China said Thursday its special envoy met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy during talks in Kyiv earlier this week. Foreign…
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Sri Lankan Parliament approves law to trace missing persons
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka – Sri Lanka’s Parliament has unanimously approved a bill to set up an office to help account…
Read MoreAlbania police chief suspended as part of wiretapping probe
TIRANA, Albania – Albanian prosecutors say that the country’s police chief has been suspended from his post while being investigated…
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Iraq protests disband after ISIS bombings kill at least 52 people
BAGHDAD – Anti-government protesters disbanded at least temporarily Sunday from the heavily fortified Green Zone they had stormed a day…
Read More3 French soldiers killed in Mali mine blast
BAMAKO, Mali – A mine explosion in Mali has killed three French soldiers, in an unusually deadly incident for French…
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Myanmar opposition party led by Aung San Suu Kyi wins historic majority in elections
Myanmar’s opposition party, led by Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi, has secured a historic majority in the country’s parliament,…
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Kerry, on Mideast tour, to confront doubts in Asia
JERUSALEM (AFP) – Secretary of State John Kerry heads to talks in Asia trying to quash fears that the vaunted…
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Swazi chief bans miniskirts and trousers for women
MBABANE, Swaziland (AFP) – A Swaziland chief banned women from wearing miniskirts and trousers at a two-day nomination process that…
Read MoreIsrael ‘launched strikes near key Syria port’
WASHINGTON (AFP) – A series of explosions on July 5 near the key Syrian port city of Latakia were the…
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