politics
Damascus Bomber Kills 18 After Car Chase
A suicide car bomber pursued by security forces blew himself up in eastern Damascus on Sunday, with a monitor reporting...
Qatar Defiant As Deadline Nears To Resolve Gulf Rift
A deadline was approaching Sunday for Qatar to accept a series of demands made by several Arab states to lift a de...
Japan PM Abe Set For Huge Loss In Tokyo Assembly Vote
Embattled Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's conservative party was set for a major defeat in the Tokyo assembly...
Akufo-Addo To Ministry of Finance
President Akufo Addo has directed the Ministry of Finance to pay all outstanding arrears owed civilian employees at the...
Pay Military Civilians’ Arrears – Akufo-Addo To Fair Wages Commission
President Akufo Addo has directed the Fair Wages and Salaries Commission to pay all outstanding arrears owed civilian...
Arab-Israeli Ex-Lawmaker Imprisoned Over Phone Smuggling
An Arab-Israeli former lawmaker entered prison Sunday to begin a two-year sentence after he pleaded guilty to smuggling...
Polio Worker ‘shot Dead In NW Pakistan’
A health worker who had been immunising children against polio was shot dead in Pakistan's northwestern province...
Total To Sign Iran Gas Deal, Biggest Since Sanctions Lifted
French energy giant Total will finally sign its multi-billion-dollar agreement to develop an Iranian offshore gas field...
Israel Rearrests Palestinian Lawmaker
Israeli authorities have re-arrested a prominent Palestinian lawmaker in an overnight raid over her leadership in a...
18 Killed As Car Bombers Strike Damascus
A suicide car bomber pursued by security forces blew himself up in eastern Damascus on Sunday, with a monitor reporting...
Total To Sign $4.8 Bn Gas Deal With Iran
French energy giant Total is to sign a $4.8 billion agreement to develop an Iranian offshore gas field, the oil...
I’m Modern Day Presidential, Says Trump
US President Donald Trump has defended his use of social media in a series of tweets, following a row over comments he...
Israel’s Ex-PM Jailed For Bribery Released Early
Former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert has been released from prison on parole after serving two-thirds of a...
From Promise To Prison
Ehud Olmert was once described as "probably the best" politician Israel ever produced, but the debonair ex-premier who...
Suicide Bombing Hits Damascus, Deaths Reported
Several people were killed and others wounded on Sunday when a suicide bombing struck an eastern district of Damascus,...
‘Schoolmaster’ Xi Leaves Hong Kong Smarting
A landmark visit by Chinese President Xi Jinping to Hong Kong left little doubt that Beijing views the city as a...
Philippines’ Duterte Threatens To Jail Martial Law Critics
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has threatened to jail critics of his use of martial law in the violence-wracked...
Israeli Ex-PM Olmert Freed From Prison After Parole In Graft Case
Israeli ex-prime minister Ehud Olmert was freed from prison on Sunday after being granted parole in a corruption case...
Macron In Mali For Diplomatic Push On Sahel Anti-Jihad Force
French President Emmanuel Macron arrived in Mali on Sunday to consolidate Western backing for a regional anti-jihadist...