Algeria’s Bouteflika to resign ‘before mandate ends’
Middle East
April 2, 2019
Algeria’s Bouteflika to resign ‘before mandate ends’
Algeria’s ailing President Abdelaziz Bouteflika will resign before his mandate expires on April 28, his office said, after a succession…
Facebook seeks tab to promote ‘high quality news’
Technology
April 2, 2019
Facebook seeks tab to promote ‘high quality news’
Facebook is working on a “news tab” that could be used to financially support “high quality and trustworthy” journalism, chief…
Unfroggetable: endangered Bolivian amphibians get long-awaited first date
Environment
April 2, 2019
Unfroggetable: endangered Bolivian amphibians get long-awaited first date
The fate of a species may just rest on this love story. Happily, the first date between Romeo, once the…
Running in the Indian election? Get an armored car
World
April 2, 2019
Running in the Indian election? Get an armored car
The mechanics retrofitting cars with blast-resistant doors and bulletproof windshields in a Punjab garage have been flat out of late…
Top Venezuela court tightens noose on opposition chief Guaido
World
April 2, 2019
Top Venezuela court tightens noose on opposition chief Guaido
Venezuela’s Supreme Court called Monday for Juan Guaido to be stripped of his legislative immunity, tightening the noose on the…
Kremlin hawks keep watch over Putin’s seat of power
World
April 1, 2019
Kremlin hawks keep watch over Putin’s seat of power
Alpha soars between the Kremlin’s golden domes, sowing panic among crows perched in nearby trees. The goshawk is one of…
Maduro announces 30 days of electricity rationing in Venezuela
World
April 1, 2019
Maduro announces 30 days of electricity rationing in Venezuela
Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro announced 30 days of electricity rationing Sunday, after his government said it was shortening the working…
Ethiopian Airlines crash report due Monday: foreign ministry
World
April 1, 2019
Ethiopian Airlines crash report due Monday: foreign ministry
A preliminary report from the fatal crash of a Boeing 737 Max in which 157 people died in Ethiopia will…
Emperor burger: Tokyo chef whips up $900 monster for new monarch
Food
April 1, 2019
Emperor burger: Tokyo chef whips up $900 monster for new monarch
A Tokyo restaurant is honoring the crowning of the new Japanese emperor next month with a football-sized wagyu beef hamburger…
Algeria’s Bouteflika announces new government
Middle East
April 1, 2019
Algeria’s Bouteflika announces new government
Protest-hit Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika on Sunday named a new government headed by recently appointed Noureddine Bedoui, a statement from…