Category Archives: (Sandbox Syndication Account) World News (Master Feed)
Thousands of Georgians rally in Tbilisi to protest election results
By Margarita Antidze TBILISI (Reuters) - Thousands of protesters rallied in the Georgian capital Tbilisi on Saturday to back opposition calls for a re-run of the Oct. 31 parliamentary election they sa...
Nov 14, 2020
Egypt showcases scores of 25,000-year-old coffins
SAQQARA, Egypt (Reuters) - Egypt on Saturday showcased more than 100 coffins dating back 25,000 years, the latest and largest find this year in the vast burial ground of the Saqqara Necropolis. The 6t...
Nov 14, 2020
Polisario leader says Western Sahara ceasefire with Morocco is over
ALGIERS/RABAT (Reuters) - The leader of the Polisario Front, Western Sahara's independence movement, said on Saturday the group had ended a 29-year ceasefire with Morocco to resume its armed struggle ...
Nov 14, 2020
Paris boulevards deserted as lockdown claims Christmas shopping trade
By Ardee Napolitano PARIS (Reuters) - Boarded-up windows outside flagship branches of department stores Galeries Lafayette and Printemps bore testimony on Saturday to the impact of a COVID-19 lockdown...
Nov 14, 2020
Armenians set fire to homes before handing village over to Azerbaijan
CHAREKTAR, Azerbaijan (Reuters) - Still wearing the camouflage fatigues in which he had fought against Azeri forces a week earlier, Arsen, an ethnic Armenian, lit a fire on Saturday under his sister's...
Nov 14, 2020
Philippines’ Duterte absolves police chief over lockdown birthday party
MANILA (Reuters) - Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte on Saturday cleared his newly appointed police chief of any violation of rules when he celebrated his birthday in May during one of the world's ...
Nov 14, 2020
Thousands of Thai protesters call for removal of prime minister
By Matthew Tostevin and Chayut Setboonsarng BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thousands of people protested in Bangkok on Saturday in the latest in months of anti-government demonstrations that have also called for...
Nov 14, 2020
Lebanese security chief visited Syria in efforts to free U.S. captive
AMMAN (Reuters) - Lebanese Security Chief Abbas Ibrahim visited Damascus after a trip to Washington as part of efforts to free U.S. citizen Austin Tice, who is being detained in Syria, Lebanese broadc...
Nov 14, 2020
Western Union says suspending U.S. transfers to Cuba
HAVANA (Reuters) - Western Union said on Friday it was suspending U.S. money transfers to Cuba in 10 days due to the Trump administration's latest sanction on the Communist-run island, in a blow to th...
Nov 14, 2020
Explosions reported in two cities in Ethiopia’s Amhara state
ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) - Two explosions went off in two different cities in Ethiopia's Amhara state, which neighbours the northern state of Tigray where federal troops are fighting local forces. The ex...
Nov 13, 2020
