Australia’s deputy PM loses support of state branch amid sex scandal
World
February 20, 2018
Australia’s deputy PM loses support of state branch amid sex scandal
A state branch of the Australian National Party has pulled its support for Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce because of…
Rising poverty gnaws at Italian social fabric as election nears
World
February 20, 2018
Rising poverty gnaws at Italian social fabric as election nears
Roberto Biondi’s 89-year-old mother has Alzheimer‘s, is housebound and no longer recognizes her son. She is also the family’s main…
Egyptian firm to buy $15 billion of Israeli natural gas
Egypt
February 20, 2018
Egyptian firm to buy $15 billion of Israeli natural gas
An Egyptian company will buy $15 billion of Israeli natural gas in two 10-year agreements announced on Monday, a major…
Turkey warns Syrian army against helping Kurdish YPG in Afrin
Middle East
February 20, 2018
Turkey warns Syrian army against helping Kurdish YPG in Afrin
Turkey warned on Monday it would confront Syrian government forces if they entered Syria’s northwestern Afrin region to help the…
Turkey orders detention of 170 soldiers for links to coup plotters: Anadolu
Middle East
February 20, 2018
Turkey orders detention of 170 soldiers for links to coup plotters: Anadolu
Turkish authorities issued detention warrants for 170 people suspected of links to the network accused of orchestrating a failed coup…
Bombardment kills 35 in Syria’s Ghouta: monitor
Middle East
February 19, 2018
Bombardment kills 35 in Syria’s Ghouta: monitor
Accelerating bombardment by the government and its allies killed at least 35 people in the rebel-held eastern Ghouta region near…
At least 17 killed in Mozambique capital as pile of garbage collapses
Business
February 19, 2018
At least 17 killed in Mozambique capital as pile of garbage collapses
At least 17 people died and several others were injured in Mozambique’s capital early on Monday when a 15-metre pile…
Philippines says suspect Egyptian Islamist militant recruiter arrested
World
February 19, 2018
Philippines says suspect Egyptian Islamist militant recruiter arrested
Philippine security forces have arrested an Egyptian national suspected of recruiting domestic fighters for pro-Islamic State militant groups, including an…
Iraqi court sentences Turkish woman to death for joining IS
Middle East
February 19, 2018
Iraqi court sentences Turkish woman to death for joining IS
An Iraqi court has sentenced a Turkish woman to death by hanging for joining Islamic State, a spokesman for the…
Oxfam says Haiti director admitted using prostitutes
World
February 19, 2018
Oxfam says Haiti director admitted using prostitutes
Oxfam’s country director in Haiti admitted to using prostitutes at his residence during a relief mission before resigning in 2011,…