The plot to kill Venezuela
HUGO Chávez knew that Venezuela was very vulnerable. Its oil revenues account for 98 per cent of its export earnings. Chávez was familiar with the thinking of Juan Pablo Pérez Alfonzo,
As you were then? South Africa’s 2019 election
2019 was the most apathy-dominated South African election of the post-apartheid era. There are 35.9 million eligible voters in South Africa, but this year only 26.7 million of them — 74 per cent —
Kolkata clashes spark Indian election row
Clashes between followers of prime minister Narendra Modi and an opposition leader heightened tensions in the key Indian city of Kolkata on Wednesday ahead of the final round of the country’s hard-fought national election.
New Zealand's Jacinda Ardern 'does not understand' why US has failed to toughen gun laws
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said she does "not understand" why the United States has not passed stronger gun laws in the aftermath of mass shooting events.
Five dead, one missing in floatplanes collision in Alaska
Five people died and one person was missing Monday after two floatplanes collided mid-air in Alaska while carrying passengers from a cruise ship’s sightseeing expedition, officials said.
Trump says he'll meet with China's Xi amid intensifying trade fight
President Donald Trump announced Monday that he'll meet face-to-face with Chinese President Xi Jinping at the G20 summit late next month amid the latest escalation in trade tensions between the two countries.
Actress Felicity Huffman cries as she pleads guilty in college admissions scandal
Felicity Huffman broke down crying before a federal judge Monday after she pleaded guilty to paying $15,000 to a fake charity that facilitated cheating when her daughter took the SATs for college admission.
Chinese cargo plane arrives in Venezuela
A Chinese cargo plane arrived in the Venezuelan capital of Caracas on Monday, the Venezuelan Ministry of Communication has told CNN.
India at crossroads: far right, right, or left?
GENERAL elections that are conducted once every five years are under way in India and voting will end on May 19. Held in seven phases for over a month, every adult citizen gets to choose the
Indians vote in penultimate phase of seven-round general election
Voters in north India lined up early on Sunday to cast their ballots in the second-to-last round of a seven-phase general election, with prime minister Narendra Modi facing a diverse group of opposition parties seeking to deny him a second term.
