China’s Population Growth Slows Despite Two-child Policy   China’s population grew at a slower rate last year despite the abolition of the one-child policy, official data showed Monday, raising fears…

ICC Halts Release Of Ivory Coast’s Gbagbo The International Criminal Court has dashed Ivory Coast ex-president Laurent Gbagbo’s hopes of a swift release following his acquittal on charges of crimes…

UK’s Theresa May Survives Confidence Vote After Brexit Humiliation British Prime Minister Theresa May on Wednesday survived a no-confidence vote sparked by the crushing defeat of her Brexit deal just…

 British MPs Vote To Reject Brexit Deal British lawmakers voted overwhelmingly Tuesday to reject the EU divorce deal struck between London and Brussels, in a historic vote that leaves Brexit…

Hundreds Of ‘Yellow Vest’ Protesters Rally In Central London   Hundreds of demonstrators wearing yellow vests took to the streets of London on Saturday, in the largest protest yet in…

World Bank President Kim Quits Feb. 1   World Bank Group President, Jim Yong Kim, will resign effective from Feb. 1, more than three years ahead of the expiration of…

Bolsonaro Sworn In As Brazil’s New President   Jair Bolsonaro, a far-right politician vowing a crackdown on crime and corruption, was sworn in Tuesday as Brazil’s new president in front…

Shutdown: US Embassy Halts Operations In Lagos, Abuja   The US embassy in Nigeria has announced a closure of its Lagos and Abuja offices due to the ongoing government shutdown…

Russia Detains American Suspected Of Espionage   Russia said Monday its security services had detained a US citizen in Moscow accused of spying, the latest in a series of espionage…

Putin Hails ‘Successful’ Test Of New Hypersonic Missile   Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday hailed final tests of a hypersonic missile, which he earlier said would render existing missile…