News Archives for World - 2020-01-17

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Europe

Bulgaria charges six people over 'marrying the dead' scam

Bulgarian authorities charged six people on Friday over a scam involving issuing fake marriage certificates. A

Published 17 Jan, 2020 11:07pm

World

Pompeo says will probe possible surveillance of Ukraine envoy

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo promised Friday to investigate whether the ousted ambassador to Ukraine. We

Published 17 Jan, 2020 11:04pm

Europe

Brexit throws up foreign policy balancing act for Britain

Boris Johnson appears torn between the United States and the European Union as he tries to chart Britain's course o

Published 17 Jan, 2020 11:03pm

World

Ken Starr, celebrity lawyer Dershowitz join Trump defence team

Ken Starr, who was at the center of Bill Clinton's impeachment in the 1990s, and America's biggest celebrity lawyer

Published 17 Jan, 2020 11:02pm

Europe

Spain's oldest police force gets first female chief

Spain appointed Friday a woman to head the country's oldest police force, the Guardia Civil. Sanchez, who was

Published 17 Jan, 2020 11:01pm

World

US, China have long way to go to resolve trade friction: IMF chief

The United States and China still have a long way to go to resolve their trade disputes although the partial deal s

Published 17 Jan, 2020 11:01pm

Europe

Irregular migration to EU at lowest level since 2013

The level of arrivals of irregular immigrants to the EU has dropped to its lowest level since 2013. At the sam

Published 17 Jan, 2020 11:00pm

World

Lebanese block roads as protests enter fourth month

The protest movement rocking Lebanon since October 17 has resurged this week. We blocked the road with cars be

Published 17 Jan, 2020 10:59pm

World

Eleven American soldiers were injured in Jan. 8 Iranian missile attack on base in Iraq: US Military

The January 8 attack on bases near Baghdad and Erbil, Iraq, were launched in retaliation for the killing of Maj. Ge

Published 17 Jan, 2020 10:56pm

World

US condemns Iran general but sees calm for now

The United States on Friday slapped sanctions on another senior Iranian official over a crackdown on protests but s

Published 17 Jan, 2020 10:55pm

World

Mexico offers 4,000 jobs to new migrant caravan

Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador offered 4,000 jobs Friday to migrants in a new caravan currently crossing Central Ameri

Published 17 Jan, 2020 10:54pm

World

Brazil minister quits over accusations of Nazi quotes

Brazil's culture secretary Roberto Alvim resigned on Friday over a speech. It will be endowed with a great cap

Published 17 Jan, 2020 10:54pm

World

Trudeau urges Iran to send downed jetliner's black boxes to France

Justin Trudeau on Friday urged Iran to hand over black boxes from last week's downed airliner to France. There

Published 17 Jan, 2020 10:54pm

Europe

Ukraine president Zelensky rejects PM's resignation

Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky on Friday refused to accept the resignation of the country's prime minister, s

Published 17 Jan, 2020 10:52pm

World

US industrial output falls 1pc in December vs 2018: Fed

American manufacturing, which has been in recession for months, saw production fall 1.3 percent in the final month

Published 17 Jan, 2020 03:04pm

Europe

Ukraine PM offers to resign over leaked recording

Zelensky, a comedian with no previous political experience, came to power after a landslide win in last year's pres

Published 17 Jan, 2020 03:03pm

Europe

Erdogan to discuss 'troubling' Idlib situation with Putin

"I intend to discuss these extensively with Mr Putin in Berlin. The current developments in Idlib are troubling," E

Published 17 Jan, 2020 02:50pm

Europe

Libya strongman Haftar in Greece ahead of peace meeting

"So far ties between them are very tense, they don't even want to be in the same room to say nothing of meeting eac

Published 17 Jan, 2020 02:45pm

World

US homebuilding hits 13-year high, led by apartments

The surge was led a sudden boom in apartments, where construction hit its fastest pace in 33 years, according to th

Published 17 Jan, 2020 02:38pm

Europe

EU warns of WTO challenge if China-US deal creates 'distortions'

The 28-nation EU "will monitor the implementation" of the "phase one" deal that was signed on Wednesday by Donald T

Published 17 Jan, 2020 01:21pm

World

11 US troops injured in Iran missile attack on Al Asad air base last week

"While no U.S. service members were killed in the Jan. 8 Iran ian attack on Al Asad air base, several were treated

Updated 17 Jan, 2020 05:54am

World

Qatar scraps unpopular exit permits for domestic workers

Qatar scrapped mandatory exit permits for migrant domestic staff and other groups on Thursday, as part of efforts to boost rights for guest workers amid scrutiny of its record.