Chile president seeks cross-party help to end street violence
President Sebastian Pinera held a meeting with leaders of some of Chile’s opposition parties on Tuesday, aiming to find a way ...
Journalists urge action against Google over EU copyright dispute
Hundreds of journalists called Wednesday for European officials to take action against Google over its refusal to pay media companies ...
Benjamin Netanyahu gives up effort to form new government
Tel Aviv [Israel], Oct 22 : Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday (local time) announced that he is giving up on efforts ...
Lebanon cabinet fast-tracks reforms as protests rage on
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Lebanon’s teetering government approved an economic rescue plan Monday but the last-ditch move was met with deep ...
Morales narrowly wins first round in Bolivia election, faces run-off
Evo Morales, seeking a controversial fourth term, led Bolivia’s presidential election race Sunday but faces a historic second ...
Chile extends state of emergency as unrest death toll hits seven
Five people died Sunday when a garment factory was torched by looters near Chile’s capital Santiago, bringing the death toll in ...
Twin blasts in Afghanistan’s mosque kill 62
Kabul, Oct 19 : At least 62 people were killed and nearly 60 others were injured in two blasts inside a mosque in Nangarhar province ...
EU, China, others, team up to coordinate ‘green’ investment financing
WASHINGTON: The European Union, China, India and several other countries teamed up on Friday to coordinate rules and standards for ...
Violence escalates in Barcelona after 500,000 separatists rally
Violent clashes escalated in Barcelona late Friday, as radical Catalan separatists hurled rocks and fireworks at police, who ...
European governments move to veto Facebook’s digital money
Major European players are joining forces to block Facebook’s proposed digital currency because of the dangers it poses to ...