Baradar-led Taliban team meets China’s special envoy

Baradar-led Taliban team meets China’s special envoy

A Taliban delegation met China’s special representative for Afghanistan in Beijing on Sunday to discuss the group’s peace talks with the United States, a spokesman for the militant group said. The meeting comes after US President Donald Trump’s eleventh-hour cancellation earlier this month of the …

Huawei to join forces with China

Huawei to join forces with China Mobile

Chinese telecoms equipment maker Huawei Technologies Co is joining forces with China Mobile to potentially enter a dispute to buy struggling Brazilian carrier Oi SA, in an attempt to boost its footprint in Latin America’s largest market,O Globo news website reported on Saturday. According to …

Hurricane Lorena chugs

Hurricane Lorena chugs through northwest

MEXICO CITY: Hurricane Lorena advanced on Saturday through the Gulf of California after the Category 1 storm made landfall near the popular Los Cabos beach resort, the Mexican hurricane monitor said. With maximum sustained winds of 120 kilometers (75 miles) per hour, the storm is …

Campaigning Justin Trudeau vows assault rifle ban

Campaigning Justin Trudeau vows assault rifle ban

OTTAWA: Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, campaigning for re-election, vowed on Friday to ban assault rifles but fell short on handguns, saying only that he would help cities restrict pistols and revolvers in response to a spate of shootings. “You don´t need military-grade assault weapons, …