Vadym Iermolaiev, a Ukrainian-born businessman who holds Cypriot citizenship, has accused active and former officers of Ukraine’s military intelligence service,…
Polish president vetoes bills that would have improved rights of same-sex couples
Poland’s president vetoed two bills on Friday that would have introduced “cohabitation contracts” for couples living together, dealing a blow…
Aid group says seven Americans quarantining at Kenya Ebola facility after US travel ban
Seven American aid workers who had been in Congo to fight the Ebola outbreak are quarantining at an isolation facility…
Landslide buries residents in southwest China’s Chongqing
An unknown number of people were buried after a landslide struck a county in the southwestern Chinese city of Chongqing…
Pakistan cargo crash families push for international help to find black boxes
Relatives of the five crew members aboard a Boeing BA.N 737 cargo plane that crashed into the Arabian Sea off…
On this day: Jazz and blues singer Billie Holiday died in 1959
Following are some of the major events to have occurred on July 17: 1903 – The American-born artist James Whistler,…
Kuwait confronts Iranian drones amid US-Iran conflict
Kuwait’s army said it is confronting Iranian drones, without providing further details on the number of drones involved, their target,…
On this day: A plane carrying John F. Kennedy Jr, his wife and her sister crashed, killing all on board in 199
Following are some of the major events to have occurred on July 16: 1935 – The world’s first parking meters…
Rights groups urge Thailand not to deport Chinese journalist to China
Two human rights groups have urged Thailand not to deport a Chinese journalist who investigated corruption in China, warning he…
New Delhi tells shipowners not to deploy Indian seafarers on Hormuz routes
India has ordered shipowners, ship managers and recruitment companies not to deploy the country’s seafarers on vessels undertaking trips through…