Farmer turns ferryman as river engulfs Syrian hometownThe alleyways of the Syrian town of Darkush are normally thronged with pedestrians but since the swollen Orontes River burst its banks, Abu Ihab’s boat has provided the main way of getting around. The...
Infectious diseases are set to become as great a risk for global business as climate changeThe Global Risks Report 2019 jointly compiled by the World Economic Forum (WEF) and the Harvard Global Heath Institute describes a world that is woefully ill-prepared to detect and respond to disease...
Wild week over Brexit leaves British politics in crisis modeBritain's Parliament is crumbling - shored up by scaffolding, patched by endless repairs. And after a week of upheaval over Brexit in the House of Commons and angry exchanges on the streets outside, B...
Trump, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un to hold 2nd summitPresident Donald Trump will hold a second summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un to try to broker a deal to coax the North to give up its nuclear weapons, the White House announced. News of a sec...
US special counsel disputes report Trump told lawyer to lieSpecial Counsel Robert Mueller's office on Friday disputed key elements of a media report that President Donald Trump directed his former lawyer to lie to Congress about a Moscow real estate deal, rai...
New migrant caravan enters Mexico, legally or notHundreds of Central Americans entered Mexico illegally as the latest migrant caravan trying to reach the United States began crossing the Mexican-Guatemalan border en masse Friday. Not content to wait...
Fuel pipeline blaze in Mexico kills 21, injures dozensA massive fire broke out at an illegal pipeline tap in central Mexico on Friday, killing at least 21 people and injuring 71 more, just as the government wages a major crack-down on fuel theft. Scores...
Two monks shot dead as violence flares in Thailand’s deep southGunmen in Thailand's deep south shot dead two Buddhist monks and wounded two others inside a temple, police said Saturday, capping a week of deadly violence as the prime minister vowed to "punish" tho...
Burkina Faso PM and government resignBurkina Faso's government and Prime Minister Paul Kaba Thieba stood down on Friday, according to a statement released by the country's president. No explanation was given for the resignations, though...
As elections near, Spain’s Podemos on verge of splitLong hailed as a beacon of success for the far-left after erupting in Spain five years ago, Podemos is now on the verge of a split that analysts say could hurt the ruling Socialists. Once inseparable,...
Colombia asks Cuba to arrest ELN negotiators for car bombingColombian President Ivan Duque on Friday demanded Cuba arrest 10 peace negotiators from the National Liberation Army after his government blamed the leftist group for a car bombing against a police ac...
Protester’s funeral new flashpoint in Sudan’s spreading unrestSudanese police clashed with mourners at the funeral of a 60-year-old man who died on Friday from a gunshot wound as escalating protests against veteran President Omar al-Bashir entered a fifth week....
US Supreme Court silent on ‘Dreamers’ appeal, other big casesIt is looking increasingly likely that the US Supreme Court will not hear Trump administration appeals involving the "Dreamers" immigrants, transgender troops and gay rights during its current term, m...
DR Congo slaps down AU callto suspend final vote resultDR Congo rebuked the African Union on Friday over its calls to suspend the announcement of final results from presidential elections, insisting that the Constitutional Court assessing the vote's legal...
Indigenous people protest fortheir rights in WashingtonHundreds of members of indigenous communities protested in Washington on Friday, denouncing injustices they are facing and demanding that their rights be respected. They gathered on Washington's snowy...