Rain to bring relief, risks to fire-stricken Australia
Forecasts of rain and storms are expected to bring some relief to land scorched by Australia’s months-long bushfires, but heavy downpours now bring the risk...
Sudanese government forces retake all intelligence buildings in capital – military source
Sudanese government forces managed late on Tuesday to retake all intelligence buildings in capital held by security agents in revolt, a military source said....
U.S. FDA panel votes against approval for Nektar’s opioid painkiller
Independent advisers to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday unanimously voted against Nektar Therapeutics’ opioid painkiller for adults with chronic low back pain...
China to ramp up U.S. buys under trade deal, but skeptics question targets
China has pledged to buy almost $80 billion of additional manufactured goods from the United States over the next two years as part of a...
Exclusive: ‘I’m happy he did it’ – in Beirut, wife of fugitive Ghosn slams Japanese justice
Carlos and Carole Ghosn, the former first couple of carmaker Nissan, are united again in Beirut. They hold hands in the street and whisper together...
Lebanon must cooperate with IMF but needs a new government – Hariri
Lebanon must cooperate with the International Monetary Fund and World Bank over its economy, which is in deep crisis, but that should be overseen by...
Human Rights Watch report blasts China as its chief barred from Hong Kong
U.S.-based Human Rights Watch (HRW) has released a scathing review of the Chinese government, calling on the international community to push back against “the most...
Sudan quells revolt of former spy service men after clashes
Armed ex-security agents linked to Sudan’s toppled ruler Omar al-Bashir fought soldiers in the capital Khartoum for hours until government forces quelled the revolt late...
Incoming Guatemalan president to keep country’s embassy in Jerusalem
Incoming Guatemalan President Alejandro Giammattei will keep his country’s embassy in Israel in the city of Jerusalem, a spokeswoman said on Tuesday, confirming the move...
Syrian army says Israeli jets attack air base in Homs
The Syrian army said on Tuesday Israeli jets attacked the main T4 air base in Homs province and that its air defences downed several missiles...