Iran downs drone over southern port city: IRNA
Iranian forces shot down a foreign drone over the port city of Mahshahr in its southern Khuzestan province on Friday, state news agency IRNA reported,...
Uganda to revamp ageing rail network – without China’s help
Uganda is set to start a phased rehabilitation of its century-old railway without help from China after it failed to secure crucial funding. Lauren Anthony...
Fresh clashes erupt in Baghdad despite call for calm by top cleric
Fresh clashes between Iraqi security forces and anti-government protesters broke out in Baghdad on Friday despite a call for calm by the country’s top Shi’ite...
UK police name Vietnamese truck victims; consulting over repatriation of bodies
British police released the names of the 39 Vietnamese victims found dead in the back of a truck near London last month and said consultations...
Russia says Iran’s enrichment move does not threaten non-proliferation: Ifax
Russia’s Foreign Ministry said on Friday that Iran’s latest move to scale back its commitments under the 2015 nuclear deal did not pose a threat...
Haiti’s cyclists brave protests and poor roads in race for gold
Ousline Georges, 22, only started to take cycling seriously a year ago, wary of the many hurdles she faced such as the prohibitive cost of...
If we don’t embrace the Balkans, others will, says EU’s Von der Leyen
North Macedonia and Albania have made enormous efforts to secure European Union membership, future European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on Friday, implictly...
Locals attack Turkish-Russian patrols in Syria
People hurled stones and shouted at a Turkish-Russian military convoy on Friday (November 8) in the northeastern town of Maabadah, Syria. Emily Spychal reports....
Syrian talks to reconvene in Geneva on November 25: U.N. envoy
A U.N. backed panel on Syria will meet again in Geneva later in November, the U.N. Special Envoy said on Friday, after it met for...
The Permian paradox: Texas shale players go green to drill more
As the thirst for electricity to power drilling rigs in West Texas drives the state’s energy needs to new highs, oil and gas companies are...