International

Gunmen break into French government spokesman´s office, Macaron comments: "Justice will be achieved"

2019-01-06

French government spokesman Benjamin Grevo said he was taken to a safe place after unidentified men stormed the main door of his office with automatic weapons during protests in Paris. "It&acute...

Brazil: An earthquake measuring 6.8 degrees hits the Amazon

2019-01-06

- An earthquake measuring 6.8 on Saturday hit the western Brazilian state of Accre, bordering Peru. The earthquake monitoring center at the University of Brasilia said the quake occurred in the Amazo...

Egypt: Police officer killed in explosion in east Cairo church

2019-01-06

 An explosive device exploded Saturday evening in the vicinity of the Church of the Virgin and Abu Seifin in the village of Medina in the eastern city of Nasr City, east of Cairo. A source in Ca...

Washington warns Iran against launching satellites into space

2019-01-04

The United States on Thursday warned Iran against any plans to send three satellites into space, saying such a move would violate a UN Security Council resolution on Tehran´s nuclear program. &...

Nancy Pelosi is once again the most powerful woman in Washington

2019-01-04

Nancy Pelosi has won the title of the most powerful woman in American politics who is strategically determined to crush the rebellion in her Democratic Party quietly, but will need to be wooed by coun...

US forces withdraw from Syria to northern Iraq

2019-01-04

A batch of US troops left Syria on Thursday for northern Iraq, a source at the Deir al-Zour civil council said.   The source told Deutsche Presse-Agentur dpa that "about 100 large trucks c...

2262 immigrants died while trying to cross the Mediterranean in 2018

2019-01-04

The number of immigrants arriving in Europe in 2018 has fallen, but 2262 people have died to keep the Mediterranean sea the most dangerous sea route for them, the UN refugee agency said, calling on Eu...

Landslides and floods kill 75 people in the Philippines

2019-01-02

The landslides and floods caused by a tropical depression have killed 75 people in the eastern Philippines, while emergency teams continue to search for more victims.   The National Office for...

17 militants killed in internal clashes between opposition factions in northern Syria

2019-01-02

About 20 people, mostly militants, were killed Tuesday in violent clashes between the opposition factions and the al-Sham Liberation Organization in western Aleppo province in the north of the country...

Romania heads the European Union amid a chill in relations with the EU

2019-01-02

Romania took over the rotating presidency of the European Union on Thursday, amid fears that differences between the two sides could escalate as the ruling left-wing majority in Bucharest intensified...