World

Merkel to give up party leadership after poll setback

Merkel to give up party leadership after poll setback

Germany’s Angela Merkel will not run for re-election as leader of her center-right CDU, sources said Monday, in the clearest…
Indonesian Lion Air plane crashes into sea with 189 passengers, crew

Indonesian Lion Air plane crashes into sea with 189 passengers, crew

  A brand new Indonesian Lion Air plane carrying 189 passengers and crew crashed into the sea Monday, officials said,…
Tributes, mourning as Leicester’s Thai boss killed in helicopter crash

Tributes, mourning as Leicester’s Thai boss killed in helicopter crash

  Leicester City’s Thai billionaire boss was among five people killed when his helicopter crashed and burst into flames in…
Africa governance gains hampered by security, job fears: study

Africa governance gains hampered by security, job fears: study

Security fears and a lack of jobs in African nations have hampered gains in governance across the diverse continent over…
Merkel on the spot after painful regional vote

Merkel on the spot after painful regional vote

  German Chancellor Angela Merkel faced a bitter political reality on Monday after the parties in her fragile coalition suffered…
Brazil votes with far-right candidate favorite

Brazil votes with far-right candidate favorite

  Brazil began voting Sunday in a divisive presidential run-off election whose front-runner, far-right former army captain Jair Bolsonaro, is…
UK preparing ‘buffers’ for no-deal Brexit: minister

UK preparing ‘buffers’ for no-deal Brexit: minister

  Britain’s finance minister pledged Sunday that “fiscal buffers” would be in place to deal with the potential chaos of…
Three injured as shots fired in Sri Lanka as political crisis escalates

Three injured as shots fired in Sri Lanka as political crisis escalates

Sri Lanka police said three people were injured Sunday when shots were fired in Colombo, as a constitutional crisis sparked…
Ireland votes to lift blasphemy ban

Ireland votes to lift blasphemy ban

Ireland has voted to lift a rarely enforced constitutional ban on blasphemy in the latest secular reform for the once…
Georgia ruling party faces test in presidential vote

Georgia ruling party faces test in presidential vote

  Georgians on Sunday went to the polls to elect a figurehead president in a vote seen as a crucial…
Back to top button