Frozen in time, Havana looks to put a modern stamp on its 500-year history
AFP | Havana could be compared to the colorful 1950s classic American cars that fill its roads: an object of desire for historians and tourists...
Trump Administration cuts down on military aid to Pakistan
News Analysis | Last Wednesday, the US Congress ratified a $716.3 billion defense spending bill that was passed by the House of Representatives last week...
The Despicable American Media Coverage of Pakistan Elections
Sher Ali Tareen | The American mainstream media boasts a voracious appetite for caricaturing, simplifying, and neatly categorizing non-Western people and life, especially when it...
US ‘crypto-anarchist’ sees 3D-printed guns as fundamental right
AFP | The US "crypto-anarchist" who caused panic this week by publishing online blueprints for 3D-printed firearms said Wednesday that whatever the outcome of a...
Trump tells attorney general to end Russia probe
AFP | Donald Trump on Wednesday told his attorney general to end the high-profile investigation into Russian election meddling that has ensnared key members of...
Hail storm causes Mexican plane to crash
AFP | At least 85 people were injured after an Aeromexico flight crashed on takeoff during a heavy hail storm in northern Mexico, engulfing the...
Trump administration warns IMF against bailout for Pakistan
News Analysis | The Trump administration has warned the International Monetary Fund (IMF) from issuing a potential financial bailout for Pakistan’s floundering economy. In an interview...
Trump predicts Iran talks pretty soon
AFP | US President Donald Trump suggested Tuesday that talks with arch-foe Iran were imminent, despite silence from the Islamic republic's leaders to his offer...
Trump, Italy’s Conte cement populist front
AFP | US President Donald Trump traded smiles, handshakes and compliments with Italy's populist leader Giuseppe Conte Monday, as the two rightists presented a united...
‘Come and get me,’ boy pleaded before California fire death
AFP | A young boy pleaded for rescue before he died along with two others in a California wildfire, an anguished relative recounted Monday, while...
Nazis, racists, bigots: Extremism on US ballot in 2018
AFP | Arthur Jones is an avowed Nazi. John Fitzgerald says the Holocaust is a myth. Rick Tyler wants to "make America white again." Extremist candidates...
In Italy’s Conte, Trump sees a like-minded European
AFP | US President Donald Trump receives Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte on Monday, welcoming to the White House a European populist with like-minded views...