Costa Rica seizes two tons of cocaine from 'low-profile' boat

2018/08/03 03:44:04

Law enforcement officials in Costa Rica said on Thursday they had recovered two tons of cocaine from...

Russia allows entry of thousands of North Korean workers: WSJ

2018/08/03 02:49:40

Russia is allowing thousands of fresh North Korean laborers into the country and granting new work p...

Wellington power fault blacks out New Zealand's parliament

2018/08/03 02:19:37

Parts of New Zealand's capital city, Wellington, ground to a halt on Friday after a substation fault...

Brazil senator says she is likely to join Alckmin presidential ticket

2018/08/03 02:10:33

Brazilian Senator Ana Amelia Lemos of the conservative Progressistas party said on Thursday that cen...

OAS approves creation of group to address crisis in Nicaragua

2018/08/03 00:30:53

The Organization of American States (OAS) on Thursday approved the creation of a working group to se...

Iran naval drills underway amid tensions with U.S.

2018/08/02 23:22:55

The United States believes Iran has started carrying out naval exercises in the Gulf, apparently mov...

Hopes of North Korea economic reform spur surge in Chinese tourism

2018/08/02 23:09:21

North Korea's proclaimed shift in national focus to economic development from nuclear arms is prompt...

Ebola in Congo outbreak is Zaire strain which can be vaccinated against

2018/08/02 22:26:47

The type of Ebola in the latest outbreak in Democratic Republic of Congo is the Zaire strain which h...

Brazil's Odebrecht sues Colombia for $1.3 billion over asset seizure

2018/08/03 03:42:57

Brazilian construction company Odebrecht is suing the Colombian government for $1.3 billion alleging...

Zimbabwe's Mnangagwa wins first post-Mugabe election

2018/08/03 02:20:22

Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa, a former spy chief installed after Robert Mugabe's removal in...

Mexico's next interior minister leaves board of financial firm Banorte

2018/08/03 02:18:38

Olga Sanchez, who has been selected as interior minister by Mexico's president-elect, said on Thursd...

British amphibious assault ship lands Marines in Tokyo

2018/08/03 00:48:21

The British Navy's amphibious assault carrier HMS Albion arrived in Tokyo on Friday extending Britai...

Mali election heads to run-off between President Keita and rival Cisse

2018/08/02 23:47:04

Mali's presidential election will go to a run-off poll after President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita failed...

Jerusalem Gay Pride parade marches amid tight security

2018/08/02 23:11:38

Some 20,000 people turned out on Thursday for Jerusalem's annual Gay Pride parade, flanked by police...

Congo Ebola outbreak poses high regional risk, says WHO

2018/08/02 22:39:46

An Ebola outbreak in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo is likely spread over tens of kilometres a...