India’s Modi faces biggest defeat since rise to power
World
December 11, 2018
India’s Modi faces biggest defeat since rise to power
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India’s ruling party could lose power in three key states, four TV networks said on Tuesday,…
Turkey says in talks with UN about Khashoggi investigation
Middle East
December 11, 2018
Turkey says in talks with UN about Khashoggi investigation
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkey is in talks with the United Nations regarding the investigation into the killing of prominent…
250,000 Syrian refugees could return home next year: UNHCR
Middle East
December 11, 2018
250,000 Syrian refugees could return home next year: UNHCR
GENEVA (Reuters) – Up to 250,000 Syrian refugees could return to their devastated homeland in 2019, while many others…
Lebanon says it foiled plots to stage attacks in May
Middle East
December 11, 2018
Lebanon says it foiled plots to stage attacks in May
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Lebanon foiled a plot by militants based in Syria to carry out two attacks this year…
Qatari envoy says Gaza airport was proposed, Israel unresponsive
Middle East
December 11, 2018
Qatari envoy says Gaza airport was proposed, Israel unresponsive
GAZA (Reuters) – A Qatari envoy overseeing the Gulf state’s humanitarian aid for the Gaza Strip said on Monday…
UN envoy says Yemen’s warring parties ‘not there yet’ on main issues
Middle East
December 11, 2018
UN envoy says Yemen’s warring parties ‘not there yet’ on main issues
RIMBO, Sweden (Reuters) – UN special envoy Martin Griffiths said on Monday Yemen’s warring parties had yet to agree…
Exports of Iranian oil have improved since early November: Iranian president
Middle East
December 11, 2018
Exports of Iranian oil have improved since early November: Iranian president
GENEVA (Reuters) – Exports of Iranian oil have improved since early November, Iranian president Hassan Rouhani said in a…
Egypt’s annual urban consumer price inflation rate falls to 15.7 pct in November – CAPMAS
Egypt
December 10, 2018
Egypt’s annual urban consumer price inflation rate falls to 15.7 pct in November – CAPMAS
CAIRO, Dec 10 (Reuters) – Egypt’s annual urban consumer price inflation rate decreased to 15.7 percent in November from…
Bug business: Cockroaches crunch waste in China
Environment
December 10, 2018
Bug business: Cockroaches crunch waste in China
JINAN, China (Reuters) – In the near pitch-dark, you can hear them before you see them – millions of cockroaches…
Australia grabs world’s biggest LNG exporter crown from Qatar in Nov
Business
December 10, 2018
Australia grabs world’s biggest LNG exporter crown from Qatar in Nov
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Australia overtook Qatar as the world’s largest exporter of liquefied natural gas (LNG) for the first…