Germany: No guarantee UN climate talks will end with a deal
Berlin, Oct 19 (AP) Germany's foreign minister says there's no guarantee that this year's United Nations climate talks will result in an agreement that's...
Strikes in Syria hit fuel convoy from Iraq; Iranians killed
BAGHDAD, 9 Nov (AP) — Late night airstrikes in eastern Syria along the border with Iraq targeted Iran-backed militiamen, inflicting casualties, Syrian opposition activists...
Belarus’ top diplomat, ally to president, dies at 64
TALLINN, Estonia , 26 Nov (AP) — Belarusian Foreign Minister Vladimir Makei, a close ally of authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko, has died at age...
Palestinians: Israeli army kills teen girl in West Bank raid
RAMALLAH, West Bank , 12 Dec (AP) — A Palestinian hospital said Israeli forces killed a teenage girl during an army operation in the...
China’s Li praises Hong Kong leader for reviving economy
HONG KONG , Dec 23 (AP) — Chinese Premier Li Keqiang praised the Hong Kong government’s efforts in revitalizing the economy as it rolls...
Militant attack kills 10 in Syria, Kurdish forces arrest 52 militants
Beirut, 30 Dec: A militant rocket attack in eastern Syria on Friday targeted a bus with oil industry employees, killing at least 10, the...
Climate activists dig in to defend village from coal mine
BERLIN, 8 Jan: Climate activists pledged Sunday to defend a tiny village in western Germany from being bulldozed for the expansion of a nearby...
15 Armenian soldiers die in fire at military base
YEREVAN, Armenia, 19 Jan: A fire at a military base in Armenia early Thursday killed 15 soldiers after they used gasoline for heating, the...
Before a crowd of 1 million, Pope urges Congolese to forgive
Kinshasa, 1 Feb: Pope Francis urged Congo's people on Wednesday to forgive those who have harmed them as he presided over a Mass before...
5 days in, survivors still found in quake-hit Turkey, Syria
Antakya, 11 Feb: Rescue teams in Turkey on Satur-day pulled to safety a family of five who survived inside their collapsed home for five...
Pakistan-Afghan border crossing shut after brief reopening
PESHAWAR, Pakistan, 23 Feb: Pakistan shut down a key border crossing with Afghanistan just hours after it was reopened on Thursday, officials said, the...
Women March To Defend Rights Across Globe Mark Women’s Day
Madrid, 8 Mar (AFP): Women were taking to the streets from Kabul to Bangkok on Wednesday to mark International Women's Day and defend rights...
Pakistani police file terrorism charges against ex-PM Khan
ISLAMABAD, 19 Mar: Police in the Pakistani capital filed charges Sunday against former Prime Minister Imran Khan, 17 of his aides and scores of...
Saudi Arabia, UAE, Kuwait to cut Oil supply by 772,000 barrels per day
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, 2 Apr: Gulf oil giants Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates led a coordinated cut in production by Middle East...
Obesity in children is rising dramatically, and it comes with major – and sometimes...
Los Angeles, 7 May: (The Conversation) In the past two decades, children have become more obese and have developed obesity at a younger age....
West Must Confront ‘Cold War’ With China: Former UK PM In Taiwan
London, 17 May (AFP): British former prime minister Liz Truss, on a visit to Taiwan Wednesday, will set up a full-throated clash with both...
Iran unveils latest version of ballistic missile amid wider tensions over nuclear program
TEHRAN, Iran, 25 May (AP) — Iran unveiled on Thursday what it called the latest iteration of its liquid-fueled Khorramshahr ballistic missile amid wider...
China defends buzzing American warship in Taiwan Strait, accuses US of provoking Beijing
SINGAPORE, 4 Jun (AP) — China’s defense minister defended sailing a warship across the path of an American destroyer and Canadian frigate transiting the...
Ukraine’s dam collapse is both a fast-moving disaster and a slow-moving ecological catastrophe
KHERSON, Ukraine, 11 Jun: The destruction of the Kakhovka Dam was a fast-moving disaster that is swiftly evolving into a long-term environmental catastrophe affecting...
Airstrike hits busy market in opposition-held northwestern Syria and kills at least 9 people
JISR AL-SHUGHUR, Syria, 25 Jun: An airstrike early Sunday over a busy vegetable market in northwestern Syria killed at least nine people, activists and...