Iran bans public World Cup screenings
TEHRAN, June 15, 2018 (AFP) – Authorities in Tehran cancelled plans to allow families to watch Iran’s World Cup football…
Bank of Japan sticks with easing as Fed, ECB tighten policy
TOKYO, June 15 (AFP) – Bank of Japan head Haruhiko Kuroda defended its decision to press ahead with the country’s…
UN: monsoon rains a threat to 100,000 Rohingya refugee children in Bangladesh
UNITED NATIONS, June 15 (Xinhua) — Strong winds and torrential monsoon rains are threatening the health and safety of thousands…
U.S. forces launch airstrike on al-Qaida militants in Libya
TRIPOLI, June 15 (Xinhua) — The U.S. forces said an airstrike has been carried out targeting the militant group al-Qaida…
Syria’s Assad in rare appearance outside capital
DAMASCUS, June 15 (AFP) – Syrian President Bashar al-Assad attended a mosque in the country’s west on Friday for prayers…
Lebanese PM in Moscow to meet Putin
BEIRUT, June 13, 2018 (AFP) – Lebanon’s prime minister-designate Saad Hariri will meet Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow on…
Kremlin welcomes start of ‘direct dialogue’ at Kim-Trump summit
MOSCOW, June 13, 2018 (AFP) – The Kremlin on Wednesday said that it welcomed the unprecedented meeting between US President…
Maldives ex-leader jailed for 19 months
MALÉ, Maldives, June 13, 2018 (AFP) – A court in the Maldives on Wednesday sentenced former strongman leader Maumoon Abdul…
Indian-controlled Kashmir chief minister calls for end to hostilities along India-Pakistan border
NEW DELHI, June 13 (Xinhua) — Indian-controlled Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti Wednesday called for cessation of hostilities along the…
Kim-Trump summit: Where does it leave the main players?
SINGAPORE, June 13 (AFP) – Donald Trump’s groundbreaking meeting with Kim Jong Un, the hereditary leader of a dynastic dictatorship,…