US upbeat on Taliban peace
WASHINGTON – The United States voiced
optimism Tuesday about reaching an accord to end the war in Afghanistan as a partial
truce held with the Taliban,...
30 injured as car rams Germany carnival procession
BERLIN – Some 30 people including
children were injured Monday when a car ploughed into a carnival procession in
the small German town of Volkmarsen, with...
Soviet Union’s last marshal dies
MOSCOW – The last marshal of the Soviet
Union Dmitry Yazov, who participated in a coup against then USSR leader Mikhail
Gorbachev in 1991, has died,...
WHO warns of pandemic risk after virus peaks in China
BEIJING – The new coronavirus has peaked
in China but could still grow into a pandemic, the World Health Organization warned,
as infections mushroom in other...
Venice Carnival closes as Italy imposes lockdown
ROME – Italian officials have cut short the
Venice Carnival as they try to control what is now the worst outbreak of the
coronavirus in Europe.
Authorities...
Earthquake kills at least 9 in Turkey
ISTANBUL – At least nine people
including three children are dead in eastern Turkey after an earthquake with
its epicenter in neighboring Iran.
At least 37 people...
US polls: Bernie Sanders cements Democrat front-runner status
WASHINGTON – Bernie Sanders has cemented
his status as the Democratic front-runner to take on Donald Trump in November's
US presidential election.
He has a decisive lead...
Italy clamps down on travel as virus deaths rise
ROME – Two deaths from the new
coronavirus sparked fears throughout northern Italy on Saturday, as about
50,000 people were poised for a weeks-long lockdown imposed...
S. Korea raises virus alert level to ‘highest’
SEOUL - South Korea is raising its alert
level on the new coronavirus to the "highest", President Moon Jae-in
said Sunday, in the face of a...
Australia’s bushfire-hit state honors 25 victims
MELBOURNE – Families, firefighters and
politicians gathered in a solemn public ceremony in Sydney on Sunday to honor
the 25 people killed in recent bushfires that...