UAE voices support for Saudi king statement on journalist’s death: WAMThe United Arab Emirates on Saturday backed Saudi Arabia's statement about the death of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, the official news agency WAM said. The Gulf Arab state "commends directives an...
Australia’s govt set to lose majority in landslide by-election defeatThe Australian government is poised to lose its one-seat majority in parliament with almost half the votes counted in a crucial by-election late on Saturday, threatening the ability of the centre-righ...
Egypt commends ‘decisive’ and ‘brave’ actions by Saudi King over Khashoggi caseEgypt on Saturday praised what it called the "decisive" and "brave" actions taken by Saudi King Salman in the investigation into the death of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi. "Egypt sees that the bra...
Russian woman charged in first 2018 election meddling caseThe US accused a Russian woman on Friday of helping oversee the finances of a sweeping, secretive effort to sway American public opinion through social media in the first federal case alleging foreign...
New York witches aim hex at Supreme Court’s Brett Kavanaugh despite death threatsMelissa Madara was not surprised to receive death threats on Friday as her Brooklyn witchcraft store prepared to host a public hexing of newly confirmed US Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh this w...
Migrant caravan halted after storming Guatemala-Mexico bordermains willing to support migrants who enter the country and respect its laws. The migrants are generally fleeing poverty and insecurity in Honduras, where powerful street gangs rule their turf with br...
Attack in Afghanistan is a reminder of formidable taskA brazen attack that the Taliban says targeted the top US commander in Afghanistan is a stark reminder of the formidable task the Trump administration faces as it tries to extricate America from its l...
US craze for DNA ‘heritage’ tests may bolster racism, critics warnMillions of Americans are using DNA test kits sold online to research their ancestry, either out of simple curiosity or to find answers about their identity. But some academics warn the craze could re...
California’s growing shadow looms over Nevada’s midtermsThe Republicans running in Nevada's hotly contested races for governor and US Senate are taking aim at a common target as they try to maintain GOP control of the seats: California. As more Californian...
Saudi and the US: a friendship based on security and oilSaudi Arabia has long been a major US ally in the Middle East, thanks primarily to security considerations and oil. But their diplomatic friendship has not always been a smooth one. Partners since 194...
Guantanamo prison takes on geriatric airsThe controversial Guantanamo Bay prison still houses 40 aging inmates -- and with no plans to close it, many of them will probably remain there until they die. The population still imprisoned at the m...
Kidnapped Tanzanian tycoon Mohammed Dewji freedTanzanian tycoon Mohammed Dewji, who was kidnapped earlier this month, said Saturday he had been released and had returned home safely. "I thank Allah that I have returned home safely. I thank all my...
Mercury mission to explore origin of Solar SystemIs Mercury's core liquid or solid, and why -- on the smallest planet in our solar system -- is it so big? What can the planet closest to the Sun tell us about how our solar system came into being? An...
India train disaster toll rises amid anger over safetyAround 60 people are now known to have died when a train ploughed into a crowd of revellers watching a firework display in India, officials said Saturday. Dozens more were hurt in the accident, some o...
IS releases six of 27 Druze hostages held in southern Syria: monitorThe Islamic State group has released six of 27 Druze hostages it seized during a deadly July attack in Syria's Sweida province in exchange for a prisoner swap and a $27 million ransom, a monitor said...
Myanmar’s Hindu refugees mark festival in Bangladesh campHindu refugees from Myanmar living in a camp in Bangladesh have been celebrating the festival of Durga Puja for the first time since fleeing violence in northern Rakhine state last year. More than 500...