Iran bans state bodies from using Telegram app, Khamenei shuts account
Middle East
April 18, 2018
Iran bans state bodies from using Telegram app, Khamenei shuts account
Iran banned government bodies on Wednesday from using the popular Telegram instant messaging app as Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s…
Russia’s Lavrov to hold talks with UN Syria envoy on Friday: RIA
Middle East
April 18, 2018
Russia’s Lavrov to hold talks with UN Syria envoy on Friday: RIA
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov will hold talks with Staffan de Mistura, the United Nation’s Syria peace envoy, on Friday,…
Top Japanese bureaucrat resigns after allegation of sexual harassment
World
April 18, 2018
Top Japanese bureaucrat resigns after allegation of sexual harassment
Japan’s top finance bureaucrat resigned on Wednesday, Finance Minister Taro Aso said, after a weekly magazine reported that he had…
Syria says chemical weapons experts may visit Douma on Wednesday
Middle East
April 18, 2018
Syria says chemical weapons experts may visit Douma on Wednesday
Syria’s U.N. ambassador said a United Nations security team traveled to the Syrian town of Douma ahead of a planned…
Iran says will make or buy any weapons it needs, lambasts ‘invading powers’
Middle East
April 18, 2018
Iran says will make or buy any weapons it needs, lambasts ‘invading powers’
Fighter jets and bombers flew overhead as Rouhani told the Tehran crowd and a live TV audience on Wednesday that…
Assad prepares to assault last rebel enclave near Damascus
Middle East
April 17, 2018
Assad prepares to assault last rebel enclave near Damascus
The Syrian army began preparatory shelling for an assault on the last area outside its control near Damascus on Tuesday,…
EU is a haven from world’s dangers, Macron tells Europeans
World
April 17, 2018
EU is a haven from world’s dangers, Macron tells Europeans
French President Emmanuel Macron issued a call to Europeans on Tuesday not to retreat into nationalism but to build the…
Myanmar to free over 8,000 prisoners in new-year amnesty
World
April 17, 2018
Myanmar to free over 8,000 prisoners in new-year amnesty
Myanmar’s new president said on Tuesday over 8,000 prisoners will be freed in an amnesty, a move the government said…
Under military rule, Venezuela oil workers quit in a stampede
World
April 17, 2018
Under military rule, Venezuela oil workers quit in a stampede
Chauffeured around in a sleek black pick-up, the head of Venezuela’s oil industry, Major General Manuel Quevedo, last month toured…
Vatican Treasurer Pell’s lawyer says no grounds for trial, court to rule May 1
World
April 17, 2018
Vatican Treasurer Pell’s lawyer says no grounds for trial, court to rule May 1
Vatican Treasurer George Pell’s lawyer told a court on Tuesday the Australian archbishop should not be sent to trial on…