UN’s Bachelet Says 55,000 Linked to ISIS in Syria, Iraq Should Be Tried or Freed – Asharq Al-awsat English
UN’s Bachelet Says 55,000 Linked to ISIS in Syria, Iraq Should Be Tried or Freed Asharq Al-awsat English UN human rights chief Michelle Bachelet said on...
China’s iQiyi looks abroad after hitting 100 million paying subscribers
iQiyi, China’s answer to Netflix, intends to push harder into overseas markets such as North America and Japan after the video-streaming service hit a milestone...
Swiss to return $133 million to Uzbekistan after money laundering probe
The Swiss attorney general’s office (OAG) on Monday announced it was returning 130 million Swiss francs ($133 million) to Uzbekistan which it seized during an...
Eldorado Resorts to buy Caesars Entertainment in $17.3 billion deal
U.S. casino operator Eldorado Resorts Inc has agreed to buy Caesars Entertainment Corp in a $17.3 billion cash-and-stock deal, including debt, the companies said on...
‘Flying Wallendas’ cross Times Square on high wire
A brother and sister tightrope act crossed Times Square on a high wire 25 floors above the New York landmark on Sunday night....
Russia warns of repeat of Cuban missile crisis: Tass
Washington’s deployment of land-based missile systems near Russia’s borders could lead to a standoff comparable to the Cuban missile crisis, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei...
Ethiopia coup mastermind on the run, others arrested: government
The man accused of trying to seize control of Ethiopia’s northern Amhara region was on the run with some of his supporters on Monday but...
Turkish court tries civil society figures over 2013 protests
Prominent Turkish businessman Osman Kavala and 15 other civil society figures went on trial on Monday accused of trying to overthrow then-Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan’s...
Storms strand passengers in Dallas, thousands without power
About 1,000 flights were canceled or delayed in Dallas on Sunday night and more than 80,000 homes and businesses left without power early Monday, after...
Bitcoin tests 15-month highs after 10% weekend jump
Bitcoin tested 15-month highs on Monday after jumping more than 10% over the weekend, with analysts ascribing the spike to growing optimism over the adoption...