EUROPEAN HEATWAVE: France hits record temperature of 45.9°C
PARIS – France has hit its highest recorded temperature -
45.9°C (114.6F)
- amid a heatwave in Europe that has claimed several lives.
The new record was...
China agrees to restart US trade talks as Trump says ‘back on track’
OSAKA – The United States and China have
agreed to restart trade talks and Washington will not level new tariffs on
Chinese exports, China’s official Xinhua...
Ex-prosecutor locked up after guilty verdict in Hawaii
HONOLULU – Two U.S. marshals led a former
Honolulu prosecutor out of a courtroom Friday when a U.S. judge ordered her
detained after a jury found...
G-20 leaders facing calls to protect growth, open trade
OSAKA – World leaders attending a Group of 20 summit in
Japan that began Friday are clashing over the values that have served for
decades as...
Australia welcomes help to find man missing in NoKor
CANBERRA – Australia’s
prime minister said he has discussed the disappearance of an Australian student
in North Korea with other world leaders attending the Group of...
Mexico detains migrants in raid on freight train
MEXICO City – About 100 Mexican soldiers and immigration
agents raided a freight train in the southern state of Chiapas on Thursday and
detained dozens of...
New heat wave records set in Europe
PARIS – A heat wave affecting much of Europe is expected to
intensify further, with countries including France and Spain expecting
temperatures above 40C (104F) later...
Trump blasts India’s ‘unacceptable’ tariffs
NEW DELHI – American President Donald Trump has called new
Indian tariffs on US products “unacceptable” and demanded that they be
withdrawn.
India imposed retaliatory tariffs on...
Canadian fertility doctor loses licence after using his own sperm
OTTAWA – A Canadian
medical regulator has formally revoked the licence of a retired fertility
doctor who used his own sperm to inseminate patients.
The College of...
Sri Lanka president signs death penalty for four drugs convicts
COLOMBO – Sri Lanka President
Maithripala Sirisena said on Wednesday the government would press ahead with a
controversial plan to reinsate the death penalty for drug-related...