Apartment buildings and warehouses destroyed in deadly fire in Dhaka
DHAKA, Bangladesh - Scores of people have died tragically in a fire that has ripped through apartment buildings, a restaurant ...
Presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders picks Muslim to lead campaign
MONTPELIER, Vermont - Soon after announcing he is having another tilt at the presidency, U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders has named a ...
White House calls ex top FBI official a 'liar and leaker'
NEW YORK, New York - The FBI began an investigation into whether U.S. President Donald Trump was a Russian agent, ...
Police in Western Australia make arrests, seize cash and cocaine
PERTH, Western Australia - An international drug ring operating in the West Australian capital of Perth has been dismantled. In ...
Trump plans to provide 'highly sensitive' nuclear technology to Saudis
WASHINGTON DC - A U.S. Congressional committee is exploring whether the Trump administration is planning to provide Saudi Arabia with ...
UN: Future of millions of children depend on peace agreement
The peace agreement signed by 15 warring parties in the Central African Republic has been hailed by the UN Children’s ...
U.S. president reaffirms all options open on Venezuela
WASHINGTON DC - U.S. President Donald Trump has called on the Venezuelan military to abandon their president, and to throw ...
Seoul: PM Modi pays tributes at Korea cemetery
Seoul [South Korea] Feb 22 (ANI): On the second day of his visit to South Korea, Prime Minister Narendra Modi ...
More than 150 ISIS militants handed over to Iraq from Syria
An Iraqi security official says the US-backed Syrian forces fighting the Islamic State (ISIS) group in Syria have handed over ...
Cheers, Chants For Soccer Player Defending 'Ordinary Iranians'
Fans in the Iranian capital gave rousing cheers to a footballer in his first match since being summoned to answer ...
IAAF Allows More Russian Athletes To Compete As Neutrals
The International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) says it had cleared 21 Russian athletes to compete in coming international competitions ...
U.S.: 200 Peacekeeping Troops To Stay In Syria After Pullout
The United States says it will at least temporarily leave 200 peacekeeping troops in Syria after a planned pullout of ...
Samsung packs impressive features in Galaxy Fold
PanARMENIAN.Net - Samsung first teased its foldable phone back in November, and at the company's Galaxy Unpacked event on Wednesday, ...
Kyrgyzstan: Fighting prejudice one hijab at a time
There is nothing like wearing a hijab in Kyrgyzstan to split a crowd. For the fourth year in a row, ...
UK's May presses EU for Brexit compromise as clock ticks
Fresh from a political setback at home, British Prime Minister Theresa May landed on Wednesday at European Union headquarters in ...
Putin threatens to target West with new missiles
Russian President Vladimir Putin threatened to deploy new missiles against Western capitals as he delivered a state of the nation ...
Statue of US sailor kissing nurse vandalised with '#MeToo'
A statue depicting the famous scene of a sailor kissing a woman in New York's Times Square as people celebrate ...
BUDGET BRIEFING: Mboweni takes no prisoners and skips the BS
"We must demonstrate we're the government, we're not petitioners. We must govern..." - Finance Minister Tito Mboweni at a press ...
FlySafair makes 'precautionary' landing, warns of knock-on delay
A FlySafair flight had to circle Robben Island for almost two hours on Thursday to burn off fuel so it ...
From floods to strikes: Ramaphosa honours SANDF, full of pride
President Cyril Ramaphosa on Thursday paid tribute to the country's armed forces and the many ways in which they helped ...
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Presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders picks Muslim to lead campaign
MONTPELIER, Vermont - Soon after announcing he is having another tilt at the presidency, U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders has named a ...
Trump, Erdogan discuss on phone US troop withdrawal from Syria
Ankara [Turkey] Feb 22 (ANI): United States President Donald Trump and Turkish President TayyipErdogan, during a telephone call, on Thursday ...
Flash Floods, Heavy Rains Kill 26 In Pakistan
Flash floods and heavy winter rains have killed at least 26 people in Pakistan's southwest and central regions, officials said ...
U.S. Embassy Demands Access To Detained American Investor In Russia
The U.S. Embassy in Moscow is demanding that Russia give U.S. diplomats immediate access to American investment-fund manager Michael Calvey, ...
Cheers, Chants For Soccer Player Defending 'Ordinary Iranians'
Fans in the Iranian capital gave rousing cheers to a footballer in his first match since being summoned to answer ...
Iran To Hold Navy Drills In Strait of Hormuz
Iran will hold a three-day navy drill in and around the strategic Strait of Hormuz this weekend, according to state ...
Abbott Ireland announces expansion plans, new jobs
DONEGAL, Ireland - Announcing plans to expand its workforce in Donegal, the U.S. healthcare giant Abbott unveiled plans to create 500 new jobs in the country.Abbott Ireland currently hires c ...
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