UN to deploy security force to guard its base in Libya: envoy
Middle East
September 8, 2017
UN to deploy security force to guard its base in Libya: envoy
The United Nations is preparing to deploy up to 250 peacekeepers to Libya to guard its base in the capital…
Stop fighting over Brexit and get real, Jim O’Neill tells UK
World
September 8, 2017
Stop fighting over Brexit and get real, Jim O’Neill tells UK
The British government should stop dreaming about having its own way in Brexit negotiations and start to get more realistic…
Uber to stop using diesel cars in London by end 2019
Business
September 8, 2017
Uber to stop using diesel cars in London by end 2019
Uber [UBER.UL] will cease using diesel cars in London by the end of 2019 and the vast majority of rides…
Egypt blocks Human Rights Watch website amid widespread media blockade
Egypt
September 8, 2017
Egypt blocks Human Rights Watch website amid widespread media blockade
Egypt has blocked the website of Human Rights Watch just one day after the organization released a report on systematic…
Bahrain rejects Amnesty report citing crackdown on dissent
Middle East
September 8, 2017
Bahrain rejects Amnesty report citing crackdown on dissent
Bahrain condemned as inaccurate a report by the Amnesty International rights group accusing the Bahraini government of crushing dissent and…
Philippines’ Duterte says no peace talks without communists’ ceasefire
World
September 8, 2017
Philippines’ Duterte says no peace talks without communists’ ceasefire
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte on Friday ruled out a resumption of stalled peace talks with communist rebels if they do…
Malaysia ready to provide temporary shelter for Rohingya fleeing violence
World
September 8, 2017
Malaysia ready to provide temporary shelter for Rohingya fleeing violence
Malaysia’s coast guard will not turn away Rohingya Muslims fleeing violence in Myanmar and is willing to provide them temporary…
Israel’s Sara Netanyahu may face indictment: attorney-general
Middle East
September 8, 2017
Israel’s Sara Netanyahu may face indictment: attorney-general
Israel’s attorney-general is considering indicting the wife of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Sara, on suspicion of using state funds for…
French police find more explosives after raid near Paris
World
September 7, 2017
French police find more explosives after raid near Paris
French police unearthed a second stash of explosive materials near Paris on Thursday after a similar find in a nearby…
Oil firms as US Gulf refineries restart, dollar softens
Business
September 7, 2017
Oil firms as US Gulf refineries restart, dollar softens
Brent oil prices firmed on Thursday, hovering near 3-1/2-month highs as US refiners restarting after Tropical Storm Harvey increased their…