US sanctions threaten Venezuela’s economy as Maduro eyes next move
CARACAS – Venezuelans braced for the deepening of a brutal economic crisis on Tuesday after the United States imposed sanctions sharply curbing the country’s...
Two engineers who worked for burst Vale dam arrested in Brazil
RIO DE JANEIRO – Two engineers, who worked on behalf of Brazilian miner Vale at its burst tailings dam, have been arrested, according to...
Suu Kyi to investors: Myanmar open for biz
NAYPYITAW – Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi on Monday urged global investors to put their money into Myanmar, seeking to offset the negative...
Pilot in Nepal crash had an ’emotional breakdown’
KATHMANDU – The captain of a Bangladeshi aeroplane “seemed to have an emotional breakdown” before a deadly crash last March, Nepali investigators said in...
Brazilians reel from latest dam disaster
BRUMADINHO, Brazil – Grief over the hundreds of Brazilians feared lost in a mining disaster on Friday has quickly hardened into anger as victims’...
End your bickering: Queen sends a Brexit message to UK officials
LONDON – Queen Elizabeth has sent a delicately coded message to Britain’s factious political class over Brexit, urging lawmakers to seek common ground and...
US to begin returning asylum seekers to Mexico
MEXICO – The US government will return the first group of migrants seeking asylum in the United States to the Mexican border city of...
Venezuela’s Maduro Orders revision of relations with US
CARACAS – Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said on Tuesday he had ordered a “revision” of diplomatic relations with the United States and would announce...
Hong Kong moves to make disrespecting Chinese nat’l anthem a crime
HONG KONG – Hong Kong on Wednesday presented a controversial bill to lawmakers that prescribes jail terms of up to three years for disrespecting...
South Korea ‘selective’ in implementing sanctions on North, says group
SEOUL – South Korea failed to notify a United Nations sanctions committee when it sent about 300 tonnes of petroleum products to North Korea...