France's far right picks Bardella to replace Le Pen as party chief
France's far-right National Rally designated Jordan Bardella on Saturday to succeed Marine Le Pen as party president and pursue efforts to move it closer to the politic
Salvager hopes to free ship blocking Suez Canal by next week
A giant container ship grounded in the Suez Canal could be freed by the start of next week if heavier tugboats, dredging, and a high tide succeed in dislodging it, reported Reuters, citing a Dutch fi
4 months of preventive custody for Bolivia's ex interim president Anez
A Bolivian judge ordered four months of preventive custody for former interim president Jeanine Anez on Sunday, a day after she was detained for taking part in an alleged coup in 2019.Anez confirmed
Seiko Hashimoto likely to succeed Mori as Tokyo 2020 president: Report
The Candidate Review Committee of the Tokyo Organizing Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games has narrowed down to Seiko Hashimoto, the current Olympic minister and a former Olympian, as a ca
Burundian ruling party elects new leader
BUJUMBURA, Jan. 24 (Xinhua) -- An extraordinary congress of Burundi's ruling party on Sunday elected former Senate President Reverien Ndikuriyo to succeed the incumbent Burundian President Evariste N
Peru preparing electoral infrastructure for voters living abroad
LIMA, Nov. 28 (Xinhua) -- Peru is preparing the electoral infrastructure to ensure that the nearly 1 million Peruvian voters living abroad participate in the upcoming general elections scheduled for
Urgent: Jordan's king appoints new PM
AMMAN, Oct. 7 (Xinhua) -- King Abdullah II of Jordan on Wednesday appointed Bisher Khasawneh as prime minister, the state-run PETRA news agency reported.Khasawneh, who will succeed Omar Razzaz as pri
