Kurds offer joint border deployment as Iraq threatens to resume military operations
Middle East
November 2, 2017
Kurds offer joint border deployment as Iraq threatens to resume military operations
Iraq’s Kurdistan region said on Thursday it has offered a joint Kurdish-Iraqi deployment at a strategic crossing into Turkey, with…
Filipino lawyers’ group challenges Duterte’s war on drugs
World
November 2, 2017
Filipino lawyers’ group challenges Duterte’s war on drugs
Filipino lawyers on Thursday announced a broad alliance to challenge President Rodrigo Duterte’s 16-month war on drugs amid unprecedented scrutiny…
Awaiting Trump’s coal comeback, miners reject retraining
World
November 1, 2017
Awaiting Trump’s coal comeback, miners reject retraining
When Mike Sylvester entered a career training center earlier this year in southwestern Pennsylvania, he found more than one hundred…
Refugees in Greece demand transfer to Germany, start hunger strike
World
November 1, 2017
Refugees in Greece demand transfer to Germany, start hunger strike
A group of mainly Syrian women and children who have been stranded in Greece pitched tents opposite parliament in Athens…
Bitcoin blasts to new all-time high of $6,450
Business
November 1, 2017
Bitcoin blasts to new all-time high of $6,450
Bitcoin climbed to a new all-time high of $6,450 on Wednesday, boosted by bets the cryptocurrency could enter the financial…
Russia’s Putin arrives in Iran to discuss Syria, nuclear deal
Middle East
November 1, 2017
Russia’s Putin arrives in Iran to discuss Syria, nuclear deal
Russian President Vladimir Putin began a visit to Iran on Wednesday designed to underpin closer ties between two countries at…
South Korea cannot recognize North Korea as nuclear state: Moon
World
November 1, 2017
South Korea cannot recognize North Korea as nuclear state: Moon
South Korea will never tolerate North Korea as a nuclear state, nor will Seoul have nuclear weapons, President Moon Jae-in…
Kurdish leader departs, leaving nephew faced with reconciliation
Middle East
November 1, 2017
Kurdish leader departs, leaving nephew faced with reconciliation
Iraqi Kurdish President Masoud Barzani departed office on Wednesday, leaving his nephew to reconcile with the central government in Baghdad,…
Japan’s Abe re-elected prime minister after big election win
World
November 1, 2017
Japan’s Abe re-elected prime minister after big election win
Japan’s Shinzo Abe was re-elected prime minister on Wednesday after his ruling bloc’s big election win last month and days…
Netherlands to hold referendum on new surveillance law
World
November 1, 2017
Netherlands to hold referendum on new surveillance law
The Netherlands will hold a referendum on legislation giving law enforcement authorities far-reaching surveillance powers, the Dutch Voting Commission said…