Nuclear deal talks set to drag on as Iran seeks more from world powersTalks to save the 2015 nuclear deal on Friday are unlikely to satisfy Iran, European powers said, and Tehran warned that it could leave the accord if it was not fully compensated for the re-imposition...
Pope warns climate change turning Earth into desert, garbagePope Francis urged governments on Friday to make good on their commitments to curb global warming, warning that climate change, continued unsustainable development and rampant consumption threatens to...
Thais fear ‘no chance’ of more survivors from tourist boat, nearly 60 may be deadThai rescuers deployed helicopters on Friday in a search for 29 people missing after the sinking of a boat carrying Chinese tourists, with one official saying he feared "no chance" of any more survivo...
US, China fire first shots in ‘largest trade war in economic history’The US and China on Friday launched tit-for-tat tariffs on each other's imports, the opening shots in what Beijing called "the largest trade war in economic history" between the world's top two econom...
Thai military diver dies as window for cave rescue narrowsA former Thai navy diver helping to rescue a football team trapped inside a flooded cave died Friday as officials warned the window of opportunity to free the youngsters is "limited". The diver's deat...
Macron gathers world’s top sovereign funds to send climate signalSovereign wealth funds managing more than $2 trillion are to lay out a strategy on Friday in Paris to pressure companies to be more climate-friendly, French officials said. President Emmanuel Macron,...
Japan executes sarin attack cult leader and six followersThe leader of the Japanese doomsday cult that carried out a deadly 1995 sarin attack on the Tokyo subway was executed Friday along with six of his followers, decades after the horrific crime. Shoko As...
Paving the way: Syria highway traces winning regime strategyFrom second city Aleppo all the way down to the border with Jordan, Syria's longest highway cuts through fertile fields of green, buzzing industrial zones and four major cities. With government forces...
Pompeo in N Korea to seek ‘details’ on denuclearisationUS Secretary of State Mike Pompeo arrived in Pyongyang Friday to press Kim Jong Un for a more detailed commitment to denuclearisation following the North Korean leader's historic summit with President...
For a Yazidi woman abducted by IS, a tearful homecomingFarida Khalaf somehow kept her composure as she returned to her devastated home village in northern Iraq for the first time in four years — until she entered the schoolhouse. That was where the Islami...
Third night of riots after France police shootingDozens of cars and several buildings were set alight Friday in a third night of rioting in western France over the fatal police shooting of a young man, the latest flare-up of tension between police a...
Two more dead as ‘record’ heavy rain hits JapanTwo people were found dead near rain-swollen rivers in Japan on Friday, officials said, as "record" downpours prompted authorities to order more than 210,000 people to evacuate their homes. The body o...
Turkey orders 271 soldiers detained in Gulen probe: state mediaTurkey ordered the detention of 271 soldiers in an operation targeting alleged supporters of the US-based Islamic cleric who Ankara says orchestrated an attempted coup two years ago, state media said...
Fireworks blasts kill at least 24 near Mexico CityTwo explosions at fireworks workshops outside Mexico City on Thursday killed at least 24 people, including rescue workers, and injured dozens more, officials said, in the latest deadly blast to hit a...
Turkey’s Erdogan vows more efficient government, non-party ministersPresident Tayyip Erdogan promised on Friday to make government more efficient when Turkey's new executive presidency is inaugurated next week, saying the new cabinet would include ministers not from h...
Bangladesh gets $100m ADB grant to boost facilities for displaced RohingyaThe Asian Development Bank (ADB) on Friday approved a grant of $100 million to Bangladesh, the first half of an assistance package to develop basic infrastructure and services for refugees from neighb...
Mother Teresa charity shocked after India babies ‘sold’An Indian charity founded by Mother Teresa expressed outrage and regret Friday after a nun and an employee were arrested for allegedly selling infants for adoption for potentially thousands of dollars...