EU envoy in Tehran amid hopes to restore nuclear agreement
TEHRAN, Iran, 27 Mar: A leading European Union diplomat held talks in Tehran on Sunday, Iran’s state-run media reported, amid hopes that an agreement...
UK air traffic control outage to cause chaos for days, minister dismisses cybersecurity...
London, 29 Aug: The UK government on Tuesday said that though the air traffic control "technical issue" that led to the severe disruption of...
Abu Dhabi state gas firm looks to raise $2B in IPO
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, 23 Feb: Abu Dhabi’s state gas company expects to raise up to $2 billion by selling 4% of its shares...
Indian dies while trying to scale Mt. Kanchenjunga in Nepal
Kathmandu, May 6 (PTI) A 52 year-old Indian climber died while ascending the peak of Mt Kanchenjunga in Nepal, according to the organiser of...
A Pakistani religious leader is tried in his absence for allegedly threatening Geert Wilders
SCHIPHOL, Netherlands, 2 Sep (AP) — Prosecutors demanded a 14-year sentence Monday for a Pakistani Muslim leader accused of inciting the murder of anti-Islam...
Floods kill at least 31 in Somalia. UN warns of a flood event likely...
MOGADISHU, Somalia, 13 Nov (AP) — Floods caused by torrential rainfall have killed at least 31 people in various parts of Somalia, authorities said...
Cheney braces for loss as Trump tested in Wyoming and Alaska
CHEYENNE, Wyo. , Aug 16 (AP) Wyoming Rep. Liz Cheney, a leader in the Republican resistance to former President Donald Trump, is fighting to...
Ending Nigeria’s fuel subsidy pushes a shift to solar. Without a climate plan, progress...
ABUJA, Nigeria , 20 Jun (AP): — As soon as Bridget Mosanya went to get a book from her bag to study, it started...
Russia focuses on eastern Ukraine for possible new offensive
Kyiv, 1 Feb: Russia is mustering its military might in the Luhansk region of Ukraine, local officials said Wednesday, in what Kyiv suspects is...
Russia sends more energy to Asia as Europe cuts back
Berlin, Sep 6 (AP) Russia sent significantly more oil and coal to India and China over the summer compared with the start of the...
16 Killed, 24 Injured After Blast In Afghanistan: Report
Kabul, Nov 30 (AFP): At least 16 people were killed and 24 others wounded Wednesday by a blast at a madrassa in Afghanistan's northern...
Kenyans protest again over rising cost of living, with some targeting a recently built...
NAIROBI, 12 Jul: One person was killed as some Kenyans angered by the rising cost of living went back into the streets Wednesday in...
Greece: New pipeline to feed Bulgaria after Russian gas cut
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — The Greek and Bulgarian prime ministers on Friday inaugurated a new energy pipeline that will supply natural gas originating in...
UK and Irish leaders meet in Dublin as they try to reset relations...
DUBLIN, 7 Sep: British Prime Minister Keir Starmer arrived in Ireland Saturday to meet his Irish counterpart, in what is being billed as an...
Iran sentences 2 women to death for ‘human trafficking’
Dubai, Sep 5 (AP) Iran has sentenced two women to death on charges of human trafficking, the country's official IRNA news agency reported on...
India extends USD 500 million line of credit to help Sri Lanka purchase fuel
Colombo, Jan 18 (PTI) India on Tuesday announced a USD 500 million credit line to help Sri Lanka purchase petroleum products as the island...
‘Without water, there is no life’: Drought in Brazil’s Amazon is sharpening fears for...
MANAUS, Brazil, 8 Oct (AP) — Communities dependent on the Amazon rainforest’s waterways are stranded without supply of fuel, food or filtered water. Dozens...
Russia might put strategic nukes in Belarus, leader says
TALLINN, Estonia, 31 Mar: Russian strategic nuclear weapons might be deployed in Belarus along with part of Russia’s tactical nuclear arsenal, Belarusian President Alexander...
US to plant 1 billion trees as climate change kills forests
BILLINGS, Mont. , Jul 26 (AP) — The Biden administration on Monday said the government will plant more than one billion trees across millions...
US sees heightened extremist threat heading into midterms
WASHINGTON , Jun 7 (AP) — A looming Supreme Court decision on abortion, an increase of migrants at the U.S.-Mexico border and the midterm...