Khamenei says anti-US resistance to increase after Soleimani death
Reuters :Iranian Supreme Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Friday the assassination of Quds Force chief Qassem Soleimani would double the motivation of the resistance against...
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Croatia to elect new leader amid EU presidencyAP, ZagrebCroatia’s bitterly contested presidential race is headed for a runoff this weekend to decide whether a conservative...
Venezuela’s ‘Acting President’ seeks parliamentary re-election
AFP, Caracas :After a tumultuous year in which he declared himself Venezuela’s acting president and at times seemed close to toppling socialist leader Nicolas Maduro,...
Jakarta floods leave 43 dead, 397,000 displaced
AP, Jakarta :The death toll from floods in Indonesia’s capital rose to 43 of Friday as rescuers found more bodies amid receding floodwaters, disaster officials...
Sri Lankan President urges limit on minority political power
AP, Colombo :Sri Lanka’s new president on Friday endorsed amending the constitution to reduce the power of minority political parties, saying the country wasn’t suited...
US unveils partial ban on flavored e-cigarettes
The US government announced Thursday it was banning most flavored e-cigarettes in a bid to curb the rising tide of youth vaping, but under industry...
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Egyptian journalist says his home raided, brother arrestedAP, Cairo An Egyptian journalist known for his critical views of the government said on Thursday that police...
Pope says sorry for slapping devotee who grabbed his hand
AFP, Vatican City:Pope Francis apologised Wednesday for slapping a woman who had grabbed him as he greeted a crowd of devotees, shortly before he delivered...
First China-made HPV vaccine approved
Xinhua, Beijing :China has approved the first domestically produced vaccine against the cancerogenic human papillomavirus (HPV), according to the National Medical Products Administration (NMPA).The domestically...
White nationalist who ran for Senate arrested in Florida
AP, Melbourne :A white nationalist who ran for the U.S. Senate in Florida and was a featured speaker during the 2017 “Unite the Right” rally...
Fleeing war, poverty, African migrants face racism in Egypt
AP, Cairo :Two Sudanese sisters, Seham and Ekhlas Bashir, were walking their children home from elementary school in a Cairo neighborhood when a group of...
Austria’s conservatives, Greens agree to form government
AFP, Vienna :Austria’s conservatives led by Sebastian Kurz on Wednesday agreed to form an unprecedented coalition government with the Greens, capping almost three months of...