Aid delayed as fresh Yemen fighting rages
Middle East
April 7, 2015
Aid delayed as fresh Yemen fighting rages
Fierce clashes raged Monday between rebels and loyalists in southern Yemen, leaving more than 140 dead in 24 hours, as…
Obama says a weakened Israel would be ‘failure’ of his presidency
Middle East
April 6, 2015
Obama says a weakened Israel would be ‘failure’ of his presidency
US President Barack Obama has said that a weakened Israel would be a "fundamental failure of my presidency," affirming solidarity…
Muslim leader calls for doubling number of mosques in France
Life & Style
April 6, 2015
Muslim leader calls for doubling number of mosques in France
The number of mosques in France should be doubled over the next two years in order to provide an adequate…
Paris plans to become ‘world cycling capital’
Health & Fitness
April 5, 2015
Paris plans to become ‘world cycling capital’
Paris is planning to invest €150 million to double the number of cycle paths across the city, a move it…
Kuwait’s top court upholds jail term over activist tweets
Middle East
April 5, 2015
Kuwait’s top court upholds jail term over activist tweets
Kuwait's supreme court on Sunday upheld a two-year jail sentence for opposition activist Ayyad al-Harbi over tweets deemed offensive to…
Fidel Castro makes first public appearance in 14 months
World
April 5, 2015
Fidel Castro makes first public appearance in 14 months
Cuba’s former president and revolutionary icon Fidel Castro has made his first public appearance in 14 months, local media reported…
Pope condemns indifference to jihadist atrocities against Christians
World
April 5, 2015
Pope condemns indifference to jihadist atrocities against Christians
Pope Francis condemned indifference and “complicit silence” to jihadist attacks on Christians as he presided over Easter ceremonies in the…
Bangladesh opposition leader leaves office as tension eases
World
April 5, 2015
Bangladesh opposition leader leaves office as tension eases
Bangladesh opposition leader Khaleda Zia left her office Sunday for the first time in three months in a sign of…
Al-Sisi says securing Yemen’s key strait an Egypt priority
Egypt
April 4, 2015
Al-Sisi says securing Yemen’s key strait an Egypt priority
Egypt's president said Saturday that securing the Bab al-Mandab access to the Red Sea off Yemen's coast is a top…
French study links lack of sleep with obesity
Health & Fitness
April 4, 2015
French study links lack of sleep with obesity
Sleep disorders and overeating appear to be linked, according to a recent investigation conducted by the French National Institute of…