110 killed in Iraq as protesters continue demanding change in government
Reuters, Baghdad :Protesters began gathering in Baghdad’s Sadr City district late on Monday after overnight clashes with security forces spread to the vast, poor swath...
International
As impeachment looms, GOP revolts against Trump on Syria
AP, New York :They may have his back on impeachment, but some of President Donald Trump’s most loyal allies are suddenly revolting against his decision...
US blacklists 28 Chinese entities over ‘brutal’ Muslims abuses
The US is to blacklist 28 Chinese entities that it says are implicated in rights violations and abuses targeting Uighurs and other mostly Muslim minorities...
Israel unveils remains of 5,000-yr-old city
AFP, Hadera :RelIsraeli archaeologists on Sunday unveiled the remains of a 5,000-year-old city they said was among the biggest from its era in the region,...
News In Brief
Portugal’s Socialists win re-electionAFP, LisbonPortugal’s incumbent Prime Minister Antonio Costa’s Socialists won a general election marked by low turnout on Sunday after presiding over a...
Former CIA chief questions US stability under Trump
Former CIA director John Brennan raised questions Sunday about the stability of the United States under President Donald Trump, accusing him of corrupting the country’s...
Nepal parliament speaker arrested after woman alleges ‘rape when drunk’
AFP, Kathmandu :Police have arrested the former speaker of Nepal’s parliament after a female employee in the assembly accused him of rape.A police van arrived...
Second Trump whistleblower comes with first-hand information: Lawyer
A second whistleblower has come forward, this one with first-hand information about events that triggered an impeachment investigation into President Donald Trump for alleged abuse...
‘Enemies seek to sow discord’ between Iran and Iraq: Khamenei
AFP, Tehran :Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said “enemies” were trying to drive a wedge between Tehran and Baghdad in a tweet on Monday...
US troops start pullout from Turkey’s border in Syria
AP, Beirut :American troops began pulling back on Monday from positions in northeastern Syria ahead of an expected incursion by Turkey into the area, the...
‘This must stop’, says UN after Iraqi protest violence kills nearly 100
AFP, Baghdad :The United Nations urged Saturday an end to violence in Iraq, after five days of anti-government rallies marred by the killing of nearly...
Alagba, 344-year-old tortoise, ‘oldest’ in Africa, dies
AFP, Lagos, Nigeria :A tortoise whose royal owners claimed was 344 years old years old has died in the palace of the traditional ruler of...