by Administration | Nov 14, 2019 | Emerging Markets
Bolivia: Morales says will return if asked, US backs AnezJeanine Anez, who declared herself interim president, has promised to hold new elections in troubled country. Bolivia’s former President Evo Morales has said he was ready “to return to pacify”...
by Administration | Nov 13, 2019 | Emerging Markets
Man killed as tensions flare in Lebanon after Aoun interviewPresident urges end of weeks-long demonstrations, sparking new wave of protests during which man is shot by army. Tensions have flared in Lebanon after President Michel Aoun urged protesters to go home,...
by Administration | Nov 12, 2019 | Emerging Markets
Israeli forces kill top Islamic Jihad commander in Gaza strikeKilling of senior commander in Gaza comes as Palestinian group says political leader also targeted in Damascus attack. Palestinian group Islamic Jihad has said one of its commanders was killed in an Israeli...
by Administration | Nov 11, 2019 | Monthly Topics
‘Leave Now’: Australians Urged to Evacuate as ‘Catastrophic’ Fires LoomSYDNEY – Authorities declared a state of emergency across a broad swath of Australia’s east coast on Monday, urging residents in high risk areas to evacuate...
by Administration | Nov 10, 2019 | Monthly Topics
Hundreds of Thousands Evacuated as Cyclone Hits BangladeshDHAKA, BANGLADESH – A strong cyclone made landfall early Sunday in Bangladesh, where hundreds of thousands of people have moved to shelters across the low-lying delta nation’s vast coastal region....
by Administration | Nov 9, 2019 | Emerging Markets
Babri Mosque case: Indian top court gives disputed site to HindusCourt orders formation of a trust that will construct temple for Lord Ram while Muslims will be given alternative land. India’s Supreme Court has given the ownership of a disputed religious site in...
by Administration | Nov 8, 2019 | Emerging Markets
Hong Kong student who fell during weekend protests diesPro-democracy protesters call for city-wide vigil to honour the late 22-year-old student who died of his injuries. A student of a Hong Kong university who fell during protests at the weekend died early on Friday...
by Administration | Nov 7, 2019 | Monthly Topics
China Sentences 9 to Jail for Smuggling Fentanyl to USXINGTAI, CHINA – A Chinese court Thursday jailed nine people, one with a suspended death sentence, for smuggling fentanyl into the United States, saying this was the first such case the two countries had...
by Administration | Nov 6, 2019 | Emerging Markets
Over a dozen killed in attack in Thailand’s Yala provinceAttack by unknown assailants on checkpoint in Muslim-majority province kills 15, wounds five more. At least 15 people have been killed in an attack on a security checkpoint in southern Thailand, including...
by Administration | Nov 5, 2019 | Monthly Topics
Trump’s Pick For State Department’s Number 2 Spot May Spur N. Korea TalksWASHINGTON – U.S. President Donald Trump’s decision to tap Steve Biegun, the special representative for North Korea, as deputy secretary of state could spur Washington’s denuclearization...
