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Election of Chahed as leader of newly founded party confirms expectations he will run in this year's presidential poll.
Tunisian Prime Minister Youssef Chahed has been elected the president of Tahya Tounes party, a secular party founded earlier this year, confirming expectations he will run in this year's presidential election.
The new party was formed in January after months of wrangling within the...
Televangelist Todd Coontz has a well-worn routine: he dresses in a suit, pulls out a Bible and urges viewers to pledge a very specific amount of money. "Don't delay, don't delay," he urges, calmly but emphatically.
It sounds simple, absurdly so, but Coontz knows his audience extremely well. He broadcasts on Christian cable channels, often late into the night, drawing...
Patients who have had a stroke caused by bleeding in the brain can safely take aspirin to cut their risk of future strokes and heart problems, according to a new study.
Aspirin thins the blood and so doctors have been cautious about giving it, fearing it could make bleeds worse.
But The Lancet research suggests it does not increase the risk of new...
An attempted shareholder revolt over Amazon's sale of facial recognition technology to the police mustered less than 3% of votes cast at the firm's annual general meeting.
The tally was revealed in a corporate filing.
The tech firm had said it was aware of civil rights concerns but had not received any reports of law enforcement clients misusing its Rekognition tool.
Even so, the...
The US Navy is seeking to create an archive of at least 350 billion social media posts from around the world, in order to study how people talk online.
The military project team has not specified which social media platform it intends to collect the data from.
The posts must be publicly available, come from at least 100 different countries and...
Democratic White House hopeful Joe Biden's campaign has hit back at President Donald Trump's attacks on him while he was in Japan over the weekend.
During a press conference in Tokyo on Monday, Mr Trump said he agreed with North Korea when it called Mr Biden a "low IQ individual".
The Biden campaign responded that the president's comments were "beneath the...
If Varanasi is a holy city of priests and devotees, Agra is a grand city of the emperors — and you can feel it the moment you get off the train at the Agra Fort station.
The Agra Fort, right next to the railway station, was a military base and royal residence of the Mughal Dynasty emperors until 1638, when...
My friend Bao Yan was in Delhi for business again. When I asked him how it was this time, he replied: “Dramatic as usual. This morning as I opened the door, I found a peacock squeezed between the flower pots on the porch ...”
How very lovely! And how true. India’s capital offers endless surprises to even the most seasoned...
WASHINGTON - Just as China underestimated the Donald Trump administration, the Trump administration is underestimating China, Peterson Institute of International Economics (PIIE) trade experts warned on Tuesday (May 28) in Washington.
Tariffs imposed by either side in the course of the US-China trade war, seem unlikely to be lifted any time soon, and a deal on trade now seems further away than before....
Former PM Najib Razak has become a poster boy for corruption in Malaysia but he is only the tip of the iceberg.
For those of us who have spent years on the front lines of the fight against corruption in Malaysia, last month marked an historic first. Former Prime Minister Najib Razak finally faced trial in one of the dozens of cases against...
At annual meetings on Wednesday, US oil giants are expected to see contentious votes on formation of climate committees.
Exxon Mobil Corp. and Chevron Corp.'s unwillingness to venture beyond their core oil and gas business will face a test Wednesday when shareholders vote on climate change proposals at both oil companies' annual meetings.
The U.S. oil majors have typically enjoyed an...
US delegation began trip in Morocco and is set to travel to Jordan and Jerusalem later this week.
US President Donald Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner is leading a delegation to the Middle East, signalling a new push on a long-promised peace plan for the region.
Kushner has been accompanied by Jason Greenblatt, Trump's special representative for international negotiations, and Brian Hook, the...
Comments by Iranian official in Qatar come as John Bolton arrives in UAE for talks on 'important security matters'.
Iran is ready to engage in dialogue with Gulf Arab countries to address escalating tensions in the Middle East, its deputy foreign minister said on Tuesday.
Abbas Araqchi made the comments on a visit to neighbouring Qatar where he met Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin...
Qatar's Emir, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani has been invited by the Saudi king to an emergency summit on May 30.
Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani has received an invitation from Saudi King Salman to attend the emergency Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) summit on May 30, the Qatari foreign ministry said in a statement.
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of...
