Day: December 31, 2019
Thatcher approved Corazon Aquino asylum request: archives
London, Dec 31 (AFP/APP): British prime minister Margaret Thatcher granted Corazon Aquino’s request for asylum at the height of the uprising that ...Ghosn: A tycoon full of surprises
Tokyo, Dec 31 (AFP/APP): Former auto tycoon Carlos Ghosn, once-revered boss of three huge car companies, has masterminded an exit from Japan ...Asia stocks down in thin year-end trading
Hong Kong, Dec 31 (AFP/APP): Asia stocks were down Tuesday in thin end-of-year trading, following a subdued lead from the US as ...Al-Shabaab militants claim huge Mogadishu bomb attack
Mogadishu, Dec 31 (AFP/APP): Al-Shabaab militants have claimed responsibility for Saturday’s massive car bomb in the Somali capital Mogadishu that killed 81 ...Washington says Baghdad failed to ‘protect’ Americans
Washington, Dec 31 (AFP/APP): Washington has accused Iraqi authorities of having failed to “protect” US interests, the day after deadly American air ...Trump sets ‘red line’ for Tehran amid mounting risks
Washington, Dec 31 (AFP/APP): President Donald Trump’s order for airstrikes on a Tehran-backed Iraqi militia group, after resisting retaliating against Iran for ...Sharapova returns to action in Brisbane
Paris, Dec 31 (AFP/APP): Former world number one Maria Sharapova will open her 2020 campaign in Brisbane after being awarded a wild ...Wall Street falls from records, leading Europe lower
New York, Dec 31 (AFP/APP): Wall Street on Monday had its worst day in nearly a month, falling from records as investors ...