Slow progress for Notre-Dame, months after fire
Renovations of Notre-Dame are taking “more time than expected” six months after a devastating fire, the Paris cathedral’s archpriest, Patrick Chauvet, said on Tuesday. Ciara...
Prince William highlights UK’s ‘unique bonds’ with Pakistan during visit with wife Kate
Britain’s Prince William said the United Kingdom and Pakistan share “unique bonds” in a speech at the country’s national monument in Islamabad on Tuesday evening...
Mexican president confirms Pemex union boss under investigation
The veteran leader of Mexico’s powerful oil workers’ union faces formal accusations of wrongdoing, President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said on Tuesday, slowly turning up...
Trump administration proposes plan to raise U.S. biofuels use: EPA
The Trump administration, in an effort to mend fences with the powerful corn lobby, proposed a deal on Tuesday to offset waivers for oil refiners...
French police teargas protesting firefighters in Paris
French police fired tear gas and water cannons on Tuesday in clashes with firefighters protesting in Paris over their working conditions....
Bulgaria to release Australian Palfreeman from detention center
Bulgaria will release Jock Palfreeman from an immigration detention center on Tuesday, more than three weeks after a court granted parole to the Australian convicted...
War means mountains of garbage in Tripoli’s streets
Mounds of trash piled high on the streets of Tripoli provide an unwelcome reminder to residents of the steady decline of public services in the...
Trump admin proposes plan to increase U.S. biofuels consumption: EPA
The Trump administration, in an effort to mend fences with the powerful corn lobby, proposed on Tuesday a deal to offset waivers granted to oil...
Notre-Dame restoration yet to start six months after the blaze
Six months after the massive fire that almost razed Paris’ Notre-Dame, the restoration work at the iconic cathedral has not started in earnest and the...
Brazil graft probe targets head of Bolsonaro’s PSL party: source
Brazilian police launched a corruption probe on Tuesday into the head of President Jair Bolsonaro’s right-wing Social Liberal Party (PSL) Luciano Bivar, a police source...