GENEVA/CARACAS, (Reuters) – Talks are underway in Norway between Venezuela’s government and “democratic” opponents, an envoy said yesterday, in a possible search for a mediated solution after the opposition’s failure to spark a military uprising against President Nicolas Maduro.
LONDON, (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Theresa May will set out a timetable for her departure in early June after the latest attempt to get her Brexit deal approved by parliament, the chairman of a powerful Conservative committee said yesterday.
LOS ANGELES, (Reuters) – Sheldon and Amy won their Nobel Prize and the elevator was finally fixed in a sentimental finale on Thursday to television comedy series “The Big Bang Theory” that left fans in tears of delight.
MANAGUA, (Reuters) – The Nicaraguan government said yesterday that a man arrested in May last year during months of anti-government protests died in a shooting at the prison near Managua where he was being held.
(Reuters) – Former U.S. national security adviser Michael Flynn gave Special Counsel Robert Mueller information about attempts by people tied to the Trump administration and Congress to obstruct the Russia investigation, court documents released yesterday showed.
NEW YORK, (Reuters) – New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio, an unapologetically progressive Democrat who has been a frequent critic of the Trump administration’s policies, has decided to go after the president’s job.
CARACAS, (Reuters) – Representatives of Venezuela’s government and the opposition have traveled to Norway to discuss potential options following a failed uprising against President Nicolas Maduro, according to four opposition sources familiar with the situation.
(Reuters) – Alabama’s governor signed a bill yesterday to ban nearly all abortions in the state, even in cases of rape and incest, in the latest challenge by conservatives to the landmark U.S.
BRASILIA/SAO PAULO, (Reuters) – Tens of thousands of protesters gathered in cities across Brazil yesterday to rally against education spending freezes in the biggest demonstrations yet against President Jair Bolsonaro, who called marchers “useful idiots and imbeciles.”
WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – President Donald Trump yesterday signed a full pardon for former media mogul Conrad Black, who was convicted in 2007 of fraud and obstruction of justice and spent 3-1/2 years in prison.
WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – The Trump administration hit Chinese telecoms giant Huawei with severe sanctions yesterday, adding another incendiary element to the U.S.-China
WASHINGTON/CARACAS, (Reuters) – The U.S. Department of Transportation yesteday ordered the suspension of all commercial passenger and cargo flights between the United States and Venezuela, citing reports of unrest and violence around airports in the South American country.
CAIRO, (Reuters) – Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi yesterday opened a suspension bridge over the Nile touted as the world’s widest, one of a series of military-led, mega-projects designed to improve infrastructure and provide jobs.
BOGOTA, (Reuters) – Colombia’s attorney general said yesterday he resigned in protest after a special court charged with prosecuting war crimes denied a U.S.
WASHINGTON/CARACAS, (Reuters) – The U.S. Department of Transportation on Wednesday ordered the suspension of all commercial passenger and cargo flights between the United States and Venezuela, citing reports of unrest and violence around airports in the South American country.
LONDON, (Reuters) – British broadcaster ITV has cancelled “The Jeremy Kyle Show”, a tabloid talkshow that features confrontations between guests over issues like infidelity, betrayal and addiction, after a participant died a week after recording the programme.
WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – WhatsApp said yesterday that a security breach on its messaging app had signs of coming from a government using surveillance technology developed by a private company, and it may have targeted human rights groups.
LONDON, (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Theresa May will launch another push next month to approve Britain’s exit from the European Union before the summer break, setting a new deadline for her Brexit plan and a potential timetable for her own departure.
WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – President Donald Trump is expected to sign an executive order this week barring U.S.
LIBREVILLE, (Reuters) – Gabon has recovered 200 containers of protected hardwood out of a larger haul that was confiscated by the authorities earlier this year and then went missing, a senior prosecutor said late on Monday.
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