The Caspian Sea: rich in oil and gas and caviar

6 years ago

AKTAU, Kazakhstan –The leaders of Azerbaijan, Iran, Kazakhstan, Russia and Turkmenistan are meeting in the Kazakh port city of Aktau on Sunday to sign a landmark deal on the Caspian...

Eight bodies found in Indonesian plane crash

6 years ago

JAKARTA –A 12-year-old boy is the sole survivor of a plane crash that killed eight people in mountainous eastern Indonesia, authorities said Sunday.  The Swiss-made Pilatus aircraft lost...

Trump condemns 'all types of racism' a year after Charlottesville

6 years ago

WASHINGTON –US President Donald Trump said Saturday that he condemned racism as the nation marked the anniversary of deadly unrest triggered by a neo-Nazi rally in Charlottesville, Virginia.  "The riots...

Kerala floods: Rahul pens letter to PM Modi, urges release of funds

6 years ago

New Delhi – As torrential rains continue to lash Kerala, Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Saturday wrote a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi apprising him of the situation and...

Third strong earthquake shakes Lombok as death toll tops 220

6 years ago

TANJUNG, Indonesia (AP) — The Indonesian island of Lombok was shaken by a third big earthquake in little more than a week Thursday as an official said the death toll...

Canadian UN peacekeepers return to Africa after 24 years

6 years ago

GAO, Mali –Soaring over the Niger river before entering the savannah in northern Mali, a Canadian twin-engined military helicopter is making one of its first forays into the country.  ...

Ivan Duque sworn in as Colombia's president

6 years ago

BOGOTA –Colombia's president-elect Ivan Duque was sworn in on Tuesday, succeeding Juan Manuel Santos as the country's 60th president.  In his first speech as president, the 42-year-old Duque,...

Malaysian ex-PM Najib charged with money-laundering

6 years ago

KUALA LUMPUR –Malaysia's former prime minister Najib Razak was hit with new charges Wednesday linked to a multi-billion-dollar financial scandal that contributed to his shock election defeat in May.  ...

All eyes on Ohio special election as test of Trump, Republicans

6 years ago

WASHINGTON –Tuesday's special congressional election in Ohio is the final direct face-off between Republicans and Democrats before the November mid-terms, and President Donald Trump's party is holding its breath.  The...

Greek PM vows to end illegal building 'chaos' after fire disaster

6 years ago

ATHENS –Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras on Tuesday vowed to end decades of illegal building "chaos" which he blamed for contributing to devastating fires last month that claimed scores of...

North Korea foreign minister visits Iran

6 years ago

TEHRAN – Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif met with his North Korean counterpart Ri Yong Ho on Tuesday, on the same day the US reimposed nuclear-related sanctions on the...

Malaysia's toppled leader to face new charges

6 years ago

KUALA LUMPUR – Malaysia's disgraced ex-leader Najib Razak will face new charges in court Wednesday under anti-money laundering laws in a case linked to a multi-billion-dollar graft scandal, authorities said.  ...

Trump blames environmental laws for California fires

6 years ago

New Delhi –  United States President Donald Trump on Tuesday blamed "bad environmental laws" for California wildfires and said the state is burning because the laws aren't allowing available water...

Zia Orphanage Trust case: Khaleda's bail extended till Sep 5

6 years ago

Dhaka ,Bangladesh –A Dhaka court on Tuesday extended the bail of former Bangladesh Prime Minister Begum Khaleda Zia till September 5 in connection to the Zia Orphanage Trust corruption case.  ...

Thousands of guns, swords, bullets found buried at Tokyo school

6 years ago

TOKYO –Some 3,000 pieces of military equipment including guns, swords and grenades believed to date back to World War II have been found buried at a Tokyo elementary school, officials...