Iran holding IAEA inspector was ‘outrageous provocation’: U.S.
The European Union and United States expressed concern on Thursday at Iran’s holding of an inspector from the U.N. nuclear watchdog last week, with the...
Many missing after fatal attack near Canadian-run mine in Burkina Faso
Dozens of people were feared still missing on Thursday after an ambush on workers near a Canadian-owned mine in Burkina Faso killed at least 37...
Erdogan says Turkey will let refugees into Europe if EU does not support it
Turkey will have to open the doors to Europe for Syrian refugees unless the European Union provides Ankara with enough support, President Tayyip Erdogan said...
Dry, hot weather threatens South African grain crops
Farmers in South Africa are concerned that a drought and hot weather could delay the coming season’s plantings of grain crops and damage yields....
Nine EU countries call for a European aviation tax to curb emissions
Nine European Union states have called on the bloc’s incoming Commission to introduce a EU-wide tax on aviation, in order to charge a polluting industry...
France’s Macron says NATO suffering ‘brain death’, questions U.S. commitment
French President Emmanuel Macron, in an interview with British weekly The Economist, warned fellow European countries that they could no longer rely on the United...
As bigotry stirs globally, Bosnian Jews, Muslims recall lesson in tolerance
Bosnia’s Jews and Muslims on Thursday marked the bicentenary of the rescue of a dozen Jews from an Ottoman-era governor’s jail, saying their liberation by...
Israel’s planned Jerusalem cable car irks Palestinians
An Israeli plan to run a cable car over Jerusalem to the walls of the Old City has angered Palestinians who say it would erase...
U.S. sanctions three Nicaraguans under program pressuring Ortega government
The United States on Thursday imposed sanctions on three Nicaraguans under a program aimed at pressuring the government of Daniel Ortega for what Washington views...
Protesters tear down barrier on Baghdad bridge
Iraqi protesters on Thursday (November 7) tore down part of a wall on Baghdad’s Ahrar Bridge that was erected by security forces to prevent demonstrators...