Survivors of Vietnam’s My Lai massacre remember ‘darkness and silence’
World
March 15, 2018
Survivors of Vietnam’s My Lai massacre remember ‘darkness and silence’
It took Pham Thi Thuan a while before she could muster the courage to fetch water from across the ditch…
Aid convoy prepares to enter Syria’s eastern Ghouta
Middle East
March 15, 2018
Aid convoy prepares to enter Syria’s eastern Ghouta
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) said 25 aid trucks were waiting to enter Syria’s besieged eastern Ghouta…
UK’s Johnson says corrupt Putin allies may be targeted
World
March 15, 2018
UK’s Johnson says corrupt Putin allies may be targeted
British foreign minister Boris Johnson suggested on Thursday that corrupt Russians who owe their wealth to their ties with President…
Iran plays down potential impact of Pompeo appointment on nuclear deal
Middle East
March 14, 2018
Iran plays down potential impact of Pompeo appointment on nuclear deal
Iran’s foreign ministry spokesman on Wednesday played down the potential impact of the appointment of Mike Pompeo as the new…
Oil companies temper Iraq’s dreams of production expansion
Middle East
March 14, 2018
Oil companies temper Iraq’s dreams of production expansion
Iraq, OPEC’s second-largest producer of crude, is hitting a roadblock in the next phase of expanding its oil production capacity…
Trump’s pick for new CIA chief dogged by secret prisons
World
March 14, 2018
Trump’s pick for new CIA chief dogged by secret prisons
Gina Haspel, the veteran CIA undercover officer President Donald Trump picked on Tuesday to head the agency, is supported by…
Syria’s Afrin cut off from water, thousands displaced
Middle East
March 14, 2018
Syria’s Afrin cut off from water, thousands displaced
Water to Syria’s Afrin town has been cut for a week, the United Nations said on Wednesday, after Turkish troops…
Turkey’s Erdogan says hopes Syria’s Afrin town to be captured by Wednesday evening
Middle East
March 14, 2018
Turkey’s Erdogan says hopes Syria’s Afrin town to be captured by Wednesday evening
President Tayyip Erdogan said he hoped Turkey’s military and its rebel allies would completely capture the northern Syrian town of…
Trump fires chief diplomat Tillerson after clashes, taps Pompeo
World
March 13, 2018
Trump fires chief diplomat Tillerson after clashes, taps Pompeo
US President Donald Trump fired Secretary of State Rex Tillerson on Tuesday after a series of public rifts over issues…
Moscow to London: Let us examine nerve agent used in spy poisoning
World
March 13, 2018
Moscow to London: Let us examine nerve agent used in spy poisoning
Russia will only respond to a British demand it provide answers about the nerve agent that poisoned former double agent…