Homicide, murder or assassination: Police to find out soon
News Analysis | An important development in the murder case of Maulana Samiul Haq took place on Thursday as the deceased's personal secretary, Ahmed Shah, was arrested...
US Senate subcommittee seeks FBI probe of former USOC chief
AFP | A US Senate subcommittee is seeking FBI investigation of former US Olympic Committee chief executive Scott Blackmun for making "materially false statements" to...
France set for more ‘yellow vest’ protests despite Macron concessions
AFP | Thousands of France's "yellow vest" demonstrators were expected to take to the streets again on Saturday, a month after the start of their...
Australia recognizes west Jerusalem as capital of Israel
AFP | Australia now recognizes west Jerusalem as Israel's capital, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said Saturday, but a contentious embassy shift from Tel Aviv will...
Conservatives’ Brexit faultlines run deep in divided UK
AFP | The conflict over Europe that has been tearing the Conservatives apart for three decades is as evident on the streets of English towns...
Defenders bad, aggressors good
Imran Jan | George Orwell’s Animal Farm is an absolute classic. In the story, the animals had 7 commandments distilled into the maxim “four legs...
Salt Lake City tabbed for possible Winter Olympics bid
AFP | Salt Lake City has been selected by the United States Olympic Committee for a potential bid to host the 2030 Winter Games. The...
Oceans of garbage prompt war on plastics
AFP | Faced with images of turtles smothered by plastic bags, beaches carpeted with garbage and islands of trash floating in the oceans, environmentalists say...
Nations still worlds apart at crunch UN climate summit
AFP | Marathon talks aimed at charting mankind's path away from climate catastrophe entered overtime Saturday as nations picked over a plan presented by host...
Eleven die after eating ‘toxic’ rice at Indian temple
AFP | Eleven people have died after eating rice that had likely been contaminated with a toxic substance at a Hindu temple ceremony, a health...
Growth worries, Brexit fog send global stocks lower
AFP | Wall Street led to stock markets lower across the globe on Friday after data showed weakness in the Chinese and eurozone economies, despite further...
Palestinian killed as Israel hunts West Bank shooter
AFP | A Palestinian teenager was shot dead on Friday as Israeli forces carried out fresh raids in the occupied West Bank, the health ministry...