UNICEF condemns 'war crime' of starvation

UNICEF condemns ‘war crime’ of starvation

UNICEF condemns 'war crime' of starvation in report on besieged Syrian town The UN children's fund UNICEF has documented severe malnutrition among children in the...

70th anniversary of Hiroshima atomic bombing

Japan marks 70th anniversary of Hiroshima atomic bombing HIROSHIMA; Bells tolled in Hiroshima on Thursday as Japan marked 70 years since the atomic bombing that...

U.S. closing embassy in Yemen

U.S. closing embassy in Yemen amid turmoil Yemeni protesters climb the gate of the U.S. Embassy during a protest about a film ridiculing Islam's Prophet...
Seizes key rebel-held town in Latakia

Seizes key rebel-held town in Latakia

Syrian army seizes key rebel-held town in Latakia Syrian regime forces on Sunday overran the last major rebel-held town in the coastal province of Latakia,...

Coronavirus spreading in New York like ‘a bullet train’

Coronavirus spreading in New York like 'a bullet train' Coronavirus pandemic Media captionThe New York Governor Andrew Cuomo: The city 'is a test case' New York Governor...

‘An extraordinary feeling’: Iran women attend football match

For nearly 40 years, female spectators have been banned from entering football and other sports stadiums in Iran. Waving flags and snapping selfies, thousands of...

New Zealand attack: Afghan man hailed as hero for chasing killer

When gunman advanced on Linwood mosque in Christchurch, a man led him in a cat-and-mouse chase before scaring him off. When Brenton Tarrant advanced towards the Linwood...

Republicans seize control

Republicans seize control of Senate in U.S. midterm elections Senator Rand Paul addresses the crowd at Mitch McConnell's midterm election night rally in Louisville,...

Sudan leaders reach partial deal

South Sudan leaders reach partial deal South Sudan's warring leaders have reached a new agreement aimed at ending the country's civil war. After watching ceasefire...

Grandparents, mum and kids shot dead in Australia murder-suicide

  12 May 2018 - 10:38 AFP Sydney: Three generations of a single family were identified Saturday as the victims of Australia's worst mass shooting in 22...

15 arrested in alleged money laundering scheme

MONTREAL - The RCMP and other police forces arrested 15 people Monday in a series of raids in Montreal and Toronto targeting what investigators...
Two NYPD officers shot in the Bronx

Two NYPD officers shot in the Bronx

Two NYPD officers shot in the Bronx; suspect dead New York (CNN) - Two New York Police Department officers who were shot in the Bronx...

UN officials praise Qatar for Covid-19 measuresApril 07 2020 01:28 AM

United Nations representatives have praised Qatar’s efforts in combating the Covid-19 outbreak at the national-level and for all the people who live in the...

Earthquake leaves hundreds dead

Afghanistan-Pakistan earthquake leaves hundreds dead More than 260 people have died, mostly in Pakistan, after a magnitude-7.5 earthquake hit north-eastern Afghanistan. Tremors from the quake were...