Libyan coastguard says 100 migrants may have drowned near Tripoli
Middle East
June 29, 2018
Libyan coastguard says 100 migrants may have drowned near Tripoli
Around 100 people are thought to have drowned from a migrant boat off Libya’s western coast, a coastguard official said…
Suspect charged with five murders in shotgun attack on Maryland newsroom
World
June 29, 2018
Suspect charged with five murders in shotgun attack on Maryland newsroom
A Maryland man was charged with multiple counts of murder on Friday, a day after police say he rampaged through…
Egypt local wheat harvest ends with sharply lower figure
Egypt
June 28, 2018
Egypt local wheat harvest ends with sharply lower figure
* Egypt ends wheat harvest at 3.15 mln tonnes * Government had targeted 3.5-4 mln tonnes * Previous harvest…
Soccer-Egypt were unlucky, says coach Cuper
Egypt
June 28, 2018
Soccer-Egypt were unlucky, says coach Cuper
Coach Hector Cuper defended team tactics and said Egypt were unlucky to end their World Cup expedition with a…
Turkish journalist Mehmet Altan released from prison
Middle East
June 28, 2018
Turkish journalist Mehmet Altan released from prison
Turkish journalist Mehmet Altan was released from prison on Wednesday, one of his lawyers said, four months after he…
Heat-stable drug could save thousands from post-childbirth bleeding: WHO
Science
June 28, 2018
Heat-stable drug could save thousands from post-childbirth bleeding: WHO
A new formulation of a drug to prevent excessive bleeding in women after they give birth could save thousands…
UN warns of huge Syria battle, Syria claims right to fight terrorism
Middle East
June 28, 2018
UN warns of huge Syria battle, Syria claims right to fight terrorism
The UN Syria envoy warned on Wednesday of a full-scale battle in the country’s southwest, an area covered by…
As North and South Korea cosy up, human rights groups struggle for cash
World
June 27, 2018
As North and South Korea cosy up, human rights groups struggle for cash
Human rights and North Korean defector groups in South Korea say they are struggling to raise money, cutting jobs…
Israel targets Gaza militant’s car, rockets launched into Israel: army
Middle East
June 27, 2018
Israel targets Gaza militant’s car, rockets launched into Israel: army
Israeli aircraft and a tank struck a vehicle belonging to an operative of the Islamist Hamas faction that dominates…
Syrian army advances in southwest, UN says 45,000 displaced
Middle East
June 26, 2018
Syrian army advances in southwest, UN says 45,000 displaced
The Syrian army has seized a chunk of territory from rebels in the southwest, Syrian state media and a…