Libya shipwreck toll rises to 111, dozens missing
Middle East

Libya shipwreck toll rises to 111, dozens missing

Rescuers have retrieved from the sea the bodies of 111 migrants whose boat sank off the coast of Libya, the…
In first, headscarf-wearing woman named minister in Turkey
Life & Style

In first, headscarf-wearing woman named minister in Turkey

For the first time in the history of Turkey, a Muslim but secular country, a woman who wears an Islamic…
How will climate change affect your livelihood?
Environment

How will climate change affect your livelihood?

As the reality of global warming starts to hit home, people may ask: "How will it affect my livelihood?" Well, that…
Kurdish forces free 7 villages in Iraq
Middle East

Kurdish forces free 7 villages in Iraq

Western-backed Kurdish fighters freed seven villages from the clasps of the Islamic State group in northern Iraq in recent days,…
UN to host new Libya peace talks next week
Middle East

UN to host new Libya peace talks next week

Libya has two rival parliaments and governments and has been torn apart since the ousting of Qaddafi in 2011 The United…
Policeman killed and 7 people injured in Bahrain blast
Middle East

Policeman killed and 7 people injured in Bahrain blast

A policeman was killed and seven people, including a child, injured in an explosion Friday evening in a predominantly Shiite…
Component of colorful potatoes could be a cancer deterrent
Health & Fitness

Component of colorful potatoes could be a cancer deterrent

Baked purple potatoes contain compounds that might destroy colon cancer stem cells and limit the spread of cancer, according to…
Facebook to launch new feature for copyright protection
Science

Facebook to launch new feature for copyright protection

Facebook boasted of a new benchmark Thursday in its seemingly inexorable march to Internet ubiquity: a billion people used the…
Why successful dieting is so complex
Health & Fitness

Why successful dieting is so complex

American researchers have shed light on the divide between the desire to go on a diet to lose weight and…
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