Trump-Putin summit: Democrats call for interpreter to testify
BBC Online :US opposition politicians are calling for Donald Trump’s interpreter to testify before Congress about his summit talks with Vladimir Putin.The lead Democrat on...
International
19 drown, dozens missing as migrant boat sinks off Cyprus
AFP :At least 19 migrants drowned and up to 30 were missing Wednesday after their boat sank in the Mediterranean off the north of Cyprus,...
Macron security official filmed hitting protester
AFP :One of President Emmanuel Macron’s top security officers was at the centre of a potentially damaging scandal for the French leader on Thursday after...
Turkey ends 2-year state of emergency, seeks to keep some powers
AFP :Turkey’s state of emergency which was imposed after the failed 2016 coup came to an end on Thursday, but the opposition fears it will...
UK police identify Novichok suspects as Russians
AFP :British police believe that they have identified the suspects who carried out the Novichok nerve agent attack on a former Moscow double agent and...
Syrian rebels ‘reach agreement’ with govt to leave border point
Al Jazeera News :Syrian rebels have reached an agreement with government forces to leave the strategic area of Quneitra along the border with the Israeli-occupied...
Thai cave boys leave hospital ahead of press conference
AFP :Twelve boys and their football coach who survived a highly dangerous and dramatic rescue from a flooded Thai cave were discharged from hospital Wednesday...
Israel tightens Gaza blockade as arson kites raise fears of war
AFP :Israel tightened its blockade of the Gaza Strip on Tuesday partly over kites carrying firebombs to burn Israeli farmland as concerns mounted over whether...
Record three in five HIV-carriers now have access to drugs: UN
AFP :Almost three in five people infected with HIV, or 21.7 million globally, took antiretroviral therapy in 2017 — a new record for anti-AIDS drug...
Building collapse kills 3 in India
AP, New Delhi :A six-story building under construction collapsed onto an adjacent building east of the Indian capital, killing at least three people and trapping...
Najib to refile lawsuits against top 1MDB investigators
Reuters, Kuala Lumpur :Former Malaysian premier Najib Razak will file fresh civil suits against three investigators of a multi-billion dollar scandal at state fund 1MDB,...
First direct Ethiopia-Eritrea flight in 20 years takes off
Al Jazeera News :Ethiopian Airlines conducted the first direct passenger flights between Addis Ababa and Asmara, reconnecting Eritrea and Ethiopia after a 20-year military standoff.The...