Venezuela arrests fourth US citizen this month, interior minister says
CARACAS – Venezuela has arrested a fourth American citizen since the start of this month, the country’s Interior Minister Diosdado Cabello said on Tuesday, without naming the person detained. Read…
Ghana opposition holds protests against alleged voter roll irregularities
ACCRA – Ghana’s main opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) party on Tuesday held nationwide protests against alleged voter roll irregularities, demanding an independent forensic audit to rid the register of…
Harris calls for end to war in Gaza, no Israeli reoccupation
PHILADELPHIA – U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris called on Tuesday for an end to the Israel-Gaza war and said that Israel must not reoccupy the Palestinian enclave once the…
US says it is gathering information on Lebanon pager blasts
WASHINGTON – The United States said on Tuesday it is gathering information after at least eight people were killed and some 2,750 wounded when pagers used by Hezbollah members –…
Trump assassination attempt suspect was seen as liability in Ukraine, ex-soldier recalls
KYIV – The suspect in an apparent assassination attempt on US presidential candidate Donald Trump was seen as a liability by some soldiers and volunteers in Ukraine, where he offered…
Europe’s new energy commissioner takes on housing as well as fuel
BRUSSELS – The European Union’s newly announced Energy Commissioner will for the first time have the task of leading an EU housing division as well as dealing with more typical…
EU chief seeks funding boost to help bloc compete
BRUSSELS – The European Commission wants to set up a fund to support strategic sectors, a document showed on Tuesday, as the bloc seeks to compete more effectively in new…
Romanian police hunt man who started fire inside parliament
BUCHAREST – Romanian police were looking for a man who started a fire inside the country’s parliament building on Tuesday which caused hundreds of people to be evacuated but no…
Ex-member of Basque group ETA sentenced to 85 years in jail over Madrid car bomb attack
MADRID – Spain’s High Court has sentenced a former member of the defunct Basque separatist group ETA to 85 years in prison for her involvement in a car bomb attack…