UN warns of worsening hunger crisis in Yemen
Middle East
October 17, 2018
UN warns of worsening hunger crisis in Yemen
Some 12 million Yemenis could soon be on the brink of famine if the security and economic situation in the…
Nearly half the world lives on less than $5.50 a day: World Bank
Economy
October 17, 2018
Nearly half the world lives on less than $5.50 a day: World Bank
Despite progress in reducing extreme poverty, nearly half the world’s population lives on less than $5.50 a day, with a…
German police not ruling out ‘terror’ motive in hostage drama
World
October 16, 2018
German police not ruling out ‘terror’ motive in hostage drama
A man who hurled a burning molotov cocktail then took a woman hostage at a major German railway station…
Trump hangs painting of self at bar with Republican presidents
Art news
October 16, 2018
Trump hangs painting of self at bar with Republican presidents
It could be any Republican president’s fantasy: hanging out at a bar with fellow conservative American leaders of years,…
Bulgaria urged to save communist-era architectural ‘masterpiece’
World
October 16, 2018
Bulgaria urged to save communist-era architectural ‘masterpiece’
Perched like a vast flying saucer on a central Bulgarian mountainside, Buzludzha is a brutalist concrete monument that was built…
Hawking’s final book offers brief answers to big questions
Science
October 16, 2018
Hawking’s final book offers brief answers to big questions
Stephen Hawking’s final work, which tackles issues from the existence of God to the potential for time travel, was launched…
The female car mechanic driving change in patriarchal Pakistan
Middle East
October 16, 2018
The female car mechanic driving change in patriarchal Pakistan
Since picking up a wrench as one of the first female car mechanics in conservative Pakistan, Uzma Nawaz has faced…
Microsoft co-founder, investor, philanthropist Allen dead at 65
Business
October 16, 2018
Microsoft co-founder, investor, philanthropist Allen dead at 65
Paul Allen, who founded Microsoft with Bill Gates in the 1970s and later went on to become an investor, philanthropist…
Sears, the once-mighty US retailer, files for bankruptcy
World
October 16, 2018
Sears, the once-mighty US retailer, files for bankruptcy
Sears, an anchor of retail life for generations of Americans, filed for bankruptcy on Monday and said it was…
Bolt offered contract with Malta football club
Culture
October 16, 2018
Bolt offered contract with Malta football club
Sprint king Usain Bolt could be making his way to Europe after being offered a two-year professional football contract…