Iran criticizes foreign interference in Lebanon and Iraq, calls for calm
Iran on Wednesday accused the United States, Saudi Arabia and Israel of stoking unrest in Lebanon and Iraq, and called for calm in both countries....
South Sudan’s Machar says won’t join unity government by Nov. 12 deadline
South Sudan’s main opposition leader called on Wednesday for a six-month extension to a deadline of Nov. 12 for forming a unity government, confirming the...
Hong Kong braces for Halloween havoc as protesters target party district
Hong Kong is bracing for a rowdy and possibly hugely dangerous Halloween on Thursday, when thousands of pro-democracy protesters, many wearing banned face masks, plan...
‘Friday’ actor John Witherspoon dies aged 77
Actor John Witherspoon, who starred alongside rapper Ice Cube in the hit “Friday” comedy movie franchise, died on Tuesday at the age of 77, his...
Dutch highways hit by major traffic jams in nitrogen pollution protest
Hundreds of kilometers of Dutch highways were clogged with traffic jams on Wednesday when construction workers drove trucks, diggers and cranes to a protest against...
AstraZeneca sells European rights for schizophrenia drug to Cheplapharm
AstraZeneca Plc said on Wednesday it plans to sell the European and Russian rights for a schizophrenia drug to German firm Cheplapharm Arzneimittel for an...
Lebanese army urges protesters to open roads after PM resignation
Lebanese soldiers and security officials urged protesters to open blocked roads on Wednesday so life could return to normal, after 13 days demonstrations paralyzed the...
Movie based on popular novel puts South Korean gender divide back in focus
A movie based on a controversial and best-selling novel that chronicled the everyday sexism faced by women topped South Korea’s box office this week, reigniting...
Lebanese army command calls on protesters to open roads
The Lebanese army command on Wednesday urged protesters to open blocked roads so that life could return to normal after 13 days of demonstrations that...
Yugoslavia’s brutalist relics fascinate the Instagram generation
Genex Tower is unmissable on the highway from Belgrade airport to the center of the city....