Facebook plans to use US mail to verify IDs of election ad buyers
World
February 18, 2018
Facebook plans to use US mail to verify IDs of election ad buyers
Facebook Inc will start using postcards sent by US mail later this year to verify the identities and location of…
Leftist and young buck lead as Mexico parties make presidential picks
World
February 18, 2018
Leftist and young buck lead as Mexico parties make presidential picks
Mexico’s political parties will formally choose presidential candidates on Sunday, setting the stage for a race between a leftist holding…
French President Macron’s approval rating falls below 50 percent: Ifop
World
February 18, 2018
French President Macron’s approval rating falls below 50 percent: Ifop
French President Emmanuel Macron’s approval rating has fallen below 50 percent to its lowest level since October last year, a…
Australia’s PM in damage control as scandal undermines deputy
World
February 18, 2018
Australia’s PM in damage control as scandal undermines deputy
Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull brushed aside suggestions of a rift in his coalition government on Sunday, saying there were…
Iranian passenger plane crashes in central Iran: Iran media
Middle East
February 18, 2018
Iranian passenger plane crashes in central Iran: Iran media
An Iranian passenger plane with 66 people on board crashed in central Iran on Sunday during a flight from Tehran…
UN council mulls condemning Iran over Yemen’s Houthis’ getting missiles
Middle East
February 18, 2018
UN council mulls condemning Iran over Yemen’s Houthis’ getting missiles
Britain, the United States and France want the United Nations Security Council to condemn Iran for failing to stop its…
Public reports ‘clearly show’ Assad’s use of chemical weapons: McMaster
Middle East
February 18, 2018
Public reports ‘clearly show’ Assad’s use of chemical weapons: McMaster
US National Security Adviser H.R. McMaster said on Saturday that, despite denials, public reports showed that Syrian President Bashar al-Assad was…
Ethiopia bans protests, publications that incite violence during emergency rule
World
February 17, 2018
Ethiopia bans protests, publications that incite violence during emergency rule
Ethiopia’s state of emergency imposed on Friday includes a ban on protests and publications that incite violence, Defense Minister Siraj…
Turkish army hit village in Syria’s Afrin with suspected gas: Kurdish YPG, Observatory
Middle East
February 17, 2018
Turkish army hit village in Syria’s Afrin with suspected gas: Kurdish YPG, Observatory
Syrian Kurdish forces and a monitoring group said the Turkish military carried out a suspected gas attack that wounded six…
Russian toll in Syria battle was 300 killed and wounded: sources
Middle East
February 16, 2018
Russian toll in Syria battle was 300 killed and wounded: sources
About 300 men working for a Kremlin-linked Russian private military firm were either killed or injured in Syria last week,…