Protests in Chile spread into wealthy Santiago neighborhoods
World
November 7, 2019
Protests in Chile spread into wealthy Santiago neighborhoods
Demonstrations in Chile against the government of President Sebastian Pinera spread into Santiago’s wealthiest neighborhoods Wednesday, tainting previously untouched enclaves…
Iran resumes uranium enrichment at Fordow plant in new stepback from deal
Middle East
November 7, 2019
Iran resumes uranium enrichment at Fordow plant in new stepback from deal
Iran resumed uranium enrichment at its underground Fordow plant south of Tehran on Thursday in a new step back from…
Head of UN Palestinian agency resigns amid ethics probe
Middle East
November 7, 2019
Head of UN Palestinian agency resigns amid ethics probe
The head of the UN agency for Palestinian refugees has resigned amid an internal probe into alleged mismanagement and ethical…
Three charged in US with spying on Twitter users for Saudi Arabia
Middle East
November 7, 2019
Three charged in US with spying on Twitter users for Saudi Arabia
Two former Twitter employees and a third man were charged in San Francisco Federal Court Wednesday with spying on Twitter…
Mexico probes narco group ‘La Linea’ in Mormon murders
World
November 7, 2019
Mexico probes narco group ‘La Linea’ in Mormon murders
Mexico alleged Wednesday that a drug cartel called “La Linea” massacred nine Mormon women and children in a case of…
37 killed in Burkina Faso’s deadliest attack in five years
World
November 7, 2019
37 killed in Burkina Faso’s deadliest attack in five years
An ambush on a convoy transporting employees of a Canadian mining company in Burkina Faso killed 37 people on Wednesday,…
Australia’s women footballers get landmark equal pay deal
World
November 6, 2019
Australia’s women footballers get landmark equal pay deal
Women footballers playing for Australia’s national team will earn the same as their male counterparts under a deal unveiled Wednesday…
Xi, Macron unite on climate after US withdraws from Paris pact
World
November 6, 2019
Xi, Macron unite on climate after US withdraws from Paris pact
Chinese leader Xi Jinping and French President Emmanuel Macron declared on Wednesday that the Paris climate pact was “irreversible”, showing…
Trump calls for ‘war’ on cartels after Mormons murdered in Mexico
World
November 6, 2019
Trump calls for ‘war’ on cartels after Mormons murdered in Mexico
President Donald Trump offered Tuesday to help Mexico hunt the killers of nine Mormon women and children shot dead in…
Pro-Beijing politician wounded in Hong Kong knife attack
World
November 6, 2019
Pro-Beijing politician wounded in Hong Kong knife attack
A firebrand pro-Beijing politician in Hong Kong was wounded in a knife attack on Wednesday, the latest tit-for-tat political violence…