Defiant Iranians rally again in protests fuelled by ‘brutal’ crackdown
Iranians took to the streets around the country for a second successive night to protest against the killings of youths in a widely documented...
Turkey detains 25 over deadly mine blast
Turkish authorities on Thursday detained 25 suspects including the director of a state-owned mine in northwest Turkey, after an explosion there this month killed...
Cholera ‘spreading rapidly’ in Lebanon: health minister
Lebanon warned Wednesday a cholera outbreak that has left five dead is "spreading rapidly" in the cash-strapped country, with cases rising after the extremely...
Ukraine withdrew from talks with Moscow on Washington’s ‘order’: Kremlin
The Kremlin said Thursday that, according to President Vladimir Putin, Ukraine pulled out from peace talks with Moscow in March on an "order" from...
Euro bounces back above dollar parity
The euro on Wednesday jumped back above parity with the dollar, the US currency sliding against its main rivals on concerns over the world's...
Germany agrees plan to legalise recreational cannabis
Germany on Wednesday paved the way to legalising the purchase and possession of small amounts of marijuana for recreational use, a step which would...
Dutch probe Chinese ‘police stations’ in Netherlands
Dutch authorities said Wednesday they were investigating reports that China has set up two illegal police stations in the Netherlands which it uses to...
Pakistan orders inquiry into killing of journalist in Kenya
Pakistan will hold a formal inquiry into the killing in Kenya of a top TV news anchor who fled the country to avoid sedition...
Korean Air plane overshoots runway in Philippines
A Korean Air plane slid off the runway while landing at Cebu international airport in the Philippines, causing slight injuries and shutting down the...
Children among 11 killed in fire at Uganda blind school
Eleven people, mostly children, have perished in a blaze that tore through a dormitory at a school for the blind in Uganda in the...
