 20:42:24

Israel said on Tuesday it had launched an operation to "expose and thwart" cross-border attack tunne...

Key accused in Agusta Westland chopper scam extradited to India

2018/12/04 20:00:11

A key accused and alleged middleman in India's abortive, scandal-tainted helicopter deal with Anglo-...

Yemen migrant route grows 50 percent, surpasses Mediterranean: IOM

2018/12/04 19:56:11

The number of migrants arriving in Yemen is set to rise 50 percent this year compared to 2017, with ...

EU should sanction Iran over missile tests, U.S. says

2018/12/04 19:44:58

The United States is pressing the European Union to consider economic sanctions on Iran over its bal...

U.S. made 11 attempts to negotiate with Iran in last two years: Iran president

2018/12/04 19:36:21

The United States has made 11 attempts to begin negotiations with Iran in the last two years, all re...

Netanyahu: Hezbollah dug border tunnels to insert militants into Israel

2018/12/04 19:21:48

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Tuesday that the Iran-backed Shi'ite militia Hezbo...