Month: December 2018

Wilder keeps heavyweight title, fights Fury to split draw

LOS ANGELES  — Tyson Fury dominated long stretches of his heavyweight title bout against Deontay Wilder with shifty technique and graceful defense. He still ended up flat on the canvas in the 12th round, his eyes rolling backward while Wilder celebrated above him. Fury somehow gathered his wits, […]

Leftist leader takes reins in Mexico vowing to help poor

MEXICO CITY — Leftist politician Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador assumed Mexico’s presidency with a promise — to profoundly transform Latin America’s second-biggest economy and to lead a government free of corruption. Seemingly tireless at age 65, Lopez Obrador breezed through a day of public appearances Saturday that included taking […]

The Latest: Trump considering 2-week US funding extension

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — The Latest on President Donald Trump at the Group of 20 summit (all times local): 12:45 a.m. President Donald Trump says he’d be willing to sign a two-week government funding extension to allow for ceremonies honoring the life of former President George H.W. Bush. […]

Worst riot in a decade engulfs Paris; Macron vows action

PARIS  — France’s most violent urban riot in more than a decade engulfed some of central Paris on Saturday as “yellow jacket” activists torched cars, smashed windows, looted stores and tagged the Arc de Triomphe with multi-colored graffiti. Protesters angry about rising taxes and the high cost of […]

From Bush to Clinton, a grace note for the ages

WASHINGTON — It was a grace note for the ages. “Dear Bill,” George H.W. Bush scribbled Jan. 20, 1993, to the Democrat about to succeed him as president. “When I walked into this office just now I felt the same sense of wonder and respect that I felt […]

Bush mourned as a great statesman, a man of uncommon decency

WASHINGTON — Former President George H.W. Bush is returning to Washington as a revered political statesman, hailed by leaders across the political spectrum and around the world as a man not only of greatness but also of uncommon decency and kindness. Bush, who died late Friday at his […]

Trump’s on-off dance with complicated acquaintances

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — Broken dates. Coy suggestions. Missed encounters. Private opportunities. Amid weighty issues of state, another fascination at the Group of 20 summit has been President Donald Trump’s will-he, won’t-he dance with two fellow leaders who are something of international outcasts these days. Would Trump, who […]

Mehbooba writes to Modi seeking opening of Shardapeeth pilgrimage site

Srinagar, Dec 1:  Former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Mehbooba Mufti Saturday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeking opening of the Shardapeeth pilgrimage site across the Line of Control (LoC). Mehbooba said Shardapeeth in Pak-administered Kashmir is an outstanding relic of Kashmir’s glowing history. “The initiatives taken by […]

JK admin contemplates simplifying procedure for grant of PRCs: BJP leader

Jammu, Dec 2: A senior BJP leader said the Jammu and Kashmir administration was contemplating to simplify the procedure for grant of permanent resident certificates (PRCs) and a timeline should be fixed for its issuance under the Public Services Guarantee Act. Former deputy chief minister Kavinder Gupta said, “This […]

BJP not doing issue based politics: Gehlot

Bikaner, Dec 2: Senior Congress leader Ashok Gehlot Sunday accused BJP of mixing politics with caste and other issues. “There is huge resentment among people against Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje. Asking about mother and father of anyone can be an issue of criticism, but it cannot be an issue […]

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