Suicide bomber targets gathering of Afghan clerics calling for peace
Middle East
June 4, 2018
Suicide bomber targets gathering of Afghan clerics calling for peace
A suicide bomber on Monday exploded a device near Muslim clerics who were leaving a giant tent in the…
North Korea shakes up top military brass ahead of Trump summit: US official
World
June 4, 2018
North Korea shakes up top military brass ahead of Trump summit: US official
North Korea’s top three military officials have been removed from their posts, a senior US official said, a move…
Syria’s Assad says will visit North Korea, news agency reports
Middle East
June 3, 2018
Syria’s Assad says will visit North Korea, news agency reports
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said he plans to visit North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, North Korean state media reported…
Global airlines issue warning over trade tensions
World
June 3, 2018
Global airlines issue warning over trade tensions
Growing tension over international trade could damage the airline industry and the world economy, global airlines and aviation executives warned…
Video: Jay-Z defeats copyright infringement claims over Egyptian singer Abdel Halim Hafez’s song
Music
June 3, 2018
Video: Jay-Z defeats copyright infringement claims over Egyptian singer Abdel Halim Hafez’s song
A federal appeals court on Thursday awarded a victory to Jay-Z in a copyright infringement lawsuit claiming that the rapper…
Talks end with China warning trade benefits at risk if US imposes tariffs
World
June 3, 2018
Talks end with China warning trade benefits at risk if US imposes tariffs
China warned the United States on Sunday that any agreements reached on trade and business between the two countries will…
Relief for North Korea only after clear, irreversible steps to denuclearization: Mattis
World
June 3, 2018
Relief for North Korea only after clear, irreversible steps to denuclearization: Mattis
US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said on Sunday North Korea will receive relief only after it takes clear and…
North Korean leader Kim sends letter to Trump
World
June 1, 2018
North Korean leader Kim sends letter to Trump
A senior North Korean official will hand over a letter from the country’s leader Kim Jong Un to US President…
Egypt’s rejection of Russian wheat over ergot creates latest supply snag
Business
June 1, 2018
Egypt’s rejection of Russian wheat over ergot creates latest supply snag
Egypt, the world’s biggest wheat importer, has rejected a Russian wheat cargo for excessive levels of the common grain fungus…
Angelina Jolie takes the vile out of villain in ‘Maleficent 2’
Culture
May 31, 2018
Angelina Jolie takes the vile out of villain in ‘Maleficent 2’
Angelina Jolie, in taking her first major acting role in years, wanted something “crazy and silly” to counter the more…