Former Israeli PM Olmert granted early prison release: Lawyer
Middle East
June 29, 2017
Former Israeli PM Olmert granted early prison release: Lawyer
A parole committee has decided to grant early release to Israeli ex-prime minister Ehud Olmert, who is serving a 27-month…
Dutch state partly responsible for deaths in Srebrenica genocide: appeals cour
Middle East
June 27, 2017
Dutch state partly responsible for deaths in Srebrenica genocide: appeals cour
A Dutch appeals court ruled on Tuesday the State was partly to blame for the deaths of some 350 Muslim…
Bankrupt Takata faces angry shareholders
World
June 27, 2017
Bankrupt Takata faces angry shareholders
Takata executives faced angry investors Tuesday after the company at the centre of the world’s biggest auto safety recall filed…
China’s Lianghekou dam will drown ancestral homes and revered Buddhist monasteries
Environment
June 27, 2017
China’s Lianghekou dam will drown ancestral homes and revered Buddhist monasteries
Towering walls of concrete entomb lush forests on mountainsides in southwest China as workers toil on the dry riverbed below,…
China’s hydropower frenzy drowns sacred mountains
World
June 26, 2017
China’s hydropower frenzy drowns sacred mountains
Towering walls of concrete entomb lush forests on mountainsides in southwest China as workers toil on the dry riverbed below…
Abducted priest seen alive as Islamists hold out in Philippines
World
June 26, 2017
Abducted priest seen alive as Islamists hold out in Philippines
A Roman Catholic priest abducted by Islamist militants who seized parts of a southern Philippine city has been seen alive,…
After canceling White House iftar, Trump wishes Muslims ‘warm greetings’ for Eid
World
June 25, 2017
After canceling White House iftar, Trump wishes Muslims ‘warm greetings’ for Eid
US President Donald Trump on Saturday sent “warm greetings” to Muslims celebrating the end of Ramadan, after his administration broke…
Qatar says Saudi-led list of demands not ‘reasonable’
Middle East
June 24, 2017
Qatar says Saudi-led list of demands not ‘reasonable’
Qatar said Saturday that a 13-point list of demands made by Saudi Arabia and its allies impinged on its sovereignty…
US most wanted terror leader may have fled Philippine city: army
World
June 24, 2017
US most wanted terror leader may have fled Philippine city: army
One of America’s most wanted terrorists may have escaped a five-week battle with Islamist militants in a southern Philippine city,…
Colombia rebels free kidnapped Dutch journalists: ELN
World
June 24, 2017
Colombia rebels free kidnapped Dutch journalists: ELN
Colombia’s ELN rebel force said Friday it had released two Dutch journalists it kidnapped in the north of the country…