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Sat, August 8, 2020 | 07:23

Bolivia's president resigns amid election-fraud allegations

Bolivia's president resigns amid election-fraud allegations

Bolivian President Evo Morales announced his resignation Sunday under mounting pressure from the military and the public after his re-election victory triggered weeks of fraud allegations and deadly protests. The decision came after a day of fast-moving developments, including an offer from Morales to hold a new election. The crisis deepened dramatically when the country's mi...

2019-11-11 10:53

Iran discovers new oil field with over 50 billion barrels

Iran discovers new oil field with over 50 billion barrels

``I am telling the White House that in the days when you sanctioned the sale of Iranian oil and pressured our nation, ...

2019-11-11 10:37

Russia's Napoleon expert confesses to dismembering lover

Russia's Napoleon expert confesses to dismembering lover

A prominent Saint Petersburg-based Napoleon expert has confessed to murdering his young lover and former student and dismembering her body in a grisly crime that sent shock waves across Russia

2019-11-10 20:18

Germany, allies mark 30 years since Berlin Wall fell

Germany, allies mark 30 years since Berlin Wall fell

Germany marked the 30th anniversary Saturday of the opening of the Berlin Wall, a pivotal moment in the events that brought down Communism in eastern Europe

2019-11-10 19:34

Johnson tries to shake off rocky start as UK election begins

Johnson tries to shake off rocky start as UK election begins

LONDON (AP) _ Prime Minister Boris Johnson told British voters Wednesday that they have to back his Conservatives if they want an end to Brexit delays, as he tried to shake off a rocky start to the governing party's election campaign.

2019-11-07 16:17

Chile's APEC cancellation raises new hurdle for U.S.-China trade deal

Chile's APEC cancellation raises new hurdle for U.S.-China trade deal

- Leaders from the United States and China encountered a new obstacle in their struggle to end a damaging trade war on Wednesday, when the summit where they were supposed to meet was cancelled because of violent protests

2019-10-31 18:10

British parliament approves bill for snap elections on Dec. 12

British parliament approves bill for snap elections on Dec. 12

The British parliament passed legislation Tuesday calling for a general election on December 12 after Prime Minister Boris Johnson demanded the vote in hopes of pushing along the Brexit deal he hammered out with Brussels.

2019-10-30 16:53

UK's Johnson seeks Dec. 12 election to break Brexit impasse

UK's Johnson seeks Dec. 12 election to break Brexit impasse

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has finally abandoned his promise of an October Brexit and pinned his hopes on a December election. Two days after lawmakers stymied Johnson's latest attempt to pass his European Union divorce deal, he said Thursday that the only way to break Britain's Brexit impasse was a general election. Johnson said he would ask lawmakers to vote Monda...

2019-10-25 14:08

Moon Jae-in syndrome

Johnson sends EU unsigned letter seeking Brexit delay

Johnson sends EU unsigned letter seeking Brexit delay

Prime Minister Boris Johnson sent an unsigned letter to the European Union requesting a delay to Britain's exit from the bloc and also said he did not want the extension after his latest Brexit setback in parliament on Saturday. Johnson had previously said he would rather be "dead in a ditch" than ask for any extension to the Oct. 31 deadline. But he was compelled, by a law p...

2019-10-20 09:32

Britain clinches Brexit deal, Johnson now faces parliament challenge

Britain clinches Brexit deal, Johnson now faces parliament challenge

Britain clinched a last-minute Brexit deal with the European Union on Thursday, but still faced a challenge in getting it approved by parliament. "Where there is a will there is a deal - we have one. It's a fair and balanced agreement for the EU and the UK and it is a testament to our commitment to find solutions," European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker said in a t...

2019-10-17 20:28

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