Headlines
Renovated Tsarist Hostel Re-Opens In Jerusalem
A Jerusalem hostel for Christian Orthodox pilgrims that became a symbol of imperial Russia's presence in the Holy Land...
Shares of Harley-Davidson Tumble On Weak Earnings
Shares of iconic US motorcycle company Harley-Davidson stumbled Tuesday following weak earnings that underscored its...
Target CEO Unfazed By Amazon-Whole Foods Deal
US retail giant Target's chief executive Brian Cornell on Tuesday played down Amazon's massive deal to acquire grocery...
Seven Killed As India Floods Death Toll Rises To 83
The death toll from severe monsoon flooding across India rose to at least 83 with seven more fatalities confirmed in...
World’s First Child Hand Transplant A ‘success’
The first child in the world to undergo a double hand transplant is now able to write, feed and dress himself, doctors...
Chinese Bike-Sharing Startup Now Eyeing the US and Europe
Rapidly growing bike-sharing startup Mobike already has 100 million users in China. And it's now looking to the US and...
Ex-US House Speaker Released From Prison
Former US House speaker Dennis Hastert was released from prison and will serve his final month of a child sex...
Egypt Police Trap and Kill Top Militants
Egyptian police have killed two leaders of the Hasam militia in a shootout after intercepting them as they relocated to...
Paris Pompidou Centre To Open Art Gallery In Shanghai
The Pompidou Centre in Paris, which houses the world's second biggest collection of modern art, said Tuesday that it...
Study Throws Dog Domestication Theories To the Wolves
From the tiny chihuahua to the massive Saint Bernard, domestic dogs today trace their roots to a single group of wolves...
Pakistan Court Lifts Ban On Indian TV Shows
A Pakistani court on Tuesday lifted a ban on TV channels airing Indian shows, which had been imposed by media...
NKorea ‘clearly’ Has Range To Hit US
North Korea "clearly" has the range to hit parts of the United States with an intercontinental ballistic missile -- but...
Trump Fumes As US Health Care Reform Bid Collapses
An angry President Donald Trump railed Tuesday against dissenters in his party who dashed his months-long effort to...
Family of Australian Killed By US Police Demands Answers
The family of an Australian woman shot dead by US police after making an emergency call to them is complaining that...
US Sanctions Iran Over Missiles, Despite Nukes Compliance
The US slapped fresh sanctions on Iran Tuesday over its ballistic missile program, just hours after Washington admitted...
China’s Xi Reaffirms Commitment To Peace In the Middle East
China will host a symposium between Israel and the Palestinians later this year, an official said Tuesday, as president...
Four Albanian Migrants Are Caught Trying To FLY To Britain From Calais
Four Albanian migrants tried to fly from France to Britain in a light aircraft, in what is believed to be a first,...
South Africa Ex-Finance Minister Calls For Zuma To Go
South Africa's respected former finance minister Pravin Gordhan called Tuesday for President Jacob Zuma to resign,...
Pope Francis Unlikely To Visit India In 2017
Pope Francis is unlikely to visit India and Bangladesh this year as widely expected, a senior church official said...