Saudi Arabia to introduce physical education for schoolgirls
Life & Style
July 11, 2017
Saudi Arabia to introduce physical education for schoolgirls
Saudi public schools will begin offering physical education for girls in the coming academic year, the kingdom’s education ministry announced…
World Bank, Alibaba fund invest in Hong Kong-based fintech startup
Business
July 11, 2017
World Bank, Alibaba fund invest in Hong Kong-based fintech startup
Hong Kong-based startup CompareAsiaGroup has secured $50 million in funding from investors led by the World Bank’s commercial lending arm,…
Pledging reforms by 2020, Ukraine seeks route into NATO
World
July 11, 2017
Pledging reforms by 2020, Ukraine seeks route into NATO
Ukraine will begin discussions with the North Atlantic Treaty Organization on an action plan to get it into the US-led…
Amnesty says Iraq and allies violated international law in Mosul battle
Middle East
July 11, 2017
Amnesty says Iraq and allies violated international law in Mosul battle
Amnesty International said on Tuesday it had identified a pattern of attacks by Iraqi forces and the US-led military coalition…
Eight killed in Thailand in rare mass shooting
World
July 11, 2017
Eight killed in Thailand in rare mass shooting
Gunmen shot dead eight people, including at least one child, in a house in Thailand after holding them hostage, police…
South Korea says North doesn’t have ICBM re-entry technology
World
July 11, 2017
South Korea says North doesn’t have ICBM re-entry technology
South Korea’s intelligence agency does not believe North Korea has secured re-entry capabilities for its intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) program,…
Cardinal Pell arrives in Australia to face sexual offence charges
World
July 10, 2017
Cardinal Pell arrives in Australia to face sexual offence charges
A top Vatican official charged in his native Australia with historical sex crimes arrived in Sydney on Monday ahead of…
West Bank gets Israeli power boost as Gaza endures energy crisis
Middle East
July 10, 2017
West Bank gets Israeli power boost as Gaza endures energy crisis
State-owned Israel Electric Corp (IEC) and the Palestinian Authority signed an agreement on Monday to boost Israeli electrical supply to…
Trump’s healthcare push faces trouble as Congress returns
World
July 10, 2017
Trump’s healthcare push faces trouble as Congress returns
President Donald Trump’s effort to roll back Obamacare faced growing obstacles on Monday as Republicans who control the US Senate…
London High Court rejects bid to halt British arms sales to Saudi
Middle East
July 10, 2017
London High Court rejects bid to halt British arms sales to Saudi
London’s High Court rejected on Monday a claim by campaigners that Britain’s multi-billion-pound arms sales to Saudi Arabia should be…