Violence escalates in Barcelona

BARCELONA, Oct 19 (AFP): Violent clashes escalated in Barcelona late Friday, as radical Catalan separatists hurled rocks and fireworks at police, who responded with teargas and rubber bullets, turning the city centre into a chaotic battleground.The deterioration came on the fifth consecutive day of protests in the Catalan capital and...

US slaps new sanctions on Cuba

WASHINGTON, Oct 19 (AP): The United States on Friday imposed new sanctions on Cuba over its support for Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and its human rights record at home. The Department of Commerce said in a statement it is revoking existing licenses for aircraft leases to Cuban state-owned airlines and...