Venezuelan police block opposition lawmaker’s return
CARACAS: Venezuelan police blocked an opposition lawmaker from returning to the legislature to retake her seat on Tuesday and fired…
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Mexico takes out drug lords but violence persists
MEXICO CITY: Mexico’s government has taken down almost the entire leadership of one of the country’s most vicious drug cartels,…
Stolen Gauguin and Bonnard paintings recovered in Italy
ROME: Two paintings by the French artists Paul Gauguin and Pierre Bonnard, stolen in London in the 1970s, have been…
Nato suspends cooperation with Russia over Crimea crisis
BRUSSELS: Nato said Tuesday it has suspended all cooperation with Russia over the Crimea crisis and questioned Moscow’s claim to…
Obama cheers seven million health care sign ups
WASHINGTON: President Barack Obama Tuesday cheered seven million people who signed up for insurance under his health care law, and…
Kremlin confirms Putin’s divorce from Lyudmila final
MOSCOW: The Kremlin confirmed yesterday that Russian President Vladimir Putin has finalised the divorce from his wife of 30 years…
French PM suffers setback as he prepares to unveil govt
PARIS: France’s new Prime Minister Manuel Valls suffered his first setback as Green allies refused to take part in his…
Iraq suicide bomb kills 6 as UN warns of ‘divisive’ polls
BAGHDAD: A suicide bomber killed six army recruits yesterday as the UN’s envoy to Iraq warned that the country’s election…