Toppled Tunisian ruler Ben Ali dies in exile
TUNIS: Former Tunisian President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali, an autocrat who led his small North African country for 23...
Top executives cleared of negligence in Japan’s nuclear accident
"All defendants are not guilty," the presiding judge says.
Doha deadlock puts Afghan presidential elections in doubt
Afghans are hopeful that the elections will lead to the second peaceful transfer of power in their history.
‘Too awful’: Anger at acquittals
TOKYO: As a Tokyo court pronounced three former executives not guilty in the only criminal trial over the Fukushima...
Archaeologists find vessels over 1,400 years old
TIWANAKU (Bolivia): Pre-Hispanic vessels over 1,400 years old have been found in the centre of Bolivia’s Tiwanaku...
Giant art project transforms housing block in eastern Germany
AN enduring reminder of the communist era, the vast, concrete “Plattenbau” tower blocks that surround cities in...
US slashes aid, accuses Kabul of corruption
Pompeo says they are suspending work with the Afghan body in charge of monitoring corruption.
Qatar still exploiting migrants: Amnesty
Doha has made efforts since being named World Cup hosts to improve the conditions of the migrant workers.
Mother or baby dies in child birth every 11 seconds: UN
In all, the statistics reveal that an estimated 2.8 million women and newborns die every year.
Congressional panel examines complaint involving Trump
The Washington Post says a whistleblower complaint involves the behaviour of President Trump.
Scientists reconstruct skeleton of pre-historic human
JERUSALEM: Researchers in Israel say they have reconstructed the skeleton of a pre-historic human from a ...