Obama’s approval rating hits two-year high
Agencies, Washington :Following what was perhaps the most remarkable week in Barack Obama’s presidency – one in which he secured an important victory in Congress...
International
South Sudan army raped then burnt girls alive: UN
AFP, Juba :South Sudan’s army raped then torched girls alive inside their homes during a recent campaign marked by “new brutality and intensity”, a UN...
2 years after Morsi, Egypt in ‘repression’: Amnesty
AFP, Cairo :Two years after the army ousted president Mohamed Morsi, Egypt has regressed into “all-out repression”, with activists jailed in a bid to crush...
First female judge to Afghan Supreme Court
AFP, Kabul :Afghan President Ashraf Ghani on Tuesday nominated a female judge to sit on the Supreme Court in an unprecedented move that has angered...
Iran`s FM returns to nuke talks amid signs of backtracking
AP, Vienna :Iran’s foreign minister returned to the nuclear talks in Vienna where negotiators are struggling to overcome still significant differences and preparing to work...
Obama calls for overtime rule overhaul
AFP, Washington :President Barack Obama said Monday he will push for reforms to the nation’s overtime regulations to cover more “middle class” Americans, after his...
Liberia records new death from Ebola
Reuters, Monrovia :A Liberian has died of Ebola in the first recorded case since the country at the heart of an epidemic was declared free...
Indonesia military transport plane crashes in Medan: 113 dead
Agencies, Medan:At least 113 people have been killed after an Indonesian air force C-130 plane crashed in a residential neighbourhood in the city of Medan...
Western officials suggest Iran tries to wiggle out of nuclear pledges
Reuters, Vienna :Iran is backtracking from an interim nuclear agreement with world powers three months ago, Western officials suggested on Sunday, as US and Iranian...
Voting delays in Burundi after poll stations attacked
Al Jazeera News :Polling stations in Burundi’s controversial parliamentary and local elections have officially opened, with the climate tense after two months of protests sparked...
Israel ‘to free’ Palestinian hunger striker Khader Adnan
BBC Online :Israel has agreed to free a Palestinian prisoner who has been on hunger strike for 55 days and is thought to be in...
Tunisia beach attacker, from rap fan to killer
Reuters, Tunisia :On Wednesday, Saif Rezgui sat down with friends in his Tunisian hometown to chat about his favourite football team, girls and his breakdance...