Portugal's centre-right minority government wants to reach an agreement on a partial privatisation of national airline TAP ...

Ismaili Muslim leaders swore allegiance Tuesday to Prince Rahim Aga Khan V in a ceremony in Lisbon to celebrate his proclamation as imam, after the death a week ago of his father, Karim Aga Khan IV.

The funeral of Aga Khan IV, the 49th hereditary imam of the Shiite Ismaili community, and a notable supporter of Irish horse racing, was taken place in Lisbon on Saturday.Canadian Prime Minister ...

OTTAWA - Canada’s political leadership has found rare unanimity in recent weeks: nobody wants the country to become the “51st state,” as U.S. President Donald Trump has repeatedly pitched ...

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WASHINGTON — It’s time to take pride in the American flag again, President Trump’s State Department said on Tuesday. Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Tuesday banned flying any other flags ...

The U.S. State Department has adopted a new policy under the Trump administration that effectively blocks U.S. embassies and outposts from flying Pride and Black Lives Matter flags, a report said ...

Monday was one of the coldest inauguration days ever, the American flag was at half mast, and for good measure, on Sunday my cable music stream played Barry McGuire’s “Eve of Destruction.” ...

According to U.S. flag code, "all federal buildings, grounds and naval vessels" will fly at half-staff for 30 days after the death of a president Win McNamee/Getty; MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty ...

After Monday's presidential inauguration, flags fly back at half-staff in Texas. According to a press release from the White House, flags were ordered to be flown at full-staff at the White House ...

For good weather, the best time to go to Portugal is March, just as spring arrives and before most of the tourist crowds appear, according to Correia. February and early April are optimal times to ...

The president’s Inaugural Address linked landing on the Red Planet with Manifest Destiny, but left many of the specifics unclear. By Kenneth Chang During his Inaugural Address on Monday ...