Landlocked and mountainous, Afghanistan has suffered from such chronic instability and conflict during its modern history that its economy and infrastructure are in ruins, and many of its people are refugees. The Taliban, who imposed strict Islamic rule following a devastating civil war, were ousted by a US-led invasion in 2001 but have recently been […]

LONDON  — Prime Minister Theresa May’s Brexit deal may not be dead after all — even though lawmakers voted to reject it for a third time Friday — the day Britain had long been scheduled to leave the European Union. The U.K. now faces a deadline of April 12 to present the EU with a […]

CAIRO (Reuters) – Algeria’s army chief repeated a proposal on Saturday to declare President Abdelaziz Bouteflika unfit for office under article 102 of the constitution and told opponents not to seek to undermine the military. Army Chief of Staff Ahmed Gaed Salah said in a statement issued by the Defense Ministry that most people supported […]

LONDON  — The U.K. may be forced to create a national unity government to end the impasse over Britain leaving the European Union, as Prime Minister Theresa May clings to the Brexit divorce agreement that Parliament has rejected three times, a senior Conservative suggested Saturday. Former Education Secretary Nicky Morgan’s comments came a day after […]

Canadian Prime Minister Trudeau battles corruption scandal A scandal that erupted inside Trudeau’s Cabinet threatens to drown the entire administration; Gillian Turner reports. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s effort to quell calls for his resignation took another blow after his former attorney general released a secretly recorded phone conversation related to a corruption scandal involving engineering company SNC-Lavalin. In the […]

French yellow vest protesters clash with police again on 20th week of demonstrations as bank staff fear they will become targets for violence Protesters took to streets to stage their 20th week of anti-government protests today despite bans in areas Police have so far  struggled to contain violence by highly-organised demonstrators since protests began President […]

Attorney General William Barr plans to send Special Counsel Robert Mueller's report to Congress by mid-April – possibly including material that may be damaging to President Donald Trump – and setting the stage for a new battle over its findings. In a letter to lawmakers on Friday, Barr said that sensitive material such as grand […]

The body of Daniel Forestier, 57, was discovered last Thursday in a remote car park in Ballaison. He was reportedly shot five times, including in the head and heart. Police call it a professional job. (Lucinges town council) A former French intelligence agent linked to a plan to assassinate a prominent opponent of the regime in […]

American bombers soar over Europe in daylight again: B-52 Stratofortress long-range bombers which can carry nuclear weapons exercise over Norway just a few hundred miles from Russia The planes have been deployed from Barksdale Air Force Base in Louisiana and returned to RAF Fairford Six bombers and 400 personnel have been sent as part of a […]

The federal government’s carbon tax kicks in on April 1 in Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Ontario and New Brunswick, and will result in a cost increase of about 4.4 cents a litre for gasoline. How much it will cost you in the long run will depend on your driving habits. For example, if you drive a 2.5-litre […]