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Iran Approves Long-Awaited Bill to Combat Violence Against Women
January 05,2021
Tehran - The government of Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani has approved a longstanding bill that aims to better protect women against domestic and other forms of violence. ...
Paris Protest in Support of Family of Cédric Chouviat Who Died After Police Arrest
January 05,2021
One year on from the death of French delivery driver Cédric Chouviat following a routine police check, several hundred people gathered in Paris on Sunday to pay tribute to the victim and to support his ...
India: Tibetans in Exile Vote to Elect New Political Leader
January 05,2021
Hundreds of Tibetans in exile have voted in India’s northern city of Dharamshala, where the exiled government is based, for their new political leader as the current ...
Australian Gov’t Urged to Provide Additional Support for Coronavirus-Affected Areas of economy
January 05,2021
CANBERRA, Jan. 4 (Xinhua) -- Australia's Opposition Labor Party has urged the federal government to support businesses ...
Israel Dismisses ‘Nonsense’ Iran Charge it Seeks to Trick U.S. Into War
January 04,2021
JERUSALEM - An Israeli official on Sunday dismissed as “nonsense” an allegation by the Iranian foreign minister that Israel was trying to trick the United States into ...
Nancy Pelosi and Mitch Mcconnell’s Homes Vandalized
January 04,2021
Vandals in the US have attacked the homes of the leaders of the two houses of Congress on the eve of a new session and the swearing-in of ...
Pope Criticises People Going on Holiday to Flee COVID Lockdowns
January 04,2021
VATICAN CITY - Pope Francis condemned on Sunday people who had gone abroad on holiday to escape coronavirus lockdowns, saying they needed to show greater awareness of the suffering ...
Stricter Lockdown Restriction Likely on the Way, Says UK PM Johnson
January 04,2021
LONDON -British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Sunday that tougher lockdown restrictions were probably on the way as COVID-19 cases keep rising, but that schools were safe ...
UK to Close All London Primary Schools as Coronavirus Cases Surge
January 02,2021
LONDON - The British government has decided to close all primary schools in London for the next two weeks to counter the rapid spread of a more infectious variant of the COVID-19 ...
Iran warns US against escalation a year after Soleimani’s killing
January 02,2021
Tehran- Iran has told world powers it wishes to avoid conflict but a recent show of force by the United States military in the region could escalate tensions, ahead of the first anniversary ...
Yemeni officials: Blast at Aden airport kills 25, wounds 110
January 02,2021
SANAA- A large explosion struck the airport in the southern Yemeni city of Aden on Wednesday, shortly after a plane carrying the newly formed Cabinet landed there, security officials said...
Azerbaijan begins commercial gas deliveries to Europe - Energy Ministry
January 02,2021
BAKU- The Energy Ministry of Azerbaijan has announced the beginning of commercial gas deliveries via the Trans Adriatic Pipeline (TAP). "Azerbaijan has begun commercial gas deliveries ...
Brazil scrambles to approve virus vaccine as pressure mounts
January 02,2021
RIO DE JANEIRO- Brazil, a nation proud of its role as a regional leader in science, technology and medicine, finds itself falling behind its neighbors in the global race for immunization ...
Targeted killings of journalists surged in 2020, group says
December 30,2020
PARIS- More journalists are being killed outside of war zones, and the overwhelming majority of this year’s grim total of at least 50 dead were deliberately targeted ...
Uzbekistan announces 2021 as year of supporting youth
December 30,2020
TASHKENT- Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev suggested naming 2021 as the Year of Supporting Youth and Strengthening Public Health during his annual address to the country's parliament on ...
Second Indian state steps closer to enacting “Love Jihad” law
December 30,2020
LUCKNOW- Lawmakers in a central Indian state controlled by Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Hindu nationalist party approved legislation on Tuesday that would make pressuring ...
Famed French designer Pierre Cardin dies at 98
December 30,2020
PARIS- Pierre Cardin, the French designer whose famous name embossed myriad consumer products after his iconic Space Age styles shot him into the fashion stratosphere in the 1960s, has died...
Beijing tightens COVID-19 curbs as cases detected across capital
December 28,2020
BEIJING- Beijing has tightened COVID-19 curbs over concerns that China’s mass travel during the holiday period could cause cases to spike in the capital, as it reported locally transmitted ...
Nashville explosion ‘probably suicide bombing’
December 28,2020
The camper van blast in Nashville on Christmas Day was probably a suicide bombing, law enforcement officials are quoted as saying by US media...
Gulf Arab ministers to discuss steps to resolve diplomatic dispute
December 28,2020
DUBAI- Gulf Arab foreign ministers will hold a virtual meeting hosted by Bahrain on Sunday ahead of an annual summit to discuss steps towards ending a diplomatic row that has undermined ...
Iraqi Shiite leader warns Iran, U.S. not to involve Iraq in their conflict
December 27,2020
BAGHDAD- Iraqi prominent Shiite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr on Friday warned Iran and the United States not to involve Iraq in their conflict. ...
After early success, S. Korea sleepwalks into virus crisis
December 27,2020
SEOUL- South Korea had seemed to be winning the fight against the coronavirus: Quickly ramping up its testing, contact-tracing and quarantine efforts paid off when it weathered ...
UN welcomes prisoner swap between Libyan parties
December 27,2020
TRIPOLI- The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) on Saturday welcomed the exchange of prisoners between rival parties.
"UNSMIL welcomes the remarkable success ...
A Sudan in transition presents first-ever film for Oscars
December 27,2020
CAIRO- Nearly two years after the overthrow of autocrat Omar al-Bashir, Sudan is taking steps to rejoin the international community from which it was long shunned...
Pope urges coronavirus vaccine access for all
December 26,2020
VATICAN CITY- Pope Francis has called on world leaders to ensure unfettered access to coronavirus vaccines for everyone.
In a Christmas Day address delivered ...
Turkish official says CoronaVac vaccine 91.25% effective
December 26,2020
ISTANBUL- An experimental COVID-19 vaccine developed by Chinese biopharmaceutical company Sinovac is 91.25% effective, a Turkish health official said on Thursday. . .
Modi makes outreach effort to placate angry Indian farmers
December 26,2020
NEW DELHI- Prime Minister Narendra Modi held virtual talks with Indian farmers Friday and asked them to explain how the government’s agricultural policies ...
Relative of Blackwater victim in Iraq says pardons ‘unfair’
December 26,2020
BAGHDAD- Faris Fadel had just one word to describe the recent pardoning by the Trump administration of four private security contractors convicted of killing Iraqi civilians ...
Isolation of UK eases but backlog could take days to clear
December 24,2020
CALAIS- Goods and passengers from Britain began arriving on French shores Wednesday following a two-day blockade imposed because of a new variant of the coronavirus that had isolated ...
Fire breaks out at squalid migrant camp in Bosnia
December 24,2020
BIHAC- A huge fire broke out Wednesday at a temporary migrant camp in northwestern Bosnia that has been strongly criticized by rights groups as unsuitable due to its lack of resources...
Canadian Police Declare Dissident Pakistan Activist’s Death ‘Non-Criminal’ Matter
December 24,2020
SLAMABAD- Police in Canada have declared the death of a dissident Pakistani human rights activist a “non-criminal” incident...
Australian opposition leader calls for faster coronavirus vaccine rollout
December 24,2020
CANBERRA- The leader of Australia's opposition Labor Party has called for the country's coronavirus vaccine rollout to be accelerated...
U.S. ready to mediate discussions between Israel and Lebanon –Pompeo
December 23,2020
WASHINGTON- U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Tuesday said the United States is ready to keep working with Israel and Lebanon on negotiations for a maritime boundary ...
BioNTech CEO confident vaccine will work on UK variant
December 23,2020
BERLIN- German pharmaceutical company BioNTech is confident that its coronavirus vaccine works against the new UK variant, but further studies are needed to be completely sure ...
Putin signs law letting ex-presidents become senators for life
December 23,2020
MOSCOW- President Vladimir Putin signed legislation on Tuesday that allows former presidents to become lawmakers for life in Russia’s upper house of parliament once they leave the Kremlin ...